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Milton A. Abelove (1912-1986) —
of Oneida
County, N.Y.; Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y., June 9,
1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state senate 36th District, 1938.
Jewish. Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died, in St. Luke's Memorial Hospital,
Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., July 22,
1986 (age 74 years, 43
days).
Interment at Temple Beth El Cemetery, Whitesboro, N.Y.
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Annie Ackerman (1914-1989) —
also known as "The Condo Queen" —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in 1914.
Democrat.
Female.
Jewish.
Political leader among retirees from the North who live in
condominiums in southeast Florida; inducted 1986 into the Florida
Women's Hall of Fame.
Died in 1989
(age about
75 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Elaine Bloom (b. 1937) —
of Miami Beach, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
16, 1937.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 106th District, 1974-78,
1986-2000; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida,
1976
(alternate), 1992,
1996;
candidate for Florida
state senate 36th District, 1978; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Florida 22nd District, 2000.
Female.
Jewish. Member, League of Women
Voters; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 2000.
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Henry Brash (1857-1928) —
of Marianna, Jackson
County, Fla.; Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Graudenz, Prussia (now Grudziadz, Poland),
March
18, 1857.
Clothing
merchant; mayor
of Marianna, Fla., 1880.
Jewish. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., July 11,
1928 (age 71 years, 115
days).
Interment at Rodeph Sholom Cemetery, Tampa, Fla.
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Solomon Meldrim Brash (1874-1939) —
also known as Solomon M. Brash; Sol Brash —
of Apalachicola, Franklin
County, Fla.
Born in Apalachicola, Franklin
County, Fla., May 23,
1874.
Vice-Consul
for Denmark in Apalachicola,
Fla., 1897-1907; Vice-Consul
for Uruguay in Apalachicola,
Fla., 1905-07.
Jewish.
Died in Lake City, Columbia
County, Fla., July 5,
1939 (age 65 years, 43
days).
Interment at Oak
City Cemetery, Bainbridge, Ga.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Brash and Henrietta (Cohn) Brash; married 1900 to Sadie
Lichtenstadter; married 1907 to Rita
May Lichtenstadter. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Matthew Brown (1905-2003) —
of Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass.; Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., March
26, 1905.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1960.
Jewish.
Died September
5, 2003 (age 98 years, 163
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Irwin R. Brownstein (1930-1996) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
4, 1930.
Lawyer;
law partner of Sebastian
Leone; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 16th District, 1960-63; member
of New
York state senate, 1964-66 (15th District 1964-65, 23rd District
1966); civil court judge in New York, 1967-68; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1969-80.
Jewish. Member, B'nai
B'rith.
Died of a heart
attack in Miami Beach, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., March
24, 1996 (age 65 years, 141
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Michael Citron (1896-1976) —
also known as William M. Citron —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., August
29, 1896.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Middletown, 1927-31; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1935-39; defeated, 1928
(2nd District), 1932 (at-large), 1938 (at-large), 1952 (2nd District).
Jewish. Member, American
Legion; Eagles;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Freemasons.
Died in Titusville, Brevard
County, Fla., June 7,
1976 (age 79 years, 283
days).
Interment at Congregation
Adath Israel Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.
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William T. Cowin (1901-1991) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
16, 1901.
Republican. Legal secretary to U.S. District Judge Grover
M. Moscowitz; lawyer;
assistant U.S. Attorney; served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World
War II; candidate for New York
state senate 13th District, 1956; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1966, 1969-76; defeated,
1963, 1964; appointed 1966; defeated, 1966.
Jewish.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Long Island College Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
1, 1991 (age 89 years, 77
days).
Interment at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Leesburg, Fla.
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Peter R. Deutsch (b. 1957) —
of Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., April 1,
1957.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1983-93; U.S.
Representative from Florida 20th District, 1993-2005; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996,
2000,
2004;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 2004.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2014.
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Steven Effman (b. 1950) —
also known as Steve Effman —
of Sunrise, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
13, 1950.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Sunrise, Fla., 1993-96; member of Florida
state house of representatives 98th District, 1997-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2000.
Jewish. Member, B'nai
B'rith.
Admitted
in 2003 to inappropriate
relationships
with three divorce clients; suspended
from the practice of law for 91 days.
