Background
Hajjar, Jeanette was born on August 8, 1927 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Elias Murad and Nabeeha Saleem (Moghabghab) Hajjar.
Hajjar, Jeanette was born on August 8, 1927 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Elias Murad and Nabeeha Saleem (Moghabghab) Hajjar.
Bachelor magna cum laude, Boston College, 1967. Master of Arts, Brandeis University, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy, Brandeis University, 1981.
Radio technician, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Radiation Laboratory, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1944-1945; emergency ward technician, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1954-1959; hematology technician, Children's Cancer Research Foundation, Boston, 1959-1967; teacher, lecturer, various schools and colleges, Boston, 1972-1977; operating room scheduler, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1973-1974; manager, Little City Hall-South End, Boston, 1978-1979; English as Second Language teacher, Peace Corps, Morocco, 1983-1985; English as Second Language teacher, local area schools, Boston, since 1985. Advocate, spokesperson television/radio South End/Inner City/Arabic community, Boston, since 1965. Consultant, lecturer on the Middle East, television/radio and localnewspapers, Boston, since 1965.
Elected representative South End Project Area Committee, Boston, 1969-1971, 73-75. Board of directors Boston Young Men’s Christian Association, 1971-1973. Member founding committee Boston Center for the Arts, 1970-1971, Villa Victoria Housing Development, Boston, 1973-1975, Blackstone Community School, Boston, 1973-1975.
Appointed by mayor to chair PineSt. Inn Committee, 1976. Member Association Arab-American University Graduates.