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DAVID BERNSTEIN Obituary

BERNSTEIN--David Joseph, died of COVID-19 in Astoria, Queens, on May Day 2020. Born in New York on November 14, 1941, to Joseph Milton and Rae Bernstein, he leaves a loving family bereft: Paula Rabinowitz, his wife of 42 years; sons Jacob Bernstein (Jessie Howell) and Raphael Rabinowitz (Ambika Babbar); sister Judith Bernstein-Baker (Karl Baker); father-in-law Samuel Joshia Rabinowitz; a niece and three nephews and a grandnephew and two grandnieces. Ex-calculus teacher, lifelong political radical and multi-talented theater worker, he shaped many lives around the globe.

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Published by New York Times on May 3, 2020.

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Pamela Grossman

March 10, 2025

I met David on the water-boating with the Long Island City Community Boathouse group. His encouragement opened the door to my becoming a dedicated urban boater, which I remain to this day.

I was shocked and dismayed to see a notice in May 2020, from LICCB, that we had lost him. But when I read his obituary, I was hugely impressed by his life so well-lived. My condolences to his extraordinary family and all his loved ones.

Here is an essay I just published that features David and his influence:

https://litshark.com/boater-born-long-island-city-community-boathouse/?fbclid=IwY2xjawI8RPNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHS374P5PBJBZbiq3xy083cK31iRcbXYQRNkSdIshtitJBw_OrxT8vI03DQ_aem_ugt-WT62CXBXf_Y8hT3bkQ

Of blessed memory.

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Jeff Schneider

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Paul Bernstein

June 6, 2020

I remember David well from our shared political and cultural experiences in Ann Arbor in the 1960s and esteemed him for his commitment and his honesty.

Becky fox

May 10, 2020

I worked with David at the network in Ann Arbor for a few years. I really liked that man. Smart and funny I feel lucky to have known him. Sending love to his family. Becky Fox

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Ronald Miller

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