[1] Havaner lebn was founded by Elieser Aronowsky, Oscar Pinis and Carlos Shwarzapel.

[2] Havaner lebn published a yearly almanac, which became a key source on the history of the Jewish community in Cuba for this period.

[9] In 1936 attacks on Havaner lebn were issued in the press organs of José Ignacio Rivero, which accused the newspaper of being leftist and anti-Cuban.

Many of the companies advertising in the newspaper had been nationalized, and would no longer pay the bills for ordered adverts.

[11] Both Kaplan and Dubelman migrated to Miami, United States shortly afterwards.