[T1S1] parents' birth and background in Lithuania; immigration to the United States around 1881; family residences in Shenandoah and Punxsutawney, PA; experiences with anti-Semitism; her siblings and their places of birth; residence in Punxsutawney until her marriage; environment in her parents' home; religious education in the home; organizing a Jewish Sunday school at age fifteen; father founds a congregation in Punxsutawney; musical studies; grandparents' background in Russia; interests in high school; brief discussion of her sister, Manilla Aberson, a concert musician; social activities centered around the home; attending dances sponsored by the Ladies Aid Society; her brothers' professions; courtship and marriage to first husband, William Sivitz; her husband's family background; her husband's career as a scientist; his employment with Standard Chemical Company; his education at Carnegie Mellon University; his work in New Kensington, PA at an aluminum company.
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.071_t1s1
Relation
ais196440.071
"Chait, Ida - November 19, 1974" Metadata
Metadata Details
Title
Chait, Ida - November 19, 1974
Creator
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pittsburgh Section
Description
Chait, Ida grew up in small communities in Pennsylvania where she and her family helped to organize congregations and Sunday schools.
Contributor
Chait, Ida (interviewee), Kaplan, Ida;Sidransky, Genia (interviewer), University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
1974-11-19
Type
oral histories (literary genre), Sound
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.071
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