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Jewish Politicians in Illinois
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  Sam Ackerman (b. 1934) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., December 23, 1934. Son of Joseph Ackerman and Regina (Marmorstein) Ackerman. Democrat. Personnel director, Continental Coffee; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1972. Jewish. Member, Americans for Democratic Action; American Civil Liberties Union. Still living as of 1973.
  Relatives: Married 1970 to Martha Sue Gordon.
  Benjamin Philip Alschuler (1933-2001) — also known as Benjamin P. Alschuler — of Aurora, Kane County, Ill. Born in Aurora, Kane County, Ill., February 5, 1933. Son of Jacob Edward Alschuler and Carolyn (Strauss) Alschuler. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 15th District, 1968. Jewish. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Zeta Beta Tau; American Bar Association; Elks. Died March 1, 2001 (age 68 years, 24 days). Interment at Spring Lake Cemetery, Aurora, Ill.
  Relatives: Grandson of Benjamin Phillip Alschuler; son of Jacob Edward Alschuler and Carolyn (Strauss) Alschuler; married to Anne Cockfield. See Alschuler family of Illinois.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Benjamin Phillip Alschuler (b. 1876) — also known as Benjamin P. Alschuler; Ben Alschuler — of Aurora, Kane County, Ill. Born in Aurora, Kane County, Ill., November 8, 1876. Son of Jacob Alschuler (1825-1896) and Caroline (Stiefel) Alschuler (1839-1933). Democrat. Lawyer; Judge, Illinois Court of Claims, 1913-17; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1932; delegate to Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; vice-president and counsel, Western United Gas and Electric Co.; director, publishing companies and newspapers. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Union League. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Alschuler (1825-1896) and Caroline (Stiefel) Alschuler (1839-1933); brother of Samuel Alschuler; married, March 28, 1900, to Lillian Reinheimer (1875-1956); father of Jacob Edward Alschuler; grandfather of Benjamin Philip Alschuler. See Alschuler family of Illinois.
  Jacob Edward Alschuler (1902-1977) — also known as Jacob E. Alschuler — of Aurora, Kane County, Ill. Born in Aurora, Kane County, Ill., July 9, 1902. Son of Benjamin Phillip Alschuler. Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1940. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; Zeta Beta Tau; Elks; Moose; Freemasons; B'nai B'rith. Died in May, 1977 (age 74 years, 0 days). Interment at Spring Lake Cemetery, Aurora, Ill.
  Relatives: Nephew of Samuel Alschuler; son of Benjamin Phillip Alschuler; father of Benjamin Philip Alschuler. See Alschuler family of Illinois.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jacob M. Arvey (1895-1977) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., November 3, 1895. Son of Israel Arvey and Bertha (Eisenberg) Arvey. Democrat. Lawyer; alderman, 24th Ward, Chicago, 1923-41; commissioner, Chicago Park District, 1945-67; delegate to Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936, 1940, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1968; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; chair of Cook County Democratic Party, 1946-50; member of Democratic National Committee from Illinois, 1950-. Jewish. Russian ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; B'nai B'rith; Jewish War Veterans; American Legion; Navy League; Elks; Freemasons; Moose; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Died, of heart failure, in Weiss Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Cook County, Ill., August 25, 1977 (age 81 years, 295 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 11, 1916, to Edith Freeman.
  Samuel R. Ballis (1901-1981) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., November 11, 1901. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; B'nai B'rith. Died in September, 1981 (age 79 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  David Lionel Bazelon (1909-1993) — also known as David L. Bazelon — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Washington, D.C. Born in Superior, Douglas County, Wis., September 3, 1909. Son of Israel Bazelon and Lena (Krasnovsky) Bazelon. Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1948; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1949-79; took senior status 1979. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Died in Washington, D.C., February 19, 1993 (age 83 years, 169 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 7, 1936, to Miriam M. Kellner.
