Pearl Berg

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Pearl Berg
Born
Pearl Louise Synenberg

(1909-10-01)October 1, 1909
Died(2024-02-01)February 1, 2024
(aged 114 years, 123 days)
EducationSchenley High School
Known forSupercentenarian
Spouse
Mark Berg
(m. 1931; died 1989)
Children2

Pearl Louise Berg (née Synenberg; October 1, 1909 – February 1, 2024) was an American supercentenarian who was the oldest Jewish person alive[1] and also the 9th oldest living person in the world at the time of her death.[2] She resided in Los Angeles, California, and died on February 1, 2024, at age 114.

Biography

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Pearl Louise Synenberg was born in Evansville, Indiana,[3] on October 1, 1909 (although she celebrated her birthday as February 14, 1910),[4][5] to Archie Synenberg and Annie Gerson, children of Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe. She had a sister, Selma, and a brother, Bob. They moved to various states throughout their childhood, but she attended Schenley High School in Pittsburgh.[6] The family moved to California in 1929, a few months before the stock market crash.[7]

In 1931, she married Mark Berg, a Jewish immigrant from Kremenchuk, Ukraine. He died when she was 79.[1] They had two sons, Alan and Robert. Pearl Berg resided in Los Angeles,[8] where she died on February 1, 2024, at the age of 114 years, 123 days.[9] She was buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.[10]

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  10. ^ Pearl S. Berg

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