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Nathan Aaron (1905-1974) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.; West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., October
22, 1905.
Son of Morris Aaron and Eva Aaron.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state senate 2nd District, 1945-46.
Jewish.
Member, American Jewish Congress; Odd
Fellows.
Died in October, 1974
(age about
69 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Melville E. Abrams (1912-1966) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
14, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
secretary to U.S. Rep. Isidore
Dollinger; member of New York
state assembly, 1955-66 (Bronx County 5th District 1955-65, 90th
District 1966); died in office 1966.
Jewish.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; American Jewish Congress; Lions; B'nai
B'rith; Zionist
Organization of America; Urban
League; NAACP.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., October
10, 1966 (age 54 years, 238
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Ann Soffrin. |
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Robert Abrams (b. 1938) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., July 4,
1938.
Son of Benjamin Abrams and Dorothy (Kaplan) Abrams.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1966-69 (89th District 1966, 81st District
1967-69); borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1970-78; resigned 1978; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1972,
1976,
1980,
1984;
New
York state attorney general, 1979-93; Presidential Elector for
New York, 1988;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1992.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith; American Jewish Congress; Zionist
Organization of America; Knights
of Pythias; Phi
Sigma Delta; NAACP; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Still living as of 2000.
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Bella Savitzky Abzug (1920-1998) —
also known as Bella S. Abzug; Bella Savitzky;
"Battlin' Bella"; "Mother Courage";
"Bellicose Bella" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., July 24,
1920.
Daughter of Emanuel Savitzky (1882-1933) and Esther Savitzky.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1971-77 (19th District 1971-73,
20th District 1973-77); defeated, 1978, 1986; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1972,
1976,
1980,
1984,
1988,
1996;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1976; candidate in primary for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1977; member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1993.
Female.
Jewish.
Member, Urban
League; National
Organization for Women; American Civil
Liberties Union; Americans
for Democratic Action; American Jewish Congress.
Died, of complications from heart
surgery, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 31,
1998 (age 77 years, 250
days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Benjamin Antin (1884-1956) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Berlinez, Ukraine,
August
4, 1884.
Son of Charles Antin and Frances (Schwartzman) Antin.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 3rd District, 1921-22; member of
New
York state senate 22nd District, 1923-30; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; American Jewish Congress; Lions; Tammany
Hall; Knights
of Khorassan; B'nai
B'rith.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
22, 1956 (age 72 years, 79
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Abraham Bernstein (1918-1990) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 1,
1918.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New York
state senate, 1961-90 (28th District 1961-65, 36th District 1966,
32nd District 1967-90); died in office 1990.
Jewish.
Member, American Jewish Congress; Zionist
Organization of America; B'nai
B'rith.
One leg
was amputated in 1977 due to phlebitis.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Albert Einstein Medical
Center, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., March 4,
1990 (age 71 years, 307
days).
Interment at New
Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, Iselin, N.J.
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Relatives:
Married to Ruth Schub and Gretchen Diamond. |
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Steven Paul Bloom (b. 1944) —
also known as Steven P. Bloom —
of Hewlett, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
2, 1944.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly, 1974; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1980,
2000;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1993.
Jewish.
Member, American Jewish Congress.
Still living as of 2000.
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Albert Howard Blumenthal (b. 1928) —
also known as Albert H. Blumenthal —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
13, 1928.
Son of Bennet M. Blumenthal and Matilda Blumenthal.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1963-76 (New York County 5th District 1963-65,
73rd District 1966, 67th District 1967-72, 69th District 1973-76).
Jewish.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; American Jewish Congress; American Bar
Association; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Still living as of 1976.
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Seymour Boyers (b. 1926) —
of Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born October
9, 1926.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly 24th District, 1967-68.
Jewish.
Member, American Jewish Congress; American
Arbitration Association.
Still living as of 1968.
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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;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948,
1956,
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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Emanuel Celler (1888-1981) —
also known as Manny Celler —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 6,
1888.
Son of Henry H. Celler and Josephine (Müller) Celler.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1923-73 (10th District 1923-45,
15th District 1945-53, 11th District 1953-63, 10th District 1963-73);
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; United
World Federalists; American Jewish Congress; American
Jewish Committee; B'nai
B'rith.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
15, 1981 (age 92 years, 254
days).
Interment at Mt.
Neboh Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Bernard S. Deutsch (b. 1884) —
of Riverdale, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Maryland, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Independent candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1932.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Jewish Congress; Zionist
Organization of America.
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Ellison (1886-1960) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Russia,
February
14, 1886.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland,
1932,
1948
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1943-45; defeated,
1936, 1940, 1944; member of Maryland
state senate, 1947-50.
Jewish.
