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The Journals of Yaakov Zipper, 1950-1982

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Following his death at age eighty-three, it was discovered that for over three decades Yaacov Zipper had kept a journal. Replete with compelling character sketches of many of Montreal's Jewish lead...
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  • 02 April 2004
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A writer, lecturer, and community activist, Zipper was principal of the Jewish Peretz School from the 1920s until his death. His life was dedicated to keeping both the Yiddish language and the school alive - and every day of his existence, according to his journals, was a struggle to achieve those goals. While written as a personal diary, in truth this is the story of the sad but inevitable death of Yiddish Montreal.
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Price: $70.00
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Imprint: McGill-Queen's University Press
Publication Date: 02 April 2004
ISBN: 9780773571556
Format: eBook
BISACs: HISTORY / Jewish, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious, HISTORY / Canada / Post-Confederation (1867-)
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