Jack Birnbaum – Palo Alto Daily Post

Jack Birnbaum – Palo Alto Daily Post

On March 15, 2025, Jack Birnbaum passed away peacefully, at the age of 99. Born to Jewish immigrants of Central European descent, Jack was the eldest of three siblings. Along with his brother and sister, he was raised in New York, with Brooklyn and the Bronx his homes. Like so many others of his time, Jack’s life was turned upside down by the Great Depression. Gone was his father’s job; then, the family’s small, mortgaged house, and finally, the…