Member, American Jewish Congress.
Died in Sinai Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., August
20, 1960 (age 74 years, 188
days).
Interment at Hebrew
Friendship Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Leonard Farbstein (1902-1993) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
12, 1902.
Son of Louis Farbstein and Yetta Schlanger Farbstein.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 4th District, 1933-56; U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1957-71; defeated in
primary, 1970.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith; American Bar
Association; Knights
of Pythias; American Jewish Congress; American
Judicature Society.
Died, of advanced heart
disease, at New York Downtown Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
9, 1993 (age 91 years, 28
days).
Interment at Cedar
Park Cemetery, Paramus, N.J.
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Herbert Fineman (b. 1920) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 4,
1920.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1955-72; Speaker of
the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1969-72; delegate to
Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1967-68; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1972.
Jewish.
Member, American Jewish Congress; B'nai
B'rith.
Still living as of 1972.
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Louis L. Friedman (b. 1906) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
29, 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 16th District, 1941-44; member
of New
York state senate 15th District, 1945-55; resigned 1955; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1957-58.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American Jewish Congress; B'nai
B'rith; National
Lawyers Guild.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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Jacob H. Gilbert (1920-1981) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., June 17,
1920.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 4th District, 1951-54; member of
New
York state senate 27th District, 1955-60; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1960-71 (23rd District 1960-63,
22nd District 1963-71); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1964.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith; Zionist
Organization of America; American Jewish Congress; Lions; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., February
27, 1981 (age 60 years, 255
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg (b. 1933) —
of District of Columbia.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 15,
1933.
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1980-93; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1993-.
Female.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Council on
Foreign Relations; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences; American Civil
Liberties Union; American Jewish Congress; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Still living as of 2009.
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Harrison J. Goldin (b. 1936) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., February
23, 1936.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1966-73 (31st District 1966, 30th District
1967-73); New York City Comptroller, 1974-89; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1984;
candidate in primary for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1989.
Jewish.
Member, Order of the
Coif; Phi
Beta Kappa; American Jewish Congress; NAACP; B'nai
B'rith; American
Jewish Committee; American Bar
Association; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 2001.
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Samuel Jacob Harris (1877-1960) —
also known as Samuel J. Harris —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., April 7,
1877.
Son of Solomon Joel Harris and Rachael Adeline (Brown) Harris.
Republican. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1925-45; Justice of the
Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 4th Department,
1940-45.
Jewish.
Member, American Jewish Congress; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; B'nai
B'rith.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., 1960
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 14,
1921, to Goldie G. Weisburg (1884-1964). |
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Gustave Hartman (1880-1936) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Hungary,
August
12, 1880.
Son of Kalman Hartman and Sarah 'Sallie' (Luchs) Hartman.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 16th District, 1905-06;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 10th District, 1908; municipal judge
in New York, 1913-17, 1921-29; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1924, 1929; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932.
Jewish.
Member, American Jewish Congress; Zionist
Organization of America; American
Arbitration Association; B'nai
B'rith; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen.
Founder and president, Israel Orphan Asylum, New York City.
Died, of a heart
ailment, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
12, 1936 (age 56 years, 92
days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.; memorial monument at Hartman
Triangle, Manhattan, N.Y.
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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.
Son of Ruben Helfand and Rose (Sperance) Helfand.
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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Sidney Jacobi (b. 1906) —
of Port Richmond, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born February
19, 1906.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Richmond County 2nd District, 1934; defeated,
1934.
Jewish.
Member, American Jewish Congress.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Kalesky (b. 1877) —
of Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
13, 1877.
Son of Louis Kalesky and Amelia Kalesky.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1932.
Jewish.
Member, American Jewish Congress.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gloria G. Karp (b. 1925) —
of Scarsdale, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 21,
1925.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1972.
Female.
Jewish.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; American Jewish Congress.
Still living as of 1973.
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G. Oliver Koppell (b. 1940) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., December
15, 1940.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1970-94 (84th District 1970-82, 80th District
1983-92, 81st District 1993-94); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1984,
1996;
New
York state attorney general, 1994; appointed 1994; member City
Council, New York City, from 2002.
Jewish.
Member, American Jewish Congress; American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association.
Still living as of 2002.
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Louis J. Lefkowitz (1904-1996) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 3,
1904.
Son of Samuel Lefkowitz and Mollie (Isaacs) Lefkowitz.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 6th District, 1928-30;
municipal judge in New York, 1935; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1940; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1944,
1948,
1956
(alternate), 1960
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1964;
New
York state attorney general, 1957-78; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1961.
Jewish.
Member, Federal
Bar Association; American Bar
Association; American Jewish Congress; Knights
of Pythias.
