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Casper Alpern (1838-1906) —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born September
2, 1838.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member
of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1899; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1904.
Jewish.
Died April
19, 1906 (age 67 years, 229
days).
Interment at Hebrew
Benevolent Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Charles Harry Benedict (b. 1876) —
of Lake Linden, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
24, 1876.
Democrat. Metallurgist;
worked for copper mining
companies; inventor,
ammonia leaching process for copper; director, Federal Reserve Bank of
Minneapolis, 1919-23; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1920,
1928
(alternate).
Jewish. Member, American
Chemical Society; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Benedict and Hannah (Goldsmith) Benedict; married, February
4, 1902, to Lena Manson. |
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Charles S. Blondy (1905-1982) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
29, 1905.
Democrat. Constable; real estate
business; member of Michigan
state senate, 1941-64 (5th District 1941-54, 4th District
1955-64); defeated in primary, 1934, 1938; charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case
collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles
F. Hemans, refused to testify; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1964.
Jewish. Member, B'nai
B'rith.
Died in Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich., January
28, 1982 (age 76 years, 364
days).
Interment at Hebrew Memorial Park, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Goldie (Grodsky) Blondy and Hyman Blondy; married to Frances
Goldberg. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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Werner Michael Blumenthal (b. 1926) —
also known as W. Michael Blumenthal —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Oranienburg, Germany,
January
3, 1926.
Democrat. President, Bendix International, 1967-70; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1977-79; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1984;
chairman, Burroughs
(1980-86), and Unisys
(1986-90); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
Jersey, 2008;
president, Berlin Jewish Museum.
Jewish. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American
Economic Association.
Still living as of 2020.
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Elizabeth S. Brater (b. 1951) —
also known as Liz Brater —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., April
12, 1951.
Democrat. Mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1991-93; defeated, 1993; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 53rd District, 1995-2002; member
of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 2003-.
Female.
Jewish. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2020.
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Samuel Jerome Bronson (1930-1986) —
also known as S. Jerome Bronson —
of Franklin, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March
21, 1930.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1960; Oakland
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1965-68; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1966; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1969-86; died in office
1986.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association.
Arrested
and charged
with soliciting
and accepting
a bribe of $20,000 for his vote on a pending case; he killed
himself by gunshot
the same day, in Franklin, Oakland
County, Mich., November
14, 1986 (age 56 years, 238
days).
Interment at Beth El Memorial Park, Livonia, Mich.
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Benjamin D. Burdick (1903-1987) —
also known as Ben Burdick —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., July 2,
1903.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1930; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948,
1956
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1960
(alternate); member of Wayne State
University board of governors; elected 1959; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1963-77; appointed 1963.
Jewish. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
B'nai
B'rith; American
Jewish Congress; American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
5, 1987 (age 84 years, 156
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Wilbur Joseph Cohen (1913-1987) —
also known as Wilbur J. Cohen —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., June 10,
1913.
U.S.
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 1968-69.
Jewish. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; Common
Cause.
Leading expert on Social Security.
Died in a hotel
room in Seoul, South
Korea, May 17,
1987 (age 73 years, 341
days).
Interment at Garden
of Memories Cemetery, Kerrville, Tex.
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Daniel S. Cooper (b. 1930) —
of Oak Park, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March
10, 1930.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 69th District, 1965-70; member of
Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1971-78; defeated in primary, 1978;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 18th District, 1972.
Jewish. Member, B'nai
B'rith.
Still living as of 1978.
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Relatives:
Married to Hilda Winshall. |
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Robert G. Faber (b. 1926) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in 1926.
Democrat. Candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1981.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2000.
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Jack Faxon (b. 1936) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 9,
1936.
Democrat. School
teacher; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 5th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 15th District, 1965-70; member of
Michigan
state senate, 1971-94 (7th District 1971-82, 15th District
1983-94); defeated in primary, 1962.
Jewish. Member, B'nai
B'rith; American
Federation of Teachers; American Civil
Liberties Union; NAACP.
Still living as of 2006.
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Relatives: Son
of Morris Faxon and Pauline (Krimsky) Faxon. |
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Lee I. Fisher (b. 1951) —
of Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August
7, 1951.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1981-82; member of Ohio
state senate, 1982-90; Ohio
state attorney general, 1991-95; defeated, 1994; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Ohio; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 1996,
2008;
candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1998; Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 2007-.