Still living as of 2003.
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Henry Ellenbogen (1900-1985) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Vienna, Austria,
April
3, 1900.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 33rd District, 1933-38; common
pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1938-66.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Eagles.
Died in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., July 4,
1985 (age 85 years, 92
days).
Interment at West
View Jewish Cemetery, Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Steven B. Feren (b. 1950) —
of Sunrise, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Beth Israel Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
1, 1950.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1992-96; candidate for Florida
state senate, 1996; mayor
of Sunrise, Fla., 1996-; member of Democratic
National Committee from Florida, 1998-2002; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2000.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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Harold Leonard Fisher (1910-1999) —
also known as Harold L. Fisher; "Mr.
Brooklyn" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
10, 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1960,
1976,
1980;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 22nd District, 1967;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; chairman, New York
Metropolitan Transit Authority, 1977-79.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., December
26, 1999 (age 89 years, 16
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Fisher and Pauline Fisher; married to Betty
Kahn. |
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Harold Lawrence Frankel (1916-2002) —
also known as Harold L. Frankel —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.; Cape Coral, Lee
County, Fla.
Born October
25, 1916.
Hotel
owner; merchant;
mayor
of Huntington, W.Va., 1957-59, 1974-75, 1977-78; Cabell
County Sheriff and Treasurer, 1961-64.
Jewish. Member, B'nai
B'rith.
Died, in a hospice
at Pembroke Pines, Broward
County, Fla., February
18, 2002 (age 85 years, 116
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Lois J. Frankel (b. 1948) —
of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 16,
1948.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 85th District, 1997-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
mayor
of West Palm Beach, Fla., 2009.
Female.
Jewish. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; League of Women
Voters; National
Organization for Women.
Still living as of 2009.
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Clara L. Gompers (1887-1977) —
also known as Clara Gompers; Clara
Rodriguez=Lopez —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Hallandale (now Hallandale Beach), Broward
County, Fla.
Born in New York, June 11,
1887.
Democrat. Member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930, 1945, 1964; alternate delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1960,
1964.
Female.
Jewish.
Died in Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., September
28, 1977 (age 90 years, 109
days).
Interment at Acacia
Cemetery, Ozone Park, Queens, N.Y.
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Robert Willard Gordon (1916-1986) —
also known as Robert W. Gordon —
of Miramar, Broward
County, Fla.; Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in New York, October
1, 1916.
Real
estate developer; mayor
of Miramar, Fla., 1955-59.
Jewish.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla., August
20, 1986 (age 69 years, 323
days).
Interment at Temple Beth El Memorial Gardens, Davie, Fla.
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Ronald L. Greenstein (b. 1951) —
also known as Ron Greenstein —
of Coconut Creek, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
26, 1951.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 95th District, 1999-; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2000.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2000.
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Alberto Gutman (b. 1959) —
also known as Al Gutman —
of Florida.
Born in Havana (La Habana), Cuba,
January
4, 1959.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1984-92; member of Florida
state senate 34th District, 1992-99.
Jewish. Cuban
ancestry. Member, Phi
Theta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Phi; B'nai
B'rith; Freemasons.
In 1999, he was indicted,
along with his wife and 23 others, on charges of Medicaid
fraud and conspiracy; pleaded
guilty to felony conspiracy charges
that he helped set up home health care companies that never did any
legitimate business, got names of purported patients from voter
lists, and received over $800,000 in Medicare payments; resigned
from the Florida Senate as part of the plea bargain; sentenced
in 2000 to five years in prison,
fined,
and ordered to pay restitution.
Still living as of 1999.
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Julius Helfand (1902-1987) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
11, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1935; defeated,
1935.
Jewish. Member, American
Jewish Congress; National
Lawyers Guild.
Sponsored 1935 amendment to New York State tax law, which prohibited
educational institutions from denying admission to qualified
applicants because of race, color, or creed.
Died in Palm Beach
County, Fla., August
16, 1987 (age 84 years, 248
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ruben Helfand and Rose (Sperance) Helfand; married, November
21, 1926, to Naomi Aaronson. |
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Louis Benjamin Heller (1905-1993) —
also known as Louis B. Heller —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Lauderhill, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., February
10, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 7th District, 1943-44; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1944-54; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1949-54 (7th District 1949-53, 8th
District 1953-54); resigned 1954; special sessions court judge in New
York, 1954-58; city court judge in New York, 1958-66; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1967-77.
