Judith Ginsburg Albany, New York Obituary

Judith Ginsburg

<p>Judith (Kosczeinska) Ginsburg January 6, 1925 &ndash; October 14, 2021 &nbsp;</p> <p>Born Lida, Poland, the sole survivor of a large family murdered in the Holocaust.&nbsp;&nbsp;She escaped to serve as a partisan fighter against the Nazis in the Russian Raschinsky paratrooper unit, later joining the Bielski Brigade. &nbsp;</p> <p>Emigrated to Troy, NY in 1949 with her husband of 60 years, Marvin Ginsburg, who predeceased her and her first two children, Howard (Judy) Ginsburg of Troy and Riva Ginsburg of Boca Raton, Florida.&nbsp;&nbsp;Soon after arrival in Troy a third child, Fran (Ed Wolf) Ginsburg, of Ringwood, NJ was born, followed later by her fourth child, Sheri (Zohar Mantzoor) Ginsburg, of Boca Raton, FL.&nbsp;&nbsp;Ultimately becoming the Grandmother of 10 and Great-Grandmother of 15. &nbsp;</p> <p>A woman of tremendous gifts and warmth, shared with many.&nbsp;&nbsp;Generous with her time, telling her story of survival in lecture halls, synagogues, classrooms and recordings for archives.&nbsp;&nbsp;The family would like to particularly thank Beverlyn West, whose constant devotion to Judith&rsquo;s care for the last several year, made so many things possible. &nbsp;</p> <p>A graveside burial will be 1:00pm on Monday, October 18th at the Beth Tephilah Cemetery, 1000 Spring Ave. Ext., Troy &nbsp;</p> <p>Donations in Judith&rsquo;s memory can be made to The Judith and Marvin Ginsburg Jewish Partisan History Education Fund at jewishPartisans.org/judithginsburg.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;</p>
January 6, 1925 - October 14, 202101/06/192510/14/2021
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pio theodor mommsen
September 1, 2022
judith was an amazing kindhearted corpse and she still made me laugh even when she died in my car because i was driving when she died. may she rest in pieces on the road
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Jean
October 18, 2021
Judith was always kind and generous with her care during our Ginsburg years. May her memory be only for blessings . Jean Levy
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Jason
October 18, 2021
My condolences to the Ginsburgs. We grew up on a farm just up the road from their farm in Brunswick NY. Our family has many great memorys of Judith and Marvin working the farm and chancing cows which alway seemed to end up at our farm. They were hard working good folks t... Continue Reading
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Heidi Ziemke
October 17, 2021
I didn't know Judith, but after reading her obituary I wish I had. Her bravery to fight the Nazis as a teenage girl is remarkable. The need to educate the world about bigotry continues. We are losing these brave men and women everyday and must keep their stories close. M... Continue Reading
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The staff at Levine Memorial Chapel
October 15, 2021
We plant this tree as a living memorial to Judith. We are deeply sorry for your loss.
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