He attended the public schools, and for one year New York University.
[1] Berg was a member of the New York State Assembly (Bronx Co., 3rd D.) in 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929 and 1930.
He was Commander-in-Chief of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America from 1928 to 1930.
On July 20, 1938, he died by suicide by shooting himself in his office at 1650 Broadway in Manhattan[3] while a grand jury was going to hand down an indictment on 17 counts of grand larceny and embezzlement.
[4] His wife claimed that Berg shot himself because of ill health.