He has two daughters by his first marriage. Nathalie Adrienne "Adri" Abramson, his wife of 42 years, died of cancer in the fall of 1997. On June 27, 2004, he married Florenz Greenberg, whose husband had also died in 1997. She was the managing editor at CavanKerry Press, a nonprofit publisher of literary works in Fort Lee, New Jersey. Their wedding invitation was a comic strip with Popeye and Olive Oyl.Tung, Jennifer. "Weddings/Celebrations: Vows; Florenz Greenberg and Hy Eisman". The New York Times, July 11, 2004. Florenz Greenberg died on October 20, 2013, in Glen Rock.
