Background
Hirschman, Sarah was born on February 25, 1921 in Kaunas, Lithuania. Came to the United States, 1939. Daughter of Nicholas and Fania (Waissman) Chapro.
Hirschman, Sarah was born on February 25, 1921 in Kaunas, Lithuania. Came to the United States, 1939. Daughter of Nicholas and Fania (Waissman) Chapro.
Master of Arts, University of California, Berkeley, 1942; postgraduate, Columbia University, 1943; postgraduate, Yale University, 1956-1957.
Instructor French, Russian Foreign Svc. Institute, Department of State, Washington, 1948-1950; research assistant, Twentieth Century Fund, New York City, 1960-1963; research assistant, Brookings Institute, Washington, 1964-1966; research associate Center Study on Edition and Development, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1967; instructor, Dorchester Skill and Training Center, Boston, 1967-1968; coordinator field work, Overseas Education Fund Institute, Boston, 1969; project director, Latino Institute, Reston, Virginia, 1981-1982; project director, CEDES, Buenos Aires, 1983; project director, New Jersey Committee for Humanities, New Brunswick, New Jersey, since 1985. Independent scholar Princeton Research Forum, since 1981.
Volunteer various Latino community groups, Boston, and Trenton, New Jersey, 1972-1980.
Married Albert O. Hirschman, June 22, 1941. Children: Katia Salomon, Lisa.