[T1S1] family history; Romanian ancestry on maternal side; genealogy of mother's family; immigrants from Austria/Hungary on father's side; genealogy of father's family; list of her siblings; early life in West Elizabeth; father's death and subsequent family move to Oakland section of Pittsburgh; education, Bellefield Public School, Madison School, Schenley High School, and University of Pittsburgh; degree in languages; teacher and student at Hebrew Institute (HI) while still in high school; practice teaching at Schenley High School; job offer at HI; mother's remarriage and move to Hartford, CN; Orthodox family; early recollections of Jewish holidays and trips to Pittsburgh for kosher meats; music lessons.