Gedalia Berkman was born in Wiszniew, Poland, 1913 to Ytzkhak and Bluma nee Shapiro. He was a bookkeeper and married to Rakhel. Prior to WWII he lived in Žasliai, Lithuania. During the war he was in Kowno, Lithuania. Gedalia was murdered in the Shoah. Place of death: Kowno, Lithuania, 18/07/1941.