Wolf Leslau (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Leslau was born in Krzepice, a small town near Cz stochowa, Poland. As a child his family was very poor, and after contracting tuberculosis he usually had to keep a thermometer with him to monitor his body temperature, although the reasons for this are unclear. He was orphaned by the age of 10, and was raised by his brother, and received a yeshiva education.