Yakov Lidski
WARSAW-BASED YIDDISH PUBLISHER
Jacob Lidsky; Yakov Lidsky; J. Lidskin; Yankev Lidski; Yankev Lidsky
Yakov Lidski (or Yankev Lidski; ; 1868 in Slonim, Grodno Governorate, Russia – June 1, 1921 in Warsaw, Poland) was a Warsaw-based Jewish bookseller and publisher, pioneer of Yiddish literature publishing. Founder of “Progress” publishing house, which was the first to publish modern Yiddish literature, and co-founder and owner of the important publishing syndicate “Central.