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BERNARD ZIPSER, 97,

Zipser

of Traverse City, passed
away peacefully and sur-
rounded by his loving
family on Aug. 22, 2015.
The son of Frank and
Estelle Zipser, Bernard
("Bernie") was born
in the Bronx and grew
up with his brother
Sanford (1916-2007) in

Rockaway, N.Y.
His father's love for the arts inspired
Bernard's passion for music and theater;
after his service in the Army, he attended
the University of Alabama, where he stud-
ied drama.
While working for a Midwestern depart-
ment store, he met the love of his life, Julia
Ginsburg, the day after Pearl Harbor in
1941. They were married eight months
later and shared nearly 60 years together,
until her passing in 2002. Julia was always
his everlasting light. For most of their
marriage, Julia and Bernie called Detroit
their home, where they raised their three
sons Michael, Eliot and Howard. He had
a long and successful career with United
Insurance Company, was active in his
community as a Scout leader and instru-

mental in the Northwest Junior Athletics
Little League, serving as a coach and com-
missioner for many years.
They also lived in Phoenix for a few
years and later in life moved to Traverse
City, where he was an active congregant
and served on the board of Congregation
Beth El for many years. He was also
involved with the TC Senior Center.
Bernard enjoyed singing, telling stories
and posting on Facebook (his last post was
just two weeks ago on his half birthday);
and he always kept his family, friends and
caregivers entertained. He loved attending
sporting events and was a devout fan of
Alabama football, the teams in Detroit and
Michigan, and, above all else, HIS New
York Yankees.
The true pride of his life were his seven
grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
His loving, surviving family are: his sons
and daughters-in-law, Michael and Ann
of Northport, Mich., Eliot of Waterford,
Howard and Mary of Phoenix, Ariz.;
grandchildren and their spouses: Shawn
Zipser, Rebecca and Chris Hoffman,
Emily and Jimmy Raisher, Stacie and
Jason Ostrofsky, Josh Zipser, Jessica and
Ryan Whitney, and Justin Zipser; great-
grandchildren, Baille, Peyton, Mia, Sydney,

Lizzy, Frankie, Nolan, Noa, Jaxon, and Rex;
many nieces, nephews and in-laws.
The family is grateful for the love and
care he received at the Grand Traverse
Pavilions. Contributions may be made
to Congregation Beth El or the Grand
Traverse Pavilions, both of Traverse City.
Interment was at Machpelah Cemetery.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

Correction

• Regarding the obituary for Gerald
Tuchow (Aug. 20, page 90), the correct
address for donations to Wayne State
University is 5475 Woodward, Detroit, MI
48202. Designate "IMO Gerald Tuchow"

World's Oldest Jew, A Survivor
Of Two Pogroms, Dies At 114
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woman believed to have
been the world's oldest
member of her religion,
Goldie Steinberg, died
in Long Beach, N.Y., at
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the age of 114.
Steinberg was born in
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1900 in Chisinau (also
Steinberg
known as Kishinev), a

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city in the Russian Empire that is now
the capital of the Republic of Moldova.
Before she even came to the U.S. as
a child, she survived the 1903 Kishinev
pogrom spurred by the death of a
Christian boy and a blood libel against
the city's Jews, and another anti-Jewish
massacre two years later.
Steinberg was the last survivor of the
two massacres. She came to the U.S. at
the age of 23.
In addition to being the world's old-
est Jewish woman, Steinberg was also
the oldest person born in the Russian
Empire and the second-oldest person
living in the U.S. She is survived by four
grandchildren and seven great-grand-
children.
"My grandmother's life, surviving
the pogroms, losing siblings in the
Holocaust, it was a history lesson," said
Peter Kutner, Steinberg's grandson,
Chabad.org reported.
"She was a very selfless person; she
always thought of others. She lived on
her own in Bensonhurst until she was
104 and refused to move in with my
mother because she didn't want to be a
burden on her. That tells you something
about her."

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