Tyler Itsik Kliem (Yiddish: טײַלער קלײַם; born 2002) is an American poet-translator, print designer, and Yiddishist.
Tyler Kliem | |
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| Born | 2002 (age 23–24) Camden, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania |
| Years active | 2020–present |
Early life and education
editKliem was born in Camden, New Jersey in 2002 and raised in Hamilton Township, New Jersey.[1][2] He is Ashkenazi Jewish.
Kliem graduated in 2024 from the University of Pennsylvania, studying with Kathryn Hellerstein.[3][4][5] After graduation, he obtained a Fulbright grant to study the Yiddish avant-garde at the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf.[6]
He is a current bibliography fellow at the Yiddish Book Center.[7]
References
edit- ↑ "Tyler Kliem | Yiddish Book Center". www.yiddishbookcenter.org. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ↑ "Nottingham High School's Top 10 of the Class of 2020". Community News. 2020-07-02. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
- ↑ "Who, What, Why: Discovering Jewish identity through Yiddish studies". Penn Today. 2023-03-10. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
- ↑ "Department of English". www.english.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
- ↑ "February 2026: Handpicked | Yiddish Book Center". www.yiddishbookcenter.org. Retrieved 2026-02-10.
- ↑ "Penn students and alumni awarded Fulbright 2024 U.S. Student Program grants". Penn Today. 2024-05-17. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ↑ "2025–26 Yiddish Book Center Fellows | Yiddish Book Center". www.yiddishbookcenter.org. Retrieved 2025-12-06.