1 2 , ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁– ▁July ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 3 8 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁lawyer ▁and ▁politician ▁from ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁Life ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 8 9 3 , ▁in ▁Manh attan , ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Morris ▁Berg ▁and ▁Cel ia ▁( We in stein ) ▁Berg . ▁He ▁attended ▁the ▁public ▁schools , ▁and ▁for ▁one ▁year ▁New ▁York ▁University . ▁He ▁pract iced ▁law ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁he ▁married ▁Rose ▁Sch ram . ▁ ▁Berg ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Assembly ▁( B ron x ▁Co ., ▁ 3 rd ▁D .) ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁Commander - in - Ch ief ▁of ▁the ▁Jewish ▁War ▁V eter ans ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Senate ▁( 2 2 nd ▁D .) ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁sitting ▁in ▁the ▁