Interviewed by Susie Pappas
June 27, 2019
Max M. Fisher Federation Building
This interview covers Linda Klein’s childhood in Detroit, her schools, attending Camp Tamakwa, and religious observations in her family. She talks about her father, Paul Zuckerman, and his passion for Israel and how it influenced her. She speaks about becoming involved with the Women’s Division of the Jewish Federation as a young lawyer in the Working Women’s group. Topics discussed include Lion of Judah, Linda’s mentors within the Women’s Division, and changing the name of Women’s Division to Women’s Campaign and Education Department.
Linda Klein was born in 1940 in Detroit to Paul and Helen Zuckerman. She graduated from Wayne State University with a J.D. Active in the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, she participated in the Junior Division and then the Women’s Division, where she served as president. Klein also served as president of Jewish Vocational Service. In 2016 she was honored with the Fred M. Butzel Memorial Award.
Credit as: Leonard N. Simons Jewish Community Archives. Linda Klein Oral History Interview, June 27, 2019.