Y.L. Peretz was born on May 18, 1851 in Zamosc, Poland, Russian Empire [now Zamosc, Lubelskie, Poland]. He was a writer, known for
Shabbat Hamalka (1965),
Play of the Week (1959) and
The World of Sholom Aleichem (1959). He was married to Helena Ringelheim and Sarah Lichtenfeld. He died on April 3, 1915 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland].