[Edling] Joshua Fishman, Yiddishist and Linguistics Pioneer, Dies at 88

[Francis Hult]

The Jewish Daily Forward



Joshua Fishman, Yiddishist and Linguistics Pioneer, Dies at 88



Sociolinguist, Yiddish scholar and advocate for endangered languages Joshua (Shikl) Fishman died March 1 in New York. He leaves behind his wife of more than 60 years Gella Schweid-Fishman, three sons, nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He is predeceased by his sister, the Yiddish poet Rukhl Fishman (1935-1984).



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