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{{Infobox person|Esther Annenberg|status = living-unverified|image = Esther Annenberg.jpg|caption = Esther Annenberg at age 99|birthplace = London, England, UK|sex = Female|sort = Annenberg, Esther|nationality = British|nationality2 = English|birthyr = 1909}}
 
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|Esther Annenberg
'''Esther "Etty" Annenberg''' (née '''Garcia'''; born 17 March 1909) is a British [[supercentenarian]] whose age is currently unvalidated by the [[Gerontology Research Group]].
 
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== Biography ==
 
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Esther Annenberg was born in London, England on 17 March 1909. She had two brothers. As a child she lived at Coborn Road in London. At the age of two she went to Great Ormond Street Hospital to stay for four years - which she detested.
 
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'''Esther "Etty" Annenberg''' (née '''Garcia'''; 17 March 1909 – 26 March 2020) was a British [[supercentenarian]] whose age is currently unvalidated by the [[Gerontology Research Group]] (GRG).
   
 
==Biography==
At the age of ten she moved to the Samuel Lewis estate in Camberwell, where she stayed for almost ninety years before moving out. In her adult life, she trained as a seamstress, worked in a dry cleaners, and had two sons - David and Brian.
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Esther Annenberg was born in London, England on 17 March 1909. She had two brothers. At the age of two she went to Great Ormond Street Hospital, where she stayed for four years – which she reportedly detested. At the age of ten, Annenberg moved to the Samuel Lewis estate in Camberwell, where she lived for almost 90 years. In her adult life, she trained as a seamstress, worked in a dry cleaners, and had two sons, David and Brian.
   
Annenberg currently resides in London, England at the age of {{AgeYD|1909|3|17}}.
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Annenberg died in a care home in South London on 26 March 2020 at the age of 111 years, 9 days. At time of her death, she was the oldest living Jewish person in the United Kingdom.
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== References ==
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==References==
 
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7305698.stm Woman leaves flat after 90 years] BBC News, 19 March 2008
 
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7305698.stm Woman leaves flat after 90 years] BBC News, 19 March 2008
 
*[https://sounds.bl.uk/related-content/TRANSCRIPTS/021T-C1559X0022XX-0000A0.pdf Esther Annenberg Interviewed by Chloe Bowles] The Alliance for Inclusive Education, 3 July 2012
 
*[https://sounds.bl.uk/related-content/TRANSCRIPTS/021T-C1559X0022XX-0000A0.pdf Esther Annenberg Interviewed by Chloe Bowles] The Alliance for Inclusive Education, 3 July 2012
 
*[http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/birthdays/232014/our-mother-esther-annenberg 110th Birthday Announcement] The Telegraph, 17 March 2019
 
*[http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/birthdays/232014/our-mother-esther-annenberg 110th Birthday Announcement] The Telegraph, 17 March 2019
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*[https://www.thejc.com/community/community-news/why-esther-is-celebrating-her-111th-birthday-alone-in-south-london-1.498192 Why Esther is celebrating her 111th birthday alone in South London] The Jewish Chronicle, 17 March 2020
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*[https://purplehippo.blog/2020/03/28/lockdown-day-3/ Lockdown: Day 3] Tracy Annenberg, 28 March 2020
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*[https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1140072629659887&id=100009714827123 Esther Annenberg - Passed away last Thursday. 111 years old. 1909 - 2020.] צורי בהריר on Facebook, 31 March 2020
 
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[[Category:Supercentenarians of Jewish ancestry]]

Revision as of 19:35, 11 October 2020

Esther Annenberg
Esther Annenberg
Esther Annenberg at age 99
Birth: 17 March 1909
London, England, UK
Death: 26 March 2020
London, England, UK
Age: 111 years, 9 days
Country: United Kingdom UK
Unvalidated

Esther "Etty" Annenberg (née Garcia; 17 March 1909 – 26 March 2020) was a British supercentenarian whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).

Biography

Esther Annenberg was born in London, England on 17 March 1909. She had two brothers. At the age of two she went to Great Ormond Street Hospital, where she stayed for four years – which she reportedly detested. At the age of ten, Annenberg moved to the Samuel Lewis estate in Camberwell, where she lived for almost 90 years. In her adult life, she trained as a seamstress, worked in a dry cleaners, and had two sons, David and Brian.

Annenberg died in a care home in South London on 26 March 2020 at the age of 111 years, 9 days. At time of her death, she was the oldest living Jewish person in the United Kingdom.

References