Marshall Silberberg, 2022-07-23
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
- 2022-07-23
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
Marshall Silberberg was born in 1944 in Roxbury, MA, and grew up in Dorchester, MA. His mother was Frances (née Greenside, b.1899 in Boston, MA); his father, Saul Silberberg (of Poland), came to the United States as a refugee in 1938. In his oral history interview, Marshall discusses his father’s deafness and his challenges both learning to read lips in English rather than Yiddish and fitting into American life as a recent immigrant. Marshall gives evocative descriptions of the stores, streets, and sounds of his Dorchester neighborhood; he also recalls going to Temple Beth Hillel Hebrew School five days a week and later being a member of Hecht House. At different points in his interview, Marshall speaks about “blockbusting” and its impact on both Black and Jewish communities in Greater Boston. Marshall currently lives in Randolph, MA.
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