Jewish.
Died in Plantation, Broward
County, Fla., October
30, 1993 (age 88 years, 262
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Sally A. Heyman (b. 1954) —
of North Miami Beach, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., November
10, 1954.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 105th District, 1995-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2000,
2008.
Female.
Jewish. Member, National
Organization for Women.
Still living as of 2008.
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Leo Isacson (1910-1996) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Eastchester, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
20, 1910.
Member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 13th District, 1945-46; defeated
(American Labor), 1946; American Labor candidate for borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1945, 1949; U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1948-49; defeated
(American Labor), 1948; vice-chair of New York American Labor Party,
1949.
Jewish. Member, Alpha
Epsilon Pi.
Died of cancer in
a hospital
at Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., September
21, 1996 (age 86 years, 154
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Suzanne Jacobs (b. 1936) —
of Florida.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 6,
1936.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 88th District, 1993-.
Female.
Jewish.
Still living as of 1999.
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Jacob Koppel Javits (1904-1986) —
also known as Jacob K. Javits —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 18,
1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1947-54; New York
state attorney general, 1955-57; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1957-81; defeated, 1980 (primary), 1980
(Liberal); delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1956,
1960,
1964;
candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966.
Jewish. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Jewish
War Veterans; United
World Federalists; Amvets.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1983.
Died, of ALS (Lou Gehrig's
disease), in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., March 7,
1986 (age 81 years, 293
days).
Interment at Linden
Hill Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens, N.Y.
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Ron J. Klein (b. 1957) —
of Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, July 10,
1957.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1993-96; member of Florida
state senate, 1996-2006; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Florida, 2000,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Florida 22nd District, 2007-.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2014.
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Joseph Aaron Lazarow (1923-2008) —
also known as Joseph Lazarow —
of Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born December
17, 1923.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; mayor
of Atlantic City, N.J., 1976-82.
Jewish.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., January
3, 2008 (age 84 years, 17
days).
Interment at Beth
Kehillah Cemetery, Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic County, N.J.
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William Lehman (1913-2005) —
also known as Bill Lehman —
of North Miami Beach, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Selma, Dallas
County, Ala., October
5, 1913.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1973-93 (13th District 1973-83, 17th
District 1983-93).
Jewish.
Died March
16, 2005 (age 91 years, 162
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Curtis Levine (b. 1947) —
also known as Curt Levine —
of Florida.
Born in New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn., November
21, 1947.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 89th District, 1999-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2000.
Jewish. Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; B'nai
B'rith; Jewish
War Veterans.
Still living as of 2000.
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Aaron Jefferson Levy (1881-1955) —
also known as Aaron J. Levy —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 4,
1881.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 4th District, 1908-13;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1912;
municipal judge in New York, 1913-23; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1924-51.
Jewish. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Tammany
Hall.
Died, following a heart
attack, in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., November
21, 1955 (age 74 years, 140
days).
Interment at Mokom
Sholom Cemetery, Ozone Park, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Levy and Annie (Bernstein) Levy; married, March
10, 1903, to Libbie Finkelstein. |
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Simon J. Liebowitz (c.1906-1998) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., about 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1960-68 (10th District 1960-65, 18th District 1966,
15th District 1967-68); Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1969-75.
Jewish. Member, Odd
Fellows; B'nai
B'rith; Knights
of Pythias.
Died at Good Samaritan Hospital
in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., May 24,
1998 (age about 92
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Howard Morton Metzenbaum (1917-2008) —
also known as Howard M. Metzenbaum; "Senator
No"; "Headline Howard" —
of Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, June 4,
1917.
Democrat. Lawyer; airport
parking
lot and car
rental business; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1943-46; member of Ohio
state senate, 1947-50; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Ohio, 1952
(alternate), 1964;
speaker, 1988;
U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1974, 1977-95; defeated, 1970.
Jewish.
Died in Aventura, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., March
12, 2008 (age 90 years, 282
days).
