Lydia Steindler

Lydia Steindler, age 82, of Bexley, passed away early Sunday morning. She was born in Kosice, Czechoslovakia, April 7, 1924. Lydia was preceded in death by her husband, Peter Steindler. She and her family; parents, Teresa and Herman Berger, and sisters, Rozina, Clara, Edye and Miriam were deported to Auschwitz in 1944. Only she and her sister Rozina survived. She is survived by her daughters, Terry (David) Goldmeier and Debbie (Steve) Cohen; and grandchildren, Stephen, Jordan and Melissa Goldmeier, and Tanya Cohen. She is also survived by best friend, Edith Lowe, of New York. Lydia lived in 5 different concentration camps and was liberated by the Russian troops from Terezin in 1945. She met her husband, Peter, on a transport from Europe to America. She came to America as a student in the Hebrew Teacher Seminary in Brooklyn, NY. She spent her working life as a professional seamstress in New York. When she settled in Columbus, she started her own business of custom made knitwear and progressed into alterations. She was asked many times by the Columbus School System to share her experiences in the war and concentration camps. She was also interviewed and filmed by Steven Speilberg’s Shoah Project, a Holocaust documentary. Her hobbies included sewing, knitting and gardening. She enjoyed her family very much. Lydia was a member of Congregation Tifereth Israel, a Life Member of Hadassah, and a Life Member of the Holocaust Memorial Museum. Graveside service 10 AM Monday, March 19, 2007 at New Tifereth Israel Cemetery, with Rabbi Michael Ungar officiating. Shiva will be observed at the home of Debbie and Steve Cohen of Bexley Monday through Thursday and at the home of Terry and David Goldmeier of Bexley Friday through Sunday evening. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Congregation Tifereth Israel or Congregation Torat Emet.