  See also federal judicial profile
  Sol Bloom (1870-1949) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Pekin, Tazewell County, Ill., March 9, 1870. Son of Garrison Bloom and Sara Bloom. Democrat. Play producer; entertainment manager; songwriter; furniture business; real estate business; U.S. Representative from New York, 1923-49 (19th District 1923-45, 20th District 1945-49); died in office 1949; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Redmen. Died, from a heart attack, in the U.S. Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., March 7, 1949 (age 78 years, 363 days). Interment at Mt. Eden Cemetery, Westchester Hills, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married 1897 to Evelyn Hechheimer (1876-1941).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Wesley Kanne Clark (b. 1944) — also known as Wesley K. Clark; Wesley Kanne — of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., December 23, 1944. Son of Benjamin J. Kanne (died 1948) and Veneta Updegraff (Bogard) Kanne. Democrat. Rhodes scholar; served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; U.S. Army General; Supreme Allied Commander, 1997-2000; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 2004. Baptist; later Catholic. Jewish ancestry. Recipient, Medal of Freedom, 2000. Still living as of 2009.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin J. Kanne (died 1948) and Veneta Updegraff (Bogard) Kanne; step-son of Viktor Clark; married 1966 to Gertrude 'Gert' Kingston.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Books by Wesley K. Clark: Winning Modern Wars : Iraq, Terrorism, and the American Empire (2003) — Waging Modern War : Bosnia, Kosovo, and the Future of Combat (2001) — A Time to Lead : For Duty, Honor and Country (2007)
  Debra DeLee (b. 1948) — of Washington, D.C. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., 1948. Democrat. School teacher; lobbyist; Chairman of Democratic National Committee, 1994-95; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1996, 2000; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 2004, 2008; president, Americans for Peace Now. Female. Jewish. Member, National Education Association. Still living as of 2008.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Rahm Israel Emanuel (b. 1959) — also known as Rahm Emanuel; "Rahmbo" — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., November 29, 1959. Democrat. Member of the White House staff, for President Bill Clinton, 1997-2001; U.S. Representative from Illinois 5th District, 2003-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 2004, 2008 (speaker); mayor of Chicago, Ill., 2011-. Jewish. Still living as of 2011.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Martin Emerich (1846-1922) — of Illinois. Born in Baltimore, Md., April 27, 1846. Democrat. Member of Illinois state legislature; U.S. Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1903-05. Jewish. Died in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., September 27, 1922 (age 76 years, 153 days). Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  David Englestein (c.1905-1996) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; San Francisco, Calif. Born in Montreal, Quebec, about 1905. Communist. Candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1972. Jewish. Left the Communist Party in 1992; helped found the socialist Committees of Correspondence. Died, from congestive heart failure, in San Francisco, Calif., December 18, 1996 (age about 91 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Mary C. Englestein.
  Bernard E. Epton — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Republican. Candidate for mayor of Chicago, Ill., 1983. Jewish. Interment at Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Jerome New Frank (1889-1957) — also known as Jerome Frank — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., September 10, 1889. Son of Herman Frank and Clara (New) Frank. Lawyer; member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1937-41; chair, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1939-41; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1941-57; died in office 1957. Jewish. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Died in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., January 13, 1957 (age 67 years, 125 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, July 18, 1914, to Florence Kiper.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Nathan Frank (1852-1931) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Peoria, Peoria County, Ill., February 23, 1852. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper publisher; U.S. Representative from Missouri 9th District, 1889-91; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1896 (member, Arrangements Committee; member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business). Jewish. Died in St. Louis, Mo., April 5, 1931 (age 79 years, 41 days). Interment at New Mt. Sinai Cemetery, Affton, Mo.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Betty Friedan (1921-2006) — also known as Bettye Naomi Goldstein — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Peoria, Peoria County, Ill., February 4, 1921. Daughter of Harry Goldstein and Miriam (Horowitz) Goldstein. Democrat. University professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1984. Female. Jewish and Russian ancestry. Member, National Organization for Women; Phi Beta Kappa. Elected to National Women's Hall of Fame. Died, of heart failure, in Washington, D.C., February 4, 2006 (age 85 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 12, 1947, to Carl Friedan (divorced 1969).
