Sara Lee (Saievetz) Callahan, 2022-08-09
Scope and Contents
This series contains the transcripts of the oral history interviews. The transcripts are organized by neighborhood, and then alphabetically by last name.
Dates
- 2022-08-09
Creator
- From the Collection: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at New England Historic Genealogical Society (99 Newbury Street Boston, MA ) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for researcher use. Please contact us to make an appointment to view this collection at jhcreference@nehgs.org.
Biographical / Historical
Sara Lee (Saievetz) Callahan was born in Cambridge, MA in 1944 and grew up in Chelsea, MA. Her parents were Rose (née Malatsky, of Chelsea, MA) and Meyer Theodore Saievetz (of Boston, MA). She worked in IT and taught at the high school and college level. With her husband, Michael Callahan, she raised two children, Larissa, and Benjamin. She now lives in Swampscott, MA. In her oral history, Sara Lee describes growing up in an ethnically diverse neighborhood; her daily interactions with neighbors, teachers, and friends; the multigenerational Jewish home that shaped her and that remains in the family today; and her belief that the triple-decker house represented the Jewish American neighborhood experience—with grandparents living on the first floor, the next two generations on the second floor, and non-Jewish neighbors on the third floor.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.25 linear feet
Language of Materials
From the Series: English
Repository Details
Part of the Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors Repository