Mendel Lieberman, 97, of San Francisco, CA passed away on March 16, 2017 peacefully. Mendel has always been a fighter and survivor. Following his release from Nazi concentration camps in 1945, he vowed to enjoy life's every moment, on his own terms.
Mendel was the beloved husband of the late Bela, devoted father to Philip and the late Max Lieberman (Vietnam 1970). Beloved father-in-law to Philip's wife Lori Miller.
He was born in Sosnowiec, Poland as part of a Jewish Orthodox family of five children (he and two brothers were holocaust survivors that settled in the US & Austria). He and Bela arrived in the United States in 1948 with their son Max, and settled in New Jersey. The family moved to San Francisco in 1960 where he earned a real estate license and then worked as a salesman for Fashion Clothing on 19th and Mission.
He was a devoted congregant of Anshey Sfard from 1960 to 1968 and Adath Israel from 1968 till he passed away. He was a member of Retail Clerks Union (UFCW 5).
Mendel's last years were spent in the company of his caregiver Janina who provided wonderful food, companionship and friendship. Jeff and Cherie (and his other neighbors) were true friends to Mendel, and helped him with many of life's challenges.