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books by Betty Friedan: The Feminine Mystique — The Second Stage — The Fountain of Age — Life So Far
  Elmer Gertz (1906-2000) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., September 14, 1906. Son of Morris Gertz and Grace Gertz. Lawyer; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 13th District, 1969-70. Jewish. Member, American Jewish Congress. Suffered a heart attack, and died three months later, in a nursing home at Chicago, Cook County, Ill., April 27, 2000 (age 93 years, 226 days). Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Arthur Joseph Goldberg (1908-1990) — also known as Arthur J. Goldberg — of Illinois; New York; Washington, D.C. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., August 8, 1908. Democrat. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; general counsel, Congress of Industrial Organizations; helped merge that group with the American Federation of Labor to form the AFL-CIO, 1955; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1960; U.S. Secretary of Labor, 1961-62; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1962-65; U.S. Representative to United Nations, 1965-68; candidate for Governor of New York, 1970; U.S. Ambassador to , 1977-78. Jewish. Member, American Jewish Committee; Americans for Democratic Action. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1978. Died of coronary artery disease, in Washington, D.C., January 19, 1990 (age 81 years, 164 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Married, July 18, 1931, to Dorothy Kurgans.
  Cross-reference: Stephen G. Breyer
  See also NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Joseph H. Goldenhersh (1914-1992) — of Belleville, St. Clair County, Ill. Born in East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Ill., November 2, 1914. Lawyer; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1964-70; justice of Illinois state supreme court 5th District, 1970-87. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association. Died, of a stroke following heart surgery, March 11, 1992 (age 77 years, 130 days). Interment at Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol Cemetery, Ladue, Mo.
  Julius Goldzier (1854-1925) — of Illinois. Born in Austria, January 20, 1854. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1893-95. Jewish. Died January 20, 1925 (age 71 years, 0 days). Interment at Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Clem Graver (b. 1899) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., 1899. Republican. Real estate broker; candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 5th District, 1942; member of Illinois Republican State Central Committee, 1944-48; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1948. Jewish. Burial location unknown.
  Michael Homel (born c.1944) — of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., about 1944. Democrat. University professor; mayor of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1993-95; defeated, 1995. Jewish. Still living as of 2004.
  Books by Michael W. Homel: Unlocking City Hall : Exploring the History of Local Government and Politics (2001)
  Henry Horner (1879-1940) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., November 30, 1879. Democrat. Lawyer; probate judge in Illinois, 1915-31; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1940; Governor of Illinois, 1933-40; died in office 1940. Jewish. Died October 6, 1940 (age 60 years, 311 days). Interment at Mt. Mayriv Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  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.
  Malcolm S. Kamin (b. 1939) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., February 23, 1939. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 12th District, 1969-70. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; B'nai B'rith; American Civil Liberties Union. Still living as of 1970.
  Lawrence Kestenbaum (b. 1955) — also known as Larry Kestenbaum — of East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., September 13, 1955. Son of Justin Louis Kestenbaum (1925-1995) and Maryhelen (Dietrich) Kestenbaum (1928-1985). Democrat. Lawyer; Ingham County Commissioner 8th District, 1983-88; candidate in primary for Michigan state house of representatives 52nd District, 1998; Washtenaw County Commissioner 4th District, 2000-02; Washtenaw County Clerk and Register of Deeds, 2005-. Jewish. Hungarian, German, Polish, and Norwegian ancestry. Member, National Trust for Historic Preservation; American Civil Liberties Union; Grange; Sierra Club; NAACP. Creator of The Political Graveyard web site. Still living as of 2010.
  Relatives: Grandnephew of Meyer Kestnbaum; son of Justin Louis Kestenbaum (1925-1995) and Maryhelen (Dietrich) Kestenbaum (1928-1985); married, November 17, 1990, to Janice Gutfreund.
  See also OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Meyer Kestnbaum (1896-1960) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., October 31, 1896. Son of Benjamin Kestnbaum (1872-1965) and Julia (Weintraub) Kestnbaum (1876-1943). Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; president, Hart, Schaffner and Marx, clothing manufacturers, from 1941; director, Chicago and North Western Railway; chair, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1954-55; special assistant to Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1955-60. Jewish. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., December 14, 1960 (age 64 years, 44 days). Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Kestnbaum (1872-1965) and Julia (Weintraub) Kestnbaum (1876-1943); married, June 2, 1925, to Gertrude Dana (1895-1982); granduncle of Lawrence Kestenbaum.
