Background
Saltman, Ellen Shirley was born on August 17, 1919 in Schenectady. Daughter of William M. and Eva (Mintz) Shirley.
writer Jewish art history and Judaica educator
Saltman, Ellen Shirley was born on August 17, 1919 in Schenectady. Daughter of William M. and Eva (Mintz) Shirley.
Bachelor, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, 1941. Master of Arts, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1971.
Lecturer, Jewish studies courses & program for religious & communal organizations, from 1959. Guest lecturer Smith College, 1973—1975. Visiting instructor, Jewish art history Mount Holyoke College, 1976, 83, University Massachusetts, Amherst, 1978, 81.
Lecturer, panel member television Jewish Heritage Program, Springfield Jewish Federation, Massachusetts, 1979—1980, 1983. Paper presenter 1st International Seminar on Jewish Art, Israel, 1985.
Board directors, secretary Holyoke United Way, 1956—1961, Holyoke Visiting Nurse Association, 1957—1963, vice president, 1962—1963. Member of Archeological Institute America, American Academy Religion, Mount Holyoke Club.
Married David Saltman, December 14, 1941. Children: William, Paul.