| Oscar Zweig |
Friday, February 5, 2010
Oscar Zweig, 91, who helped start Penn Camera, a photographic supplies store in the
District, died Jan. 26 at a hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He had septicemia and
bacterial pneumonia.
Mr. Zweig founded Penn Camera in 1953 with two of his brothers. It has become a
chain of stores in the Washington area still run by his family.
He retired in 1971 and a few years later moved from Silver Spring to Pompano
Beach, Fla.
Mr. Zweig was a native Washingtonian and a 1936 graduate of Roosevelt High School.
He attended the University of Maryland and George Washington University.
During World War II, he served in the Army Air Forces as a navigator and co-pilot on
missions over France and Germany. His decorations included the Distinguished
Flying Cross, the Purple Heart and six awards of the Air Medal.
His past memberships included Norbeck Country Club in Rockville and Adas Israel
Congregation, a Conservative synagogue in Washington.
Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Norma Garfinkel Zweig of Pompano Beach;
three children, Larry Zweig of Silver Spring, Bruce Zweig of San Francisco and
Maxine Zweig of Fort Lauderdale; a brother; and a granddaughter.
-- Adam Bernstein
Oscar Zweig, 91, who helped start Penn Camera, a photographic supplies store in the
District, died Jan. 26 at a hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He had septicemia and
bacterial pneumonia.
Mr. Zweig founded Penn Camera in 1953 with two of his brothers. It has become a
chain of stores in the Washington area still run by his family.
He retired in 1971 and a few years later moved from Silver Spring to Pompano
Beach, Fla.
Mr. Zweig was a native Washingtonian and a 1936 graduate of Roosevelt High School.
He attended the University of Maryland and George Washington University.
During World War II, he served in the Army Air Forces as a navigator and co-pilot on
missions over France and Germany. His decorations included the Distinguished
Flying Cross, the Purple Heart and six awards of the Air Medal.
His past memberships included Norbeck Country Club in Rockville and Adas Israel
Congregation, a Conservative synagogue in Washington.
Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Norma Garfinkel Zweig of Pompano Beach;
three children, Larry Zweig of Silver Spring, Bruce Zweig of San Francisco and
Maxine Zweig of Fort Lauderdale; a brother; and a granddaughter.
-- Adam Bernstein