Birger, Bencjon

Plot Location	2J4
Surname	Birger
Given Name(s)	Bencjon (Benzion/Albert)
Place of Birth	Brest, Belarus
Date of Birth (Eng)	July 24, 1895
Date of Birth (Heb)
Date of Death (Eng)	August 1, 1955
Date of Death (Heb)	14 Av 5715
Age at Death	60
Hebrew Name	בנימין
Spouse’s Name	Paula (Pessia) Tunik
Father’s Name	David Birger
Mother’s Name	Lea Lehman (Lejeman)
Other Surnames
Sex	M
Marital Status	D
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Religious Status (כ/ל/י)
Cause of Death
Other Family Data	Brothers: Simon (b. 1893, Brest, Belarus; d. 1940, Warsaw, Poland) and Isaac David (b. 1900, Brest, Belarus; d. December 15, 1972, Sao Paulo, Brazil). Daughter: Lili (Lillian) Birger (Shefts) Seiden (b. December 1, 1924, Danzig Free State; d. June 13, 2015, NY)
Inscription (Eng)	BENCJON BIRGER BORN JULY 24 1895 DIED AUGUST 1 1955
Inscription (Heb)	פה מצא מנוח ה”מ בנימין בירגר נ”ע נלב”ע י”צ אב ש תש”טו והיו ימיו ששים שנה תנצ”בה
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Historical	He and Paula married in Harbin in January 1922. They divorced in Tianjin on November 8, 1934. He arrived in HK from Tianjin in May 1955. During that time, he lived at the Shamrock Hotel, Room 607, 223 Nathan Road, Kowloon. On July 26, he entered St. Francis Hospital (on Queens Road East) where he died one week later.

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