Cheryl (Glassman) Goldstein, 2022-07-14
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
- 2022-07-14
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
Cheryl (Glassman) Goldstein was born 1950 in Winthrop, MA, and was raised in Chelsea, MA. Her parents were Sylvia (née Weisman, b.1917 in Newark, NJ) and Benjamin Glassman (b. 1916 in Chelsea, MA). In her interview, which husband Ken joined, she fondly recalls her grandparents, who lived above her, and her love of her grandmother’s cooking; and she describes the family store that her father and grandfather ran, with its credit system, home deliveries, and familiarity with its customers. She calls the neighborhood she grew up in her “own little ghetto,” a term she uses positively to indicate an insular, protective neighborhood of Jewish family and friends. Cheryl also recalls attending Shurtleff Street Synagogue, which her grandfather helped found, and speaks of her regret that she did not receive more Jewish education or become a bat mitzvah.
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