Shatzi Weisberger: Remembering The People's Bubbie (1930-2022)

LGBTQ&A

Jeffrey Masters

Society & Culture

4.7 • 703 Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2022

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Shatzi Weisberger died this week at the age of 92. A lifelong activist, Shatzi was a fixture at marches and protests here in NYC and was affectionately known as The People’s Bubbie. "I was a political lesbian for many years. I just loved being around lesbians...one of my earlier demonstrations was here in New York City and we did a die-in along with other people lying on the ground. And I started to cry because I felt that I was in the right place, doing the right things with the right people. I felt very together about it. I have been an activist ever since."

In the later part of her life, Shatzi became a death educator and helped people to dismantle their fears and worries around dying.

This interview was originally recorded in April 2022 and was one of her last. We wanted to reshare it today to help honor her and remember her remarkable life.

Click here to listen to the full interview with André De Shields that is excerpted at the end of the episode.

LGBTQ&A is hosted and produced by Jeffrey Masters. @jeffmasters1

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0:00.0	One of my earlier demonstration was here in New York City, and we did a die-in, you know,
0:07.3	with other people lying on the ground. And I started to cry because I felt that I was in the right
0:15.3	place, doing the right things with the right people. I felt very together about it, I have been an activist ever since.
0:23.4	That is the voice of Shotsie Weisberger,
0:26.4	who died this week at the age of 92.
0:30.1	She was one of the oldest activists in New York City,
0:34.0	known as the People's Bubby.
0:36.2	She was a constant fixture at marches and protests here
0:39.3	all the way up until her death. And whether marching against police brutality or with Jewish
0:45.3	voice for peace, she always carried one of her famous trademark signs. The most recent one I saw
0:51.6	said, 92-year-old Dyke says,
0:57.4	Fight like hell and Love each other Harder.
0:59.1	Shotsie liked to say,
1:02.9	I'm dying, but this is the best time of my life.
1:07.5	Dying and death were something that she was extremely comfortable talking about as you're about to hear.
1:08.8	She was a nurse for many years.
1:10.7	She cared for people
1:11.4	during the AIDS crisis. And in the later phase of her life, she became a death educator,
1:17.4	helping people to dismantle their fears and worries around dying. And that included her own.
1:24.0	To help remember Shotsie, we wanted to pop in from our hiatus and share this interview that we
1:29.0	did. It was recorded in April of this year and was one of her last. So without further ado,
1:35.9	I'm Jeffrey Masters and this is LGBTQ and A with Shotsie Weisberger.
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