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Eli and Janet Zebooker in Israel
“It’s not too expensive. Th ey off er you many, many, many plac-
es to visit, which you wouldn’t normally visit on a trip, and you
have food available.” Th ey’ve taken a variety of diff erent cruise
lines, totaling 36 trips by ship.

Although no future trips are in the works, the Zebookers are
proud to look at the memories they’ve made together, along with
their family — two children and three grandchildren. In addi-
tion to photos, 10,000-plus slides occupy a sliver of Zebooker’s
closet in his reference room.

Th e room is fi lled with a collection of history books and atlas-
es, as well as a couch upholstered with a print of a map.

In his free time, he’s working on articles about Abraham
Lincoln and the Civil War. Previously, he authored two books on
Janet and Eli
Zebooker on their
honeymoon around
New England
Eli Zebooker
in Scotland
Photos provided,
courtesy of the
Zebookers’ photo album
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Eli Zebooker collects all his passports in a huge photo album.

Photo by Rachel Kurland
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Janet and Eli Zebooker at a cafe in Spain
the topics of ancient Greece, the Trojan War and Heracles, and
Charles I of England.

Zebooker’s father immigrated to the U.S. from Russia in 1903.

Born on April 4, 1913, Zebooker was joined this year by about 40
of his friends and family members for a birthday party, gold and
white balloons still floating behind the couch in the aftermath of
the celebration.

The couple, who belong to Congregation Kesher Israel, celebrated
their 71st anniversary just a few weeks before Zebooker’s birthday.

Also in his proud possession are dozens of (now outdated)
world maps and globes.

A map of the Mediterranean, for instance — about the size of
an average flat-screen TV — is one of roughly 40 framed maps
adorning his walls. His collection comes from an atlas that was
printed in 1730.

He found the first bunch in a random shop in Philadelphia.

The second batch came from another store, but it turned out both
collections are from the same 18th-century atlas.

Zebooker also came across maps of antique Philadelphia of
the pre-Revolution era, discovered in old bookshops or second-
hand stores. “I collected hundreds of old drawings, lithographs,”
he said, “copies of printed items.”
Worth a pretty penny centuries later, he donated them —
including a 12-mile circle map of the city — to the Athenaeum
of Philadelphia about 10 years ago.

Whether he’s traveling the world on a ship or in books, Zebook-
er has plenty of history to explore in the comfort of his own home.

“I always find something to do,” he laughed. l
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