keepers of history at the
THOMAS PAINE COTTAGE
Dear Friends and Supporters,
It is with a heavy heart that we tell you long time board member, devoted volunteer of our Association and our dear friend, Sydelle Herzberg, passed away Monday April 1st. She is survived by her son, Dr. Gilbert Herzberg (Martha Steinman), and her grandchildren -- Rebecca, Adam and Jonah. Sydelle was predeceased by her husband, Norman, in 2020.
For decades, Sydelle served as board treasurer and as our accountant pro bono. During the heyday of our Colonial Fair, she worked tirelessly so that our Fair would be as successful as it was. While she was able, she attended and volunteered for every single one of the Association’s many events. When our Cottage was undergoing renovations and repairs, she opened up her home for our board and planning meetings.
It is with a heavy heart that we tell you long time board member, devoted volunteer of our Association and our dear friend, Sydelle Herzberg, passed away Monday April 1st. She is survived by her son, Dr. Gilbert Herzberg (Martha Steinman), and her grandchildren -- Rebecca, Adam and Jonah. Sydelle was predeceased by her husband, Norman, in 2020.
For decades, Sydelle served as board treasurer and as our accountant pro bono. During the heyday of our Colonial Fair, she worked tirelessly so that our Fair would be as successful as it was. While she was able, she attended and volunteered for every single one of the Association’s many events. When our Cottage was undergoing renovations and repairs, she opened up her home for our board and planning meetings.
She was also quite a trailblazer. Long before it was a common occurrence, Sydelle received a Bachelor of Science, from New York University, 1955; a Juris Doctor, from Brooklyn Law School, 1957 and also became a CPA. She was an inspiration not only to women of the Jewish faith but to all women showing them that their time was now.
There is so much more that can be said but we will keep that until we can properly honor her legacy at a future celebration.
There is so much more that can be said but we will keep that until we can properly honor her legacy at a future celebration.
Donations in Sydelle's memory may be made to the League of Women Voters of New Rochelle or our Association Huguenot & New Rochelle Historical Association.
Condolences may be sent to Gil at home (31 Villa Road, Larchmont, NY 10538).
Condolences may be sent to Gil at home (31 Villa Road, Larchmont, NY 10538).
“As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands — one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.” — Audrey Hepburn
Sydelle lived as if she had ten hands. We celebrate her dedication and generosity to both the League of Women Voters and the Huguenot & New Rochelle Historical Association
Sydelle lived as if she had ten hands. We celebrate her dedication and generosity to both the League of Women Voters and the Huguenot & New Rochelle Historical Association
The Huguenot & New Rochelle Historical Association is an educational non profit organization which owns and administers the Thomas Paine Cottage Museum and Sophia Brewster One-room Schoolhouse.
Our mission is to preserve and perpetuate the history of the City of New Rochelle, with particular emphasis on its original Huguenot settlers and founding father Thomas Paine.
Our mission is to preserve and perpetuate the history of the City of New Rochelle, with particular emphasis on its original Huguenot settlers and founding father Thomas Paine.
THOMAS PAINE COTTAGE MUSEUM
Administered by the Huguenot & New Rochelle Historical Association