Bernie died with a smile on his face surrounded by his wife, and family. After 22 days in the hospital and a courageous fight for life, Bernie was freed from all pain and suffering. He fought the good fight and he ran the race, and heard the words 'well done good and faithful servant'. Bernie was a survivor of Auschwitz, Buchenwald, and was liberated at Bergen Belsen April 15th, 1945. Bernie brought the surviving members of his family, 2 sisters and 4 brothers to the United States in 1948. Bernie served in the U.S. Air Force for four years, and gained his U.S. citizenship. He worked for Metropolitan Life Ins, Co.for 35 years, he married, and had three children. He later married a second time which lasted 33 years. Bernie wrote a book about his life's experiences called 'Cattle Cars to Heaven.' The book was finished in January, and just released a week before his death. Bernie is survived by his wife Julie, daughters, Rhonda (Toby), Debbie (Wayne), Judy (John), step daughter Kelly (Paul), sister Therese, (Stanley) brother, Joseph (Evelyn) Sisters-in-laws Mitzi Shure, and Arleen Choroser, brother-in-law Larry Wayne, six grandchildren, Samuel, Brooke, Russell, Brittany, Caryn Emily, and Zoe.and one greatgrandson, Frederick. Bernie was predeceased by his mother, Rachel, his father, Maurice, his sisters Suzanne and Fernande,and his brother David, who all perished at Auschwitz. His sister Rene, brothers Jacques, Simon, and Benjamin, a sister-in-law Lois, along with his stepdaughter Shelly also predeceased him. Services will be at England Family Mortuary in Temecula Tuesday at 5:00PM. Interment will be Wed. morning at Riverside National Cemetary, Graveside services at 9:45AM In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to: U. S. Holocaust Memorial Museum 100 Foul Waldenberg Place, SW Washington DC 20024 Phone: 1.866.998.7466 URL: www.ushmm.org