Nasatir, Ida, 1910-2005

Biographical Information:

Ida Nasatir was born in Denver, Colorado in 1910.  She attended UC Berkeley, where she majored in English.  She met her husband, Abraham Nasatir, while at Berkeley.  They married in 1929, and came to San Diego when Abraham accepted a teaching position on the faculty at San Diego State College.

Ida Nasatir was an English teacher, specializing in working with emotionally handicapped children at San Diego High School.  She also taught adult education programs.  She was very active in the Jewish community, where she was well known as a teacher, book reviewer, and writer. She chronicled community members by writing their obituaries.

Nasatir traveled widely in Europe and South America with her husband throughout his career.  She wrote about their travels in detailed correspondence and articles.  She passed away in 2005.

From the guide to the Ida Nasatir Papers, 1897-1995, 1940-1995, (Special Collections & University Archives)