^His identity card and his tombstone record his year of birth in 1894, but evidence was found in his handwriting that his date of birth is August 1, 1890. This can be seen in a letter to the Bezalel School (now in the Bezalel Archive) in which he writes his age with the date, and dedication of a picture to his uncle where he writes his age with the date. See the back of the picture that appears in Leah Naor's book, "The King of Children," published by Yad Ben Zvi. Information from Hebrew Wikipedia page on Levin Kipnis