Pearl Steinberg, z”l, 97, passed away Monday, May 4, 2020, at the Willamette View Retirement Center. She was born April 9, 1923. She was married to Lester for 66 years. She is survived by three sons, Rick, Rob and Daniel; nine grandchildren and 10 (soon 11) great-grandchildren.
Pearl Steinberg is remembered by her many friends in Portland as a professional storyteller and teacher of adult education literature classes. She was the hostess and planner for the family's Passover seders.
Her teaching career began in earnest when she was in her 40s, taking up responsibility for planning and carrying out adult educational literature classes through Hofstra University. During her 50 years there, she twice received Hofstra's Continuing Education Award for Excellence in Teaching. She continued her classes after she moved from New York to Portland. She created a new reading list each year.
She began her professional story-telling career in her 70s, continuing up to a few months ago. Many of her stories featured her colorful family members.
She played tennis for fun her entire adult life, but then, in her 70s, she got serious about it. She joined a tennis team "for mature women" and lead her team to a local championship in the seniors league.
A memorial service will be held sometime this summer.
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