Interment at Mayfield
Cemetery, Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
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Grover M. Moscowitz Jr. (1916-1998) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Pompano Beach, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in 1916.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state senate 8th District, 1948; candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1952.
Jewish.
Died December
26, 1998 (age about 82
years).
Interment at Star of David Memorial Garden, North Lauderdale, Fla.
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Jacob P. Nathanson (1901-1986) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Lake Worth (now Lake Worth Beach), Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Russia,
February
21, 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 14th District, 1927-33; defeated
in primary, 1933.
Jewish.
Charged
in 1930 with professional
misconduct by the Brooklyn Bar Association, over his handling of
a client's $500 bail payment; suspended
from the practice of law in 1931, and ordered to pay
restitution. Indicted
in October and November 1938 on charges
of forgery,
grand
larceny, and subornation
of perjury, over his involvement in fraudulent
bail bonds; pleaded
guilty to subornation
of perjury, and testified against other conspirators; disbarred
in 1939.
Died in Palm Beach
County, Fla., March 2,
1986 (age 85 years, 9
days).
Interment somewhere
in Palm Beach County, Fla.
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Andrew Scott Pollack (b. 1966) —
also known as Andrew Pollack —
Born in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., February
18, 1966.
Republican. Scrap metal
business; real estate
investor; father of Meadow Jade Pollack, who was one of 17 killed
in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School,
Parkland, Florida; speaker, Republican National Convention, 2020.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2020.
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William Joseph Posey (b. 1947) —
also known as Bill Posey —
of Rockledge, Brevard
County, Fla.
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
18, 1947.
Republican. Real estate
business; member of Florida
state house of representatives 32nd District, 1993-2000; member
of Florida
state senate, 2001-08 (15th District 2001-02, 24th District
2003-08); U.S.
Representative from Florida, 2009-20 (15th District 2009-13, 8th
District 2013-20).
Methodist.
English
and Jewish ancestry. Member, Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2020.
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Benjamin J. Rabin (1896-1969) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., June 3,
1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1945-47; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1948-66.
Jewish.
Died in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., February
22, 1969 (age 72 years, 264
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Rochelle Park, N.J.
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Paul Richman (1895-1959) —
of Newport
News, Va.
Born in Budapest, Hungary,
December
25, 1895.
Democrat. Ship supply
dealer; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Panama in Hampton
Roads, Va., 1934-36.
Jewish. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died, from kidney
failure and diabetes,
in Riverside Hospital,
Newport
News, Va., September
16, 1959 (age 63 years, 265
days).
Interment at Jewish Cemetery of the Virginia Peninsula, Hampton, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Nathan Richman and Jennie (Zigmond) Richman; married to Ruth
Lichtenberg. |
| | | Epitaph: "Beloved husband, father and
grandfather." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Stacy Joy Ritter (b. 1960) —
also known as Stacy J. Ritter —
of Parkland, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Washington,
D.C., June 8,
1960.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 96th District, 1997-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Female.
Jewish. Member, Phi
Alpha Delta.
Still living as of 2008.
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Leonard Rochwarger (1925-2001) —
of New York.
Born in 1925.
U.S. Ambassador to Fiji, 1987-89; Kiribati, 1987-89; Tonga, 1987-89; Tuvalu, 1987-89.
Jewish.
Chief executive officer of Firstmark Corporation, 1972-87.
Died in Stuart, Martin
County, Fla., March
11, 2001 (age about 75
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Harry Rosen (born c.1936) —
of Miramar, Broward
County, Fla.
Born about 1936.
Lawyer;
bank
director; mayor
of Miramar, Fla., 1975-79; defeated, 1979.
Jewish.
Still living as of 1979.
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Myron Rosner (born c.1960) —
of North Miami Beach, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Montreal, Quebec,
about 1960.
General
contractor; realtor;
mayor
of North Miami Beach, Fla., 2009-.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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Relatives:
Married to Sarah Zabel. |
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Harold Shapiro (1906-1981) —
of Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Pereyaslov, Russia,
May
1, 1906.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor
of Miami Beach, Fla., 1953-55.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion; Jewish
War Veterans; Zionist
Organization of America; Alpha
Epsilon Pi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; B'nai
B'rith.
