Fannie Greenberg
Encyclopedia
Fannie Adler Greenberg was an American
supercentenarian
and is considered to have been New York
's oldest resident
from May 6, 2007 (the death of fellow Italian
immigrant
Rosaria Caleca) until her own death five months later.
Born in Ottawa
, Canada
, she married in 1913 and moved to the United States shortly thereafter. She was just a week younger than Mary Josephine Ray
, currently the oldest Canadian-born person still living. A Buffalo
woman, Olivia Patricia Thomas, is now the oldest New Yorker at age 114, according to the Gerontology Research Group.
For years she worked in a clothing store and was known for her fondness of jewelry. Her husband died in 1978. She moved to Regency Cove, an assisted-living facility in Glen Cove, New York
in 1998. At the time of her death, she was believed to be the oldest living Jewish person in the world.
In 2005, Greenberg was featured as the 50th and last person in the book "Wisdom of the World's Oldest People" by Jerry Friedman, which featured recollections of people aged 108 and older, both validated and unvalidated.
Greenberg was survived by a huge extended family, headed by her daughter, Claire Greenberg Rivers, and her only surviving sibling, her brother, Max Adler, of Ottawa.
United States
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supercentenarian
Supercentenarian
A supercentenarian is someone who has reached the age of 110 years. This age is achieved by about one in a thousand centenarians....
and is considered to have been New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
's oldest resident
Oldest people
This is a list of tables of the verified oldest people in the world in ordinal rank, such as oldest person or oldest man. In these tables, a supercentenarian is considered 'verified' if his or her claim has been validated by an international body that specifically deals in longevity research, such...
from May 6, 2007 (the death of fellow Italian
Italy
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immigrant
Immigration to the United States
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Rosaria Caleca) until her own death five months later.
Born in Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, she married in 1913 and moved to the United States shortly thereafter. She was just a week younger than Mary Josephine Ray
Mary Josephine Ray
Mary Josephine Ray was the world's second-oldest verified living person at the time of her death...
, currently the oldest Canadian-born person still living. A Buffalo
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
woman, Olivia Patricia Thomas, is now the oldest New Yorker at age 114, according to the Gerontology Research Group.
For years she worked in a clothing store and was known for her fondness of jewelry. Her husband died in 1978. She moved to Regency Cove, an assisted-living facility in Glen Cove, New York
Glen Cove, New York
Glen Cove is a city in Nassau County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2010 Census, the city population was 26,964....
in 1998. At the time of her death, she was believed to be the oldest living Jewish person in the world.
In 2005, Greenberg was featured as the 50th and last person in the book "Wisdom of the World's Oldest People" by Jerry Friedman, which featured recollections of people aged 108 and older, both validated and unvalidated.
Greenberg was survived by a huge extended family, headed by her daughter, Claire Greenberg Rivers, and her only surviving sibling, her brother, Max Adler, of Ottawa.