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(1914-2021) Sex Therapist, author. Shirley Zussman was born in and died in Manhattan, New York.

Full Name

Shirley Zussman

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Kings

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RESIDENCE

As a child, Ms. Zussman lived in Brooklyn, New York.

Unknown

OTHER

Ms. Zussman had a practice on East 79th Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York.

1914

BIRTH

Shirley Zussman was born Shirley Edith Dlugasch on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York, on July 23, 1914.

1937

OTHER

Ms. Zussman earned a diploma at the New York School of Social Work-Columbia University (now the Columbia School of Social Work) in 1937.

1969

OTHER

Ms. Zussman earned a doctorate in education from Teachers College, at Columbia University, in 1969.

1975

OTHER

Ms. Zussman and her husband, Leon Zussman, were co-directors of the Human Sexuality Center at Long Island Jewish-Hillside Medical Center in New Hyde Park, New York, in the mid-'70s.

1979

LITWORK

Getting Together: A Guide To Sexual Enrichment For Couples
New York, NY: Morrow
9780688033835
Nonfiction written with Leon Zussman and Jeremy Brecher.

2017

LITWORK

What's Age Got To Do With It?: A Collection of Essays
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
1975719905 / 978-1975719906
Collection of essays.

2021

DEATH

Shirley Zussman died at her home in Manhattan, New York, on December 4, 2021.

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