Klara Zamenhof

Klara Silbernik Zamenhof (1863-1924) was a Polish Esperantist. She was married to L L Zamenhof, the inventor of the language Esperanto.

Biography

She was born in Kaunas, October 6, 1863 in Lithuania, then part of the Russian Empire.[1] She was the oldest daughter of Alexander Sender Silbernik and Golda Silbernik, wealthy merchants from Kowno [2]

Contributions to Esperanto

After her husband premature death on 1 April 1917, Klara took over the promotion of Esperanto. She continued development of the community centred around the language and supported her daughter Lidia Zamenhof who trained as an Esperanto teacher in Europe and the US.

Personal life

Klara married Ludwik Lejzer Zamenhof in 1887,[3] and raised three children, Adam Zamenhof; Lidia Zamenhof and Zofia Zamenhof. All three were murdered in The Holocaust.

Klara died in Warsaw, Poland in December 6, 1924 and is buried at Jewish Cemetery, Warsaw

References
  1. Christer Kiselman. "ESPERANTO: ITS ORIGINS AND EARLY HISTORY" (PDF). math.uu.se.
  2. http://www.culturepolonaise.eu/3,2,765,en,100th_anniversary_of_the_death_of_L_ZAMENHOF_the_creator_of_the_Esperanto. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "100th anniversary of the death of L. ZAMENHOF, the creator of the Esperanto". PolishCulture.eu.
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