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Jewish Politicians in Indiana
(religion or ancestry)

Adolph Guttmacher (1861-1915) — also known as Adolf Guttmacher — of Fort Wayne, Allen County, Ind.; Baltimore, Md. Born in Jaraczewo, Silesia (now Poland), January 7, 1861. Democrat. Rabbi; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention, 1912. Jewish. Died, from a heart attack, aboard the train Pennsylvania Limited, en route from Baltimore to Chicago, near Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, Pa., January 17, 1915 (age 54 years, 10 days). Interment at Baltimore Hebrew Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.   Relatives: Son of Mannheim Guttmacher and Dorothea Guttmacher; married, June 14, 1892, to Laura Oppenheimer; father of Alan Guttmacher.   Books by Adolph Guttmacher: Optimism and Pessimism in the Old and New Testaments (1903) — A History of the Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, 1830-1905 (1905)   Milton Kraus (1866-1942) — of Indiana. Born in Kokomo, Howard County, Ind., June 26, 1866. Republican. U.S. Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1917-23; defeated, 1922. Jewish. Died November 18, 1942 (age 76 years, 145 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Peru, Ind.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   David A. Levy (b. 1953) — of New York. Born in Johnson County, Ind., December 18, 1953. Lawyer; utility company executive; U.S. Representative from New York 4th District, 1993-95; defeated (Conservative), 1994. Jewish. Still living as of 1998.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Jeanette F. Reibman (1916-2006) — of Easton, Northampton County, Pa. Born in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Ind., August 18, 1916. Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1955-56, 1959-66; member of Pennsylvania state senate 18th District, 1969-94; candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1980. Female. Jewish. Died March 11, 2006 (age 89 years, 205 days). Burial location unknown.   Barbara Dale Underwood (b. 1944) — also known as Barbara Underwood — of New York City (unknown county), N.Y. Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind., August 16, 1944. Lawyer; Solicitor General of New York State, 2007-18; New York state attorney general, 2018. Female. Jewish. First woman to serve as New York Attorney General. Still living as of 2021.   Relatives: Married 1985 to Martin Halpern.   See also Wikipedia article — OurCampaigns candidate detail   Simon Wile (1830-1907) — of LaPorte, LaPorte County, Ind. Born near Munich (München), Germany, August 22, 1830. Democrat. Grocer; miller; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1869. Jewish. German ancestry. Died in LaPorte, LaPorte County, Ind., September 10, 1907 (age 77 years, 19 days). Burial location unknown.

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