Linda Klein

Interviewed by Susie Pappas

June 27, 2019

Max M. Fisher Federation Building

Linda Klein
Video 00:37:24

Abstract


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.

History of Narrator


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.

Transcript


Important Subjects


  • Camp Tamakwa
  • Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind
  • Lion of Judah
  • Partnership 2000
  • Temple Israel
  • Women's Division/Women's Philanthropy

Important Names


  • Diane Klein
  • Helen Zuckerman
  • Norbert Zuckerman
  • Paul Zuckerman
  • Sandy Jaffe
  • Tom Klein

Credit as: Leonard N. Simons Jewish Community Archives. Linda Klein Oral History Interview, June 27, 2019.