Jewish. Member, Phi
Alpha Delta.
Still living as of 2014.
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Max Martin Fisher (1908-2005) —
also known as Max Fisher —
of Franklin, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., July 15,
1908.
Republican. Oil
business; real estate
developer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1964,
1968,
1976,
1984,
1988
(alternate), 1992.
Jewish.
Died in Franklin, Oakland
County, Mich., March 3,
2005 (age 96 years, 231
days).
Interment at Clover
Hill Park Cemetery, Birmingham, Mich.
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Samuel Folz —
also known as Sam Folz —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Democrat. Member of Michigan Gold Democratic State Central Committee,
1899; mayor
of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1903; postmaster at Kalamazoo,
Mich., 1916-24 (acting, 1916).
Jewish.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Forbes (b. 1916) —
also known as Joe Forbes; Joseph Goldfarb —
of Oak Park, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
8, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Oak Park, Mich., 1967; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 67th District, 1971-84.
Jewish. Member, Optimist
Club; Kiwanis;
Jewish
War Veterans; B'nai
B'rith.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Alan Fox (b. 1955) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1955.
Democrat. Political
consultant; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1980.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2021.
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Morris Frumin (1922-2005) —
of Bingham Farms, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
1, 1922.
Democrat. Psychiatrist;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1996.
Jewish.
Died April
23, 2005 (age 83 years, 81
days).
Interment at Clover
Hill Park Cemetery, Birmingham, Mich.
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James A. Grossfeld —
also known as Jim Grossfeld —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Human Rights candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 59th District, 1976; Democratic
nominee for Ingham County Commissioner, 1980.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2020.
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Robert James Harris (1930-2005) —
also known as Robert J. Harris; Bob Harris —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
5, 1930.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; Rhodes
scholar; lawyer; law
professor; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1969-73.
Jewish. Lithuanian
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Order of
the Coif.
Died, of brain
lymphoma, in Scio Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., July 10,
2005 (age 74 years, 278
days).
Interment at Arborcrest
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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David Emil Heineman (b. 1865) —
also known as David E. Heineman —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
17, 1865.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1899-1900; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1916, 1918.
Jewish. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Emil S. Heineman and Fanny (Butzel) Heineman; married, May 14,
1919, to Tessa Demmon. |
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David B. Hermelin (1936-2000) —
of Michigan.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
26, 1936.
Real
estate owner and developer; co-owner of the Palace of Auburn
Hills, venue for the Detroit Pistons professional basketball
team; U.S. Ambassador to Norway, 1997-2000.
Jewish.
Died, of brain
cancer, November
22, 2000 (age 63 years, 332
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Maurice Heuman —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Jackson, Mich., 1932-34.
Jewish.
Burial location unknown.
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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 2020.
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Julius Houseman (1832-1891) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Bavaria (now part of Germany),
December
8, 1832.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1871-72; mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1872-73, 1874-75; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1876; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1883-85.
Jewish.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., February
8, 1891 (age 58 years, 62
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Benita Kaimowitz —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Human Rights candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1973.
Female.
Jewish.
Still living as of 1999.
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Nathan J. Kaufman (1908-1989) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Austria,
November
20, 1908.
Lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Michigan, 1953-54; probate judge in
Michigan, 1954-60; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1960-74; resigned 1960; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1975-82.
Jewish. Member, Freemasons;
B'nai
B'rith; NAACP; United
Auto Workers.
Died December
31, 1989 (age 81 years, 41
days).
Interment at Beth Abraham Cemetery, Ferndale, Mich.
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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.
Democrat. Lawyer; Ingham
County Commissioner 8th District, 1983-88; candidate 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 2022.
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Albert A. Kramer (1923-1988) —
of Oak Park, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., October
15, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 67th District, 1965-70; defeated,
1960 (Oakland County 4th District), 1962 (Oakland County 4th
District), 1984 (67th District); candidate for Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1970; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1978.
Jewish.
Died in 1988
(age about
64 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1952 to Sedell
Ilene Gould. |
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Norman Krivosha (b. 1934) —
of Nebraska.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
3, 1934.
Chief
justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1978.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Still living as of 1984.
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Burton Leland (b. 1948) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in 1948.