  Julius Klein (1901-1984) — also known as "Dutch" — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., September 5, 1901. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper reporter; candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois at-large, 1932; general in the U.S. Army during World War II; public relations business; lobbyist; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1952, 1960; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1954. Jewish. Member, Jewish War Veterans. Died, in the Great Lakes Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Lake County, Ill., April 6, 1984 (age 82 years, 214 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Helene von Holstein (died 1976).
  Philip M. Klutznick (1907-1999) — of Park Forest, Cook County, Ill. Born in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., July 9, 1907. Lawyer; U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1980-81. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; B'nai B'rith. Died August 14, 1999 (age 92 years, 36 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Father of Bettylu Klutznick Saltzman.
  See also NNDB dossier
  Kenneth Bentley Kramer (b. 1942) — also known as Kenneth B. Kramer; Ken Kramer — of Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colo. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., February 19, 1942. Son of Albert Aaron Kramer and Ruth (Pokrass) Kramer. Republican. Lawyer; member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1973-78; member of Colorado Republican State Central Committee, 1973-82; U.S. Representative from Colorado 5th District, 1979-87; candidate for U.S. Senator from Colorado, 1986. Jewish. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. Still living as of 1998.
  Relatives: Son of Albert Aaron Kramer and Ruth (Pokrass) Kramer; married 1980 to Nancy Pearson (died 1984; daughter of Helen H. Pearson).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Albert Davis Lasker (1880-1952) — also known as Albert D. Lasker; "The Father of Modern Advertising" — of Lake Forest, Lake County, Ill.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born, of American parents, in Freiburg (Freiburg im Breisgau), Germany, May 1, 1880. Son of Morris Lasker (died 1916) and Nettie (Davis) Lasker (1856-1930). Republican. Advertising business; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1936, 1940; University of Illinois trustee, 1937-42. Jewish. German ancestry. Member, American Jewish Committee. As part owner of the Chicago Cubs baseball team, devised "Lasker Plan" for reorganization of baseball, 1920. Established the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation for promotion of medical research. Died, of cancer, in the Harkness Pavilion of the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., May 30, 1952 (age 72 years, 29 days). Entombed at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
  Relatives: Nephew of Eduard Lasker (1829-1884; German politician); son of Morris Lasker (died 1916) and Nettie (Davis) Lasker (1856-1930); married 1902 to Flora Warner (died 1936); married 1938 to Doris Kenyon (1897-1979; divorced 1938); married, June 21, 1940, to Mary (Woodard) Reinhardt (1900-1994); father of Edward Lasker; uncle of Morris Edward Lasker. See Lasker family of California and New York.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Maurice Larry Lawrence (1926-1996) — also known as M. Larry Lawrence — of San Diego, San Diego County, Calif.; Coronado, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., August 16, 1926. Son of Sidney A. Lawrence and Tillie P. Astor Lawrence. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1964, 1968, 1972; candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1972; U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland, 1994-96, died in office 1996. Jewish. Member, Zeta Beta Tau. Falsely claimed to have served and been injured in the Merchant Marine during World War II; this was discovered a year after his death. Died, of leukemia and blood dyscrasia, in Berne, Switzerland, January 9, 1996 (age 69 years, 146 days). Original interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; reinterment in 1997 at El Camino Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
  Relatives: Married 1949 to Geraldine Polland.
  See also Wikipedia article
  David F. Levi (b. 1951) — of California. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., August 29, 1951. Son of Edward Hirsch Levi and Kate (Sulzberger) Levi (1918-2003). Republican. Lawyer; clerk to U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Benjamin C. Duniway, 1980-81, and to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell, 1981-82; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California, 1987-90; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of California, 1990-2007. Jewish. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Still living as of 2007.
