A founder member of the Israel-Judaica Stamp Club, Eric Sugerman amassed a fine Judaica collection.
East End-born to parents from Odessa, he was educated at Central Foundation grammar school. In the Second World War he saw service in the Middle East and Italy as an army nurse and musician. A visit to Palestine strengthened his Zionism.
After the war he was elected a Labour councillor in Hackney. In the 1960s he sat on the Zionist Federation council.
When the Israel-Judaica Stamp Club was formed in 1980, he became a lifelong active committee member. Joint editor of the award-winning Israel-Judaica Collector Journal in the 1990s, he then became editorial consultant.