Democrat. Social
worker; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1981-98 (2nd District 1981-92,
13th District 1993-98); defeated in primary, 1978; member of Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1999-2002.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2002.
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Carl Milton Levin (b. 1934) —
also known as Carl Levin —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 28,
1934.
Democrat. U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1979-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2019.
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Charles Leonard Levin (b. 1926) —
also known as Charles L. Levin —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April
28, 1926.
Lawyer;
Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1966-72; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1973-96.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 1996.
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Sander Martin Levin (b. 1931) —
also known as Sander M. Levin —
of Berkley, Oakland
County, Mich.; Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.; Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich.; Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.; Roseville, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
6, 1931.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Oakland County Democratic Party, 1961-64; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1964,
1968,
1976
(alternate), 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1965-70; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1968-69; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1970, 1974; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1983-2019 (17th District 1983-93,
12th District 1993-2013, 9th District 2013-19).
Jewish.
Still living as of 2019.
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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.
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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.
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Sarah Lovell (1922-1994) —
also known as Sarah Rebecca Hellman; Sarah
Zucker —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 8,
1922.
Socialist. Candidate for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1957; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Michigan; Socialist Workers candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1961; Socialist Workers candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 18th District, 1968.
Female.
Jewish ancestry. Member, International
Typographical Union; National
Organization for Women.
Died, of cancer,
in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., June 14,
1994 (age 72 years, 37
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Sol Hellman and Yetta (Yankowitz) Hellman; married 1949 to Frank
Lovell; married to Frank Zucker. |
| | | Image source: The Militant, January 6,
1958 |
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Andrea Fischer Newman (b. 1958) —
also known as Andrea L. Fischer —
of Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in 1958.
Republican. Lawyer;
senior vice president for governmental affairs, Northwest Airlines;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1992,
2000
(alternate); member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1995-.
Female.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2005.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Philip Fischer and Myrna Fischer; married to Frank
Newman. |
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Samuel B. Ostrow (b. 1900) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Ukraine,
January
12, 1900.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 2nd
District, 1961-62.
Jewish. Member, Federal
Bar Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
B'nai
B'rith.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Morris Ostrow and Freda (Zitomer) Ostrow; married to Dorothy
Kozlow. |
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Julius Charles Pliskow (1907-1971) —
also known as Julius C. Pliskow —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
10, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1947-49; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952.
Jewish. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
12, 1971 (age 63 years, 337
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Lana Pollack (b. 1942) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ludington, Mason
County, Mich., October
11, 1942.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1983-94; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1984;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1988; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1994.
Female.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2020.
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Max Radin (1880-1950) —
of Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Kempen, Poland,
March
29, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1940.
Jewish. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; American Bar
Association; American
Association of University Professors.
Died, from an intestinal
obstruction, in Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif., June 22,
1950 (age 70 years, 85
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Rabbi Adolph Moses Radin and Johanna (Theodor) Radin; married, July 2,
1909, to Rose Jaffe; married, June 30,
1922, to Dorothea Prall (sister-in-law of Sherwood
Anderson). |
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Gerald Ellis Rosen (b. 1951) —
also known as Gerald Rosen —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Chandler, Maricopa
County, Ariz., October
26, 1951.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1982; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1984;
U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1990-.
Jewish. Member, Federalist
Society.
Still living as of 1999.
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Louis James Rosenberg (1876-1964) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Riga, Latvia,
August
3, 1876.
Lawyer;
U.S. Consul in Seville, 1906-09; Pernambuco, 1909-10; Honorary
Consul for Panama in Detroit,
Mich., 1923-49; Honorary
Consul-General for Panama in Detroit,
Mich., 1949-51.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Society for International Law; Navy
League; Rotary;
B'nai
B'rith.
Died, in the Jewish Home
for the Aged, Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
16, 1964 (age 88 years, 74
days).
Interment at Clover
Hill Park Cemetery, Birmingham, Mich.
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Douglas Ross (b. 1942) —
also known as Doug Ross —
of Oak Park, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 15,
1942.
Democrat. Economist;
legislative aide to U.S. Rep. Neil
Staebler, 1963; to U.S. Rep. John
Dingell, 1965; to U.S. Sen. Joseph
Tydings, 1969-70; founder, Michigan Citizens Lobby, 1973;
executive director, Michigan Common Cause, 1975; member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1979-82; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1980;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1982; candidate for
Governor
of Michigan, 1998.
