Jay B. Ginsburg

Our family regrets to announce the passing of our husband, father, and grandfather, Jay Bernard Ginsburg, 82, of Westmoreland NH, on August 19, 2023.
Born in Atlantic City on May 24, 1941, Jay grew up in nearby Ventnor, NJ. He was driven throughout his life by intellectual pursuits, which were sparked at an early age. As a youngster he listened to opera, read extensively (acquiring a large collection of Heritage Books, many of which have been donated to the Keene Public Library), and was a founding contributor to his high school literary magazine. From his earliest days he worked in the regionally renowned Ginsburg's Bakery with his father and uncles.
Jay attended St. John's College in Annapolis, MD, where he met the love of his life Susan Liebersohn. They married in 1966, had five children (four of whom survive), and twelve grandchildren.
Jay served in the US Army as a clerk in the Vietnam War. This experience was something he grappled with throughout the remainder of his life. After returning home he worked briefly as a stock broker, and then in the insurance industry.
Jay and Susan moved to Keene, NH in 1981 to pursue their dream of promoting healthy living by opening a natural food store. Foodstuffs was the first of several locally well-known health food stores in Keene, and for a time featured a deli and a sister restaurant, Butternuts.
Throughout their lives Jay and Susan were avid art collectors. They recently donated Japanese prints which Jay started acquiring during his service in the Vietnam War to the University of St. Joseph in Hartford CT, and the Thorne-Sagendorph Museum at Keene State College.
In the last decade Jay wrote and Susan edited two self-published memoirs, Post-It's From My Life: Searching for Meaning in the Mundane and Post-It's From My Life: Still Searching, Tome 2.
In addition to appreciating intellectual pursuits, healthy living, and the arts, Jay was well known for his love of a good sandwich. He passed this along to his surviving family.
Jay will be greatly missed by his children, David and his wife Rivka (Maxwell) of Cleveland OH, David's children Meir, Lindsy, and Adina; and David and Rivka's children Yeshiyahu and Devorah; Nathaniel and his wife Rebecca (Wechter) of East Greenwich RI, and their twins Esme and Baya; Steven with spouse Shannon (Raider) of New Haven CT, and their child Lev; Miriam and her husband Matt (Meserve) of Springfield VT, and their children Maggie, Maxwell, McCoy, and Maverick; and his dear sister Susan Roman. He was predeceased by his parents Benjamin and Cecilia ("Bunny," Laskin), and his daughter Mirra who passed away in infancy.
In Jay's last few months, his quality of life was greatly improved by Home Healthcare, Hospice and Community Services. In lieu of flowers, donations to them are suggested (PO Box 564, Keene, NH, 03431, www.hcsservices.org).