Person

Oberwager, Jerome

1917–2017

1917 - 2017 Jerome Oberwager died peacefully at his home in Great Neck, NY, on January 31, 2017. He was 99 years 5 months old. Born in New York on August 31, 1917, Jerome, known as Jerry, was the first child of Sol and Elizabeth Oberwager ... Jerry became part of the first group at the newly formed United Nations, working for UNESCO making educational filmstrips that were translated into dozens of languages. Jerry and Marian were stationed in Patzcuaro, Mexico, at a UNESCO education center in 1950 and 1951.