Jewish. Member, Common
Cause.
Still living as of 1998.
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Brian Emanuel Schatz (b. 1972) —
also known as Brian Schatz —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
20, 1972.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Hawaii
state house of representatives, 1998-2006; Hawaii
Democratic state chair, 2008-11; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Hawaii, 2008;
Lieutenant
Governor of Hawaii, 2010-12; U.S.
Senator from Hawaii, 2012-.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2018.
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Debbie Schlussel (b. 1969) —
of West Bloomfield Township, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 9,
1969.
Republican. Lawyer; author; movie
critic; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives, 1990 (4th District), 1998 (39th
District).
Female.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2017.
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Andy Schor (b. 1975) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., March
20, 1975.
Democrat. Ingham
County Commissioner 5th District, 2003-12; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 68th District, 2013-17; mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 2017-.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2022.
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Frank Schwartz (1893-1984) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., February
5, 1893.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1932; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935 (Democratic primary), 1941
(primary); alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1944,
1948.
Jewish. Member, National
Lawyers Guild; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
4, 1984 (age 91 years, 212
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Schwartz and Anna (Gilbert) Schwartz; married to Gwen
E. Schwartz. |
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Suzanne Shaw (b. 1938) —
also known as Suzanne Freund —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born July 6,
1938.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 52nd District, 1970; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1980;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Female.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2015.
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David H. Shepherd (d. 1981) —
of Oak Park, Oakland
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Oak Park, Mich., 1971-81; died in office 1981.
Jewish.
Died in 1981.
Interment at Machpelah
Cemetery, Ferndale, Mich.
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John H. Shepherd (b. 1934) —
of Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
22, 1934.
Lawyer;
Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1983-; appointed 1983.
Jewish. Member, NAACP; B'nai
B'rith.
Still living as of 1990.
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Michael L. Stacey (1922-2013) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born April 8,
1922.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 16th District, 1966, 1968; member
of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1969; candidate in primary
for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1974; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1977-85.
Jewish.
Died March
31, 2013 (age 90 years, 357
days).
Interment at Workmen's
Circle Cemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.
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Michael P. Stein —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Libertarian. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 59th District, 1976; candidate for
Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1982.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2002.
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Maurice Sugar (1891-1974) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Brimley, Chippewa
County, Mich., August
8, 1891.
Lawyer;
Socialist candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1917, 1919; Socialist candidate
for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1917; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1918 (Socialist),
1936 (Farmer-Labor); convicted
in 1918 for resisting
the draft, sentenced to a year in prison,
and disbarred;
readmitted to the Bar in 1923; pardoned
in 1933; general counsel to the United Automobile Workers, 1937-46;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Jewish and Lithuanian
ancestry. Member, National
Lawyers Guild.
Died in Cheboygan
County, Mich., February
15, 1974 (age 82 years, 191
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Meyer Warshawsky (b. 1922) —
of Van
Buren County, Mich.
Born in 1922.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1964; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1966; elected () circuit
judge in Michigan 36th Circuit 1978.
Jewish.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph M. Weiss (1856-1937) —
of Chippewa
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 25,
1856.
Lawyer;
Chippewa
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1877-78; one of the founders of
professional baseball
in Detroit; helped organize the Cass Baseball Club in 1881; Wayne
County Circuit Court Commissioner; member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1891-94; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1907-08.
Jewish.
Died, in Harper Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
11, 1937 (age 80 years, 231
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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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
12, 1916, to Rose Stone. |
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Morley A. Winograd (b. 1942) —
of Troy, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
12, 1942.
Democrat. Chair of
Oakland County Democratic Party, 1970-73; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1973-79; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1973-84; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1976,
1980,
1988;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Jewish. Member, Beta
Gamma Sigma; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Still living as of 1988.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Winograd and Lillian (Walder) Winograd; married 1962 to
Roberta Leib. |
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Howard Eliot Wolpe III (1939-2011) —
also known as Howard E. Wolpe —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Saugatuck, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
2, 1939.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 46th District, 1973-76; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1979-93; defeated,
1976; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1988;
candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1994.
Jewish. Member, Jaycees.
Died in Saugatuck, Allegan
County, Mich., October
25, 2011 (age 71 years, 357
days).
Burial location unknown.
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