  Relatives: Married, July 14, 1973, to Nancy Ryerson Ranney.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Edward Hirsch Levi (1911-2000) — also known as Edward H. Levi — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., June 26, 1911. Son of Gerson B. Levi and Elsa B. (Hirsch) Levi. Lawyer; law professor; president of the University of Chicago, 1968-75; first Jewish president of a major U.S. university; U.S. Attorney General, 1975-77. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Died, from Alzheimer's disease, in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., March 7, 2000 (age 88 years, 255 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Gerson B. Levi and Elsa B. (Hirsch) Levi; married, June 4, 1946, to Kate (Sulzberger) Hecht (1918-2003); father of David F. Levi.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books by Edward H. Levi: An Introduction to Legal Reasoning
  Theodore Levin (1897-1970) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., February 18, 1897. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1946-70; died in office 1970. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died December 31, 1970 (age 73 years, 316 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Father of Charles Leonard Levin and Joseph Levin; uncle of Sander Martin Levin and Carl Milton Levin. See Levin family of Michigan.
  See also federal judicial profile
  Sidney Irving Lezak (1924-2006) — also known as Sidney I. Lezak — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., November 8, 1924. Son of Manny Lezak and Celia (Weiner) Lezak. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Oregon, 1961-82. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Died April 24, 2006 (age 81 years, 167 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 26, 1949, to Muriel Elaine Deutsch.
  Harry Litowich (1899-1973) — of Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 8, 1899. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District, 1953-58; member of Michigan state senate 7th District, 1959-64. Jewish. Member, Kiwanis; Elks; B'nai B'rith. Died in 1973 (age about 74 years). Burial location unknown.
  Julian William Mack (1866-1943) — also known as Julian W. Mack — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in San Francisco, Calif., July 19, 1866. Son of William Jacob Mack and Rebecca (Tandler) Mack. Democrat. Lawyer; law professor; circuit judge in Illinois, 1903-11; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1908-10; Judge of U.S. Commerce Court, 1911-13; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1929-40. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; Zionist Organization of America; American Jewish Congress; American Jewish Committee. Died in 1943 (age about 76 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, March 9, 1896, to Jessie Fox.
  Jacob H. Marks (1864-1920) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., 1864. Republican. Member of Illinois Republican State Central Committee, 1910. Jewish. Member, Maccabees. Died, of endocarditis, in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., March 6, 1920 (age about 55 years). Interment at Ridgelawn Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Abner Joseph Mikva (b. 1926) — also known as Abner J. Mikva — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Evanston, Cook County, Ill. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., January 21, 1926. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1956-66; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1969-73, 1975-79 (2nd District 1969-73, 10th District 1975-79); Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1979-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 2008. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 2009.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Julius H. Miner (b. 1896) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., May 25, 1896. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1936 (alternate), 1940, 1944, 1948 (alternate); circuit judge in Illinois, 1941. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Newton Norman Minow (b. 1926) — also known as Newton N. Minow — of Glencoe, Cook County, Ill. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., January 17, 1926. Son of Jay A. Minow and Doris (Stein) Minow. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member, Federal Communications Commission, 1961-63; chair, Federal Communications Commission, 1961-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1964 (alternate), 1972. Jewish. Member, Order of the Coif; American Bar Association; American Society for International Law; B'nai B'rith; American Jewish Committee. Still living as of 2009.
  Relatives: Married, May 29, 1949, to Josephine Baskin.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Ira Nelson Morris (1857-1942) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., March 8, 1857. Democrat. U.S. Minister to Sweden, 1914-23; consul general for Romania in Chicago. Jewish. Died in 1942 (age about 85 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1898 to Constance Lily Rothschild.
  Hugo Pam (b. 1870) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 25, 1870. Son of Alexander Pam and Cecilia (Oestreicher) Pam. Lawyer; superior court judge in Illinois, 1912-. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Edwin Arthur Phillips (b. 1952) — also known as Ed Phillips — of Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born, in Alton Memorial Hospital, Alton, Madison County, Ill., July 30, 1952. Son of Edwin Charles Phillips and Ada Mae (Russell) Phillips. Republican. Meteorologist; radio and television broadcaster; airplane and helicopter pilot; member of Arizona state senate 28th District, 1991-94. Episcopalian; later Jewish. Member, Rotary. Still living as of 2010.
  Daniel Marshall Pierce (b. 1928) — also known as Daniel M. Pierce; Dan Pierce — of Highland Park, Lake County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., March 31, 1928. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois Democratic State Central Committee, 1962-66, 1970-73; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1964 (alternate), 1972; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1965-85 (at-large 1965-67, 32nd District 1967-83, 58th District 1983-85); Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1992, 1996, 2000; Presidential Elector for Illinois, 2000. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; Urban League; B'nai B'rith; Jaycees; American Legion. Still living as of 2000.
