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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & University Archives
Title: Elena Saad Collection
Creator:
Saad, Elena (Elena Fishman de Saad)
Identifier/Call Number: MS-0528
Physical Description:
1.25 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1997-2001
Language of Material:
English
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The collection mainly consists of 37 Audio tapes of interviews of Mexican Jews in Tijuana and San Diego from the mid 1990's
in Spanish, conducted by Elena Saad for a Master's Thesis entitled, "La Comunidad Israelita de Tijuana" (The Jewish community
of Tijuana). The collection includes newspaper clippings, correspondence, handwritten and printed materials regarding her
research on the Jews of Tijuana.
Most of the materials are in Spanish. General descriptions of the material in English were completed by Marilyn Tom.
This collection is open for research.
The copyright interests in these materials have not been transferred to San Diego State University. Copyright resides with
the creators of materials contained in the collection or their heirs. The nature of historical archival and manuscript collections
is such that copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine. Requests for permission to publish must be
submitted to the Head of Special Collections, San Diego State University, Library and Information Access. When granted, permission
is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission
of the copyright holder(s), which must also be obtained in order to publish. Materials from our collections are made available
for use in research, teaching, and private study. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including
but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.
Jewish Historical Society of San Diego (JHSSD)
This collection was donated to the Jewish Historical Society by Elena Fishman de Saad in September, 2014 (#2014.01). It was
transferred to the San Diego State University Library and Information Access on July 21, 2015.
Identification of item, folder title, box number,
Elena Saad Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, San Diego State University Library.
Elena Fishman de Saad was born in Mexico City. In Mexico she raised four children and then began her studies, receiving a
graduate degree in history from the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico in 1977. The family came to San Diego in 1982
and Saad began studies for a Master's Degree at UCSD. She presented papers at various academic conferences in Latin America
and the United States.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Jews--California--San Diego
Jews--Mexico--Tijuana