The Yiddish Book Center's
Wexler Oral History Project
A growing collection of in-depth interviews with people of all ages and backgrounds, whose stories about the legacy and changing nature of Yiddish language and culture offer a rich and complex chronicle of Jewish identity.
My Father, Yiddish writer and Activist, Joseph Kligman
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Shulamith (Shami) Kligman Zimmerman – Yiddish teacher and daughter of Yiddishist Joseph Kligman – describers her father, Yiddish writer and activist, Joseph Kligman. She talks about his physical appearances, habits and his well-dressed style.
This is an excerpt from an oral history with Shulamith (Shami) Kligman Zimmerman.
This excerpt is in English.
This interview is part of the Yiddish in the Academy: scholars, language instructors, and students series.