Joanne “Chichi” (Fox) Brumberg , 2022-07-21
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
- 2022-07-21
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
Joanne “Chichi” Fox Brumberg was born in Lynn, MA in 1944 to Natalie (née Litvack, b.1912 in Lynn, MA) and Jacob “Jack” Fox (b.1905 in Lynn, MA). She grew up in Lynn, and attended Smith College in Northampton, MA, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Math. She married Leonard “Len” Brumberg in 1967 and moved to Long Island, NY where they raised their two children. Chichi now lives in Manhattan. In her interview, Chichi discusses her childhood in Lynn, where she was one of the only Jewish students in her elementary school; as she grew older, like many other Lynn narrators, much of her social life revolved around the Lynn Jewish Community Center (JCC). She reflects on the differences between the knowledge of Judaism in Lynn and that of New York City, where she resides now, and the influence that her more secular upbringing had on her more observant life now.
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