Lev Grigorievich Toitman (Russian: Лев Григорьевич Тойтман; 1925 – September 11, 2007) was a soldier in World War II.
[3] In 2004, Lev Toitman participated in the 70th anniversary celebration for the Jewish Autonomous Oblast.
[2] On the day of the opening, Rabbi Mordechai Scheiner, the Chief Rabbi of Birobidzhan and Chabad Lubavitch representative to the region, said "Today one can enjoy the benefits of the Yiddish culture and not be afraid to return to their Jewish traditions.
[4] Lev Toitman was awarded the Order of Friendship in 2005 for organizing the Jewish Community of Birobidzhan.
For his service at the front during World War II, and for being seriously wounded in battle, he earned two medals for bravery.