  Michael Rosenberg (b. 1886) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., September 9, 1886. Son of Reuben Rosenberg and Fanny (Annenberg) Rosenberg. Democrat. Partner, Rosenberg Iron and Metal Company; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 19th District, 1920-22; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1924, 1928. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Izaak Walton League. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 30, 1906, to Ethel Colitz.
  Walter A. Rosenfield (b. 1877) — of Rock Island, Rock Island County, Ill. Born in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Ill., June 13, 1877. Son of Morris Rosenfield and Julia (Ottenheimer) Rosenfield. Republican. Member of Illinois Republican State Central Committee, 1910-25; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1912, 1916, 1924, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of Rock Island, Ill., 1923-27. Jewish. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Etta Orendorff.
  Samuel Rothschild (b. 1879) — of Gloversville, Fulton County, N.Y. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., December 12, 1879. Son of Abraham Rothschild and Babette (Barnet) Rothschild. Republican. Vice-president, Gloversville Knitting Co.; vice-president, Gloversville Hotel Assoc.; director, Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad; director, National Bank of Gloversville; director, Glen Telephone Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1936. Jewish. Member, Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, December 27, 1906, to Grace Levor.
  Adolph Joachim Sabath (1866-1952) — also known as Adolph J. Sabath; A. J. Sabath — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Bohemia (now part of Czech Republic), April 4, 1866. Son of Joachim Sabath and Barbara (Eissenschimmel) Sabath. Democrat. Lawyer; municipal judge in Illinois, 1895-97; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1904, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932 (alternate), 1936, 1940, 1944; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1907-52 (5th District 1907-49, 7th District 1949-52); died in office 1952. Jewish. Bohemian ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Woodmen; Royal League. Died in the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., November 6, 1952 (age 86 years, 216 days). Interment at Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill.
  Relatives: Married, December 31, 1917, to Mae Ruth Fuerst.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Edward Selig Salomon (1836-1913) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Germany, December 25, 1836. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of Washington Territory, 1870-72; member of California state assembly 42nd District, 1889-91. Jewish. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died July 18, 1913 (age 76 years, 205 days). Interment at Salem Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Cousin of Edward P. Salomon.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Janice D. Schakowsky (b. 1944) — also known as Jan Schakowsky — of Evanston, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., May 26, 1944. Democrat. Member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1990-98; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008; U.S. Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1999-. Female. Jewish. Still living as of 2009.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier
  Samuel Harvey Shapiro (1907-1987) — also known as Samuel H. Shapiro; Israel Shapiro — of Kankakee, Kankakee County, Ill. Born in Estonia, April 25, 1907. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1947-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1956 (alternate), 1960, 1964; Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, 1961-68; Governor of Illinois, 1968-69. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Amvets; Moose; Kiwanis; Elks; B'nai B'rith; Alpha Epsilon Pi. The Samuel H. Shapiro Developmental Center (former Kankakee State Hospital) was named for him. Died in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Ill., March 16, 1987 (age 79 years, 325 days). Interment at Jewish Waldheim Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill.
  Cross-reference: Craig Lovitt
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Martin Tuchow (b. 1924) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., August 2, 1924. Lawyer; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 11th District, 1969-70. Jewish. Member, B'nai B'rith. Still living as of 1970.
  Bernard Weisberg (b. 1925) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, December 16, 1925. Lawyer; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 11th District, 1969-70. Jewish. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif; American Civil Liberties Union; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Still living as of 1970.
  Victor H. Weissberg — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Republican. Rabbi; speaker, Republican National Convention, 2000. Jewish. Still living as of 2000.
  Sidney Richard Yates (1909-2000) — also known as Sidney R. Yates — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., August 27, 1909. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1949-63, 1965-99; candidate for U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1962; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1964, 1996. Jewish. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; American Bar Association. Died, of kidney failure and complications of pneumonia, in Sibley Hospital, Washington, D.C., October 5, 2000 (age 91 years, 39 days). Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
  Relatives: Married to Adeline J. Holleb.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier

 

 


 
   
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