Pearl Berg

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.

Pearl Berg
Born	Pearl Louise Synenberg (1909-10-01)October 1, 1909 Evansville, Indiana, U.S.
Died	(2024-02-01)February 1, 2024 (aged 114 years, 123 days) Los Feliz, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Education	Schenley High School
Known for	Supercentenarian
Spouse	Mark Berg ​ ​ (m. 1931; died 1989)​
Children	2

Biography

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]