Died in May, 1981
(age about
74 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Max Shapiro and Fannie (Bernstein) Shapiro; married, June 14,
1953, to Sylvia Simha Chinio. |
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Eleanor Sobel (b. 1946) —
of Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
11, 1946.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 100th District, 1998-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2000,
2004.
Female.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2004.
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Alex J. Soled (b. 1926) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla.
Born May 18,
1926.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state assembly from Bronx County 2nd District, 1950, 1952;
candidate for New York
state senate 26th District, 1954; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 22nd District, 1958.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2001.
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Abe Stark (1894-1972) —
also known as "Mr. Brooklyn" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
28, 1894.
Democrat. Clothier;
borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1962-70; defeated (Republican),
1949; resigned 1970; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1964.
Jewish. Russian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Famed among Brooklyn Dodgers fans for his longtime, conspicious
advertising sign (for his clothing business) below the scoreboard at
Ebbets Field, which promised a free suit to players who batted the
ball there: "HIT SIGN, WIN SUIT".
Died in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., July 2,
1972 (age 77 years, 278
days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Richard Bernard Stone (1928-2019) —
also known as Richard Stone; Dick Stone —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., September
22, 1928.
Democrat. Secretary
of state of Florida, 1971-74; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1975-80; resigned 1980; U.S. Ambassador to
, 1983-84; Denmark, 1992-93.
Jewish.
Died in Rockville, Montgomery
County, Md., July 28,
2019 (age 90 years, 309
days).
Interment at King David Memorial Gardens, Fairfax County, Va.
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Alvin Udell (1906-1987) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born May 15,
1906.
Clothing
manufacturer; member of New York American Labor Party Executive
Committee, 1945; treasurer of New York American Labor Party, 1948;
American Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1948.
Jewish.
Died in Broward
County, Fla., February
9, 1987 (age 80 years, 270
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Acacia
Cemetery, Ozone Park, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Max Udell and Jane (Walcoff) Udell; married to Gertrude
Langsam. |
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Deborah Wasserman=Schultz (b. 1966) —
also known as Debbie Wasserman=Schultz; Deborah
Wasserman —
of Davie, Broward
County, Fla.; Weston, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Forest Hills, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., September
27, 1966.
Democrat. Aide to U.S. Rep. Peter
Deutsch, 1989-92; member of Florida
state house of representatives 97th District, 1993-2000; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Florida
state senate, 2001-04; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 2005-18 (20th District 2005-13, 23rd
District 2013-18); Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 2011-16.
Female.
Jewish. Member, Omicron
Delta Kappa; National
Organization for Women; American
Jewish Congress.
Youngest woman ever elected to the Florida legislature.
Still living as of 2018.
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Robert Wexler (b. 1961) —
of Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., January
2, 1961.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state senate, 1990-96; U.S.
Representative from Florida 19th District, 1997-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2014.
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Norman Henry Wiener (1891-1962) —
also known as Norman H. Wiener —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Russia,
May
12, 1891.
Scrap iron
business; coal
dealer; mayor of
Albion, Mich., 1931-44, 1949-54; resigned 1944.
Jewish. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, in St. Francis Hospital,
Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., February
20, 1962 (age 70 years, 284
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Mandel Wiener and Rivka Wiener; married, March
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Samuel Winfield (1897-1975) —
also known as Sam Winfield; Samuel
Weinfield —
of Opa-Locka, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.; Miramar, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Framingham, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
3, 1897.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; served in the
U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; mayor
of Miramar, Fla., 1959; resigned 1959.
Jewish ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions.
Died in Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla., March
30, 1975 (age 77 years, 117
days).
Interment at Oaklawn Cemetery, Richland, Mo.
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David Levy Yulee (1810-1886) —
also known as David Levy; "Father of Florida's
Railroads" —
of St. Augustine, St. Johns
County, Fla.; Homosassa, Citrus
County, Fla.
Born in St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands, June 12,
1810.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention from St. Johns County,
1838-39; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Florida Territory, 1841-45; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1845-51, 1855-61; imprisoned
as a Confederate
at Fort Pulaski, Fla. for a time after the Civil War.
Jewish.
Slaveowner.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
10, 1886 (age 76 years, 120
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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