Jakub Rotbaum was born on July 11, 1901 in Zelechów, Poland, Russian Empire [now Zelechów, Mazowieckie, Poland]. He was a writer and actor, known for Der yidisher Yeshuv in Nidershlezien (1947), Der Veg tsum Gezunt (1947) and The Jewish People Live (1947). He died on January 30, 1994 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.