[T1S1] parents; Bostonians of Russian background; their immigration and marriage; father's early business ventures in ginger ale manufacturing and real estate sales; one brother, a lawyer; father, one of founders of Jewish Hospital in New England; hospital's closure; founding of Beth Israel Hospital; Bergman's appointment as Assistant director of Beth Israel after return from WWI; service in this capacity for 11 years; father's death while Bergman still a teen; courtship and marriage; birth of only son; list of hobbies; early education in Boston; recollections of Boston; move to Baltimore.