Joseph Berg of Hamden CT died Sunday morning May 5, 2013. He was born and raised in Gloversville, NY, the son of Eastern European Jewish immigrant parents, Fanny and Louis Berg. After a career in the chemical industry which brought him to Connecticut, he served for a time as the Executive Director of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research. He was predeceased by his partner of forty years, Vera Wolman and is survived by his son David, his daughter-in-law Robin Golden and his granddaughters Rachel Berg and Sophia Golden as well as his sister Rose Goldstone.

Funeral service will be private.