Died June 20,
1996 (age 91 years, 353
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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Jerrold Lewis Nadler (b. 1947) —
also known as Jerrold Nadler —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 13,
1947.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly, 1977-92 (69th District 1977-82, 67th District
1983-92); U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1992-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Jewish.
Member, American Jewish Congress; Americans
for Democratic Action; American Civil
Liberties Union; National
Organization for Women.
Still living as of 2009.
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May W. Newburger —
of Great Neck, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1972,
1984,
1988,
2000;
member of New York
state assembly 16th District, 1979-86.
Female.
Jewish.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; American Jewish Congress.
Still living as of 2000.
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Manfred Ohrenstein (b. 1925) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Mannheim, Germany,
1925.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1961-93 (25th District 1961-65, 29th District 1966,
27th District 1967-93); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1980,
1984.
Jewish.
Member, American
Jewish Committee; American Jewish Congress; Americans
for Democratic Action; B'nai
B'rith; American Civil
Liberties Union; NAACP.
Still living as of 1993.
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Carl Pack (1899-1945) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., January
25, 1899.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 3rd District, 1931-38; member of
New
York state senate, 1939-45 (22nd District 1939-44, 25th District
1945); died in office 1945.
Jewish.
Member, American Jewish Congress; B'nai
B'rith; Freemasons.
Died August 7,
1945 (age 46 years, 194
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Seymour Posner (b. 1925) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., May 21,
1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; school
teacher; social
worker; member of New York
state assembly, 1965-75 (Bronx County 2nd District 1965, 85th
District 1966, 76th District 1967-75).
Jewish.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; Jewish
War Veterans; American Jewish Congress; Zionist
Organization of America; NAACP; Americans
for Democratic Action; AFSCME.
Still living as of 1975.
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Howard Joseph Samuels (1919-1984) —
also known as Howard J. Samuels; "Howie the
Horse" —
of Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., December
3, 1919.
Son of Harry L. Samuels and Bertha (Levy) Samuels.
Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; co-founder,
Kordite Company, manufacturers
of plastic products; candidate in primary for Governor of
New York, 1962, 1970, 1974; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1964,
1972,
1984;
U.S. Undersecretary of Commerce, 1964-67; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1966; president, New York Offtrack Betting
Corporation, 1971-74.
Jewish.
Member, American Jewish Congress.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
26, 1984 (age 64 years, 328
days).
Interment at Southampton
Cemetery, Southampton, Long Island, N.Y.
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Philip Jacob Schupler (b. 1909) —
also known as Philip J. Schupler —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Austria,
February
28, 1909.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 19th District, 1945-53; resigned
1953; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1948.
Jewish.
Member, American Jewish Congress.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Allyson Y. Schwartz (b. 1948) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Jenkintown, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., October
3, 1948.
Democrat. Social
worker; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 4th District, 1991-2004; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 2000; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 2005-.
Female.
Jewish.
Member, American Jewish Congress.
Still living as of 2009.
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Carl Sherman (c.1891-1956) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Olmütz, Austria (now Olomouc, Czech
Republic), about 1891.
Son of Sanda Sherman and Pauline (Opler) Sherman.
Democrat. New York
state attorney general, 1923-24; defeated, 1924; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924,
1948
(alternate), 1956;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1942; treasurer of
New York Democratic Party, 1945-50.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Jewish Congress.
Died in Larchmont, Westchester
County, N.Y., July 17,
1956 (age about 65
years).
Interment at Cedar
Park Cemetery, Paramus, N.J.
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Stephen Joshua Solarz (b. 1940) —
also known as Stephen J. Solarz —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., September
12, 1940.
Son of Sanford Solarz and Ruth (Fertig) Solarz.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly 45th District, 1969-74; U.S.
Representative from New York 13th District, 1975-93; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1988.
Jewish.
Member, American Jewish Congress; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Still living as of 2009.
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Herman Toll (1907-1967) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Kiev, Ukraine,
March
17, 1907.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1951-59; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1959-67 (6th District 1959-63,
4th District 1963-67).
Jewish.
Member, Urban
League; American Bar
Association; B'nai
B'rith; American
Jewish Committee; American Jewish Congress.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 26,
1967 (age 60 years, 131
days).
Interment at Roosevelt
Memorial Park, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz (b. 1966) —
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 20th District, 2005-.
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 2010.
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Henry Arnold Waxman (b. 1939) —
also known as Henry A. Waxman —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
12, 1939.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1969-74; U.S.
Representative from California, 1975-2008 (24th District 1975-93,
29th District 1993-2003, 30th District 2003-08); delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Jewish.
Member, American Jewish Congress; Sierra
Club.
Still living as of 2009.
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