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Peter A. Abeles (1886-1952) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Oltenitza, Romania,
February
15, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer; accountant;
member of New York
state senate 22nd District, 1919-20; defeated, 1920, 1922;
magistrate.
Jewish. Member, B'nai
B'rith; Freemasons.
Died, apparently of a heart
attack, in a stationery
store on Eighth Avenue, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
12, 1952 (age 66 years, 210
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Aron Abeles and Rebecca (Isser) Abeles; married, November
11, 1913, to Minerva Lobel. |
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Milton A. Abelove (1912-1986) —
of Oneida
County, N.Y.; Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y., June 9,
1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state senate 36th District, 1938.
Jewish. Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died, in St. Luke's Memorial Hospital,
Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., July 22,
1986 (age 74 years, 43
days).
Interment at Temple Beth El Cemetery, Whitesboro, N.Y.
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Morris Berthold Abram (1918-2000) —
also known as Morris Abram —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Fitzgerald, Ben Hill
County, Ga., June 19,
1918.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; served on
prosecution staff at Nuremburg war crimes trials; U.S. Representative
to United Nations European office; worked on Marshall Plan for
postwar reconstruction of Europe; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1952; candidate for
nomination for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1968; president
of Brandeis University, 1968-70; member, U.S. Civil Rights
Commission, 1984-86.
Jewish. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Phi; American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences; American
Jewish Committee; Urban
League; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, from a viral
infection, in a hospital
at Geneva, Switzerland,
March
16, 2000 (age 81 years, 271
days).
Interment at Woodside
Cemetery, Yarmouth Port, Yarmouth, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Abram and Irene (Cohen) Abram; married, December
23, 1944, to Jane Isabella Maguire; married, January
25, 1975, to Carlyn (Feldman) Fisher; married, August
26, 1990, to Bruna Molina. |
| | | Epitaph: He established "one man, one
vote" as a principle of American law. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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A. David Abrams (b. 1919) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., November
19, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II; furniture
merchant; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1961-64;
appointed 1961.
Jewish. Member, B'nai
B'rith; Civitan;
Jaycees;
Moose;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel I. Abrams and Esther (Block) Abrams; married, August
11, 1943, to Ruth R. Levy. |
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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).
Interment at Beth
El Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Robert Abrams (b. 1938) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., July 4,
1938.
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; candidate for Presidential
Elector for New York; 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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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Abrams and Dorothy (Kaplan) Abrams. |
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article |
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Edward Abramson (1920-2012) —
also known as Eddie Abramson —
of Howard Beach, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
21, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New York
state assembly 32nd District, 1973-90; defeated in primary, 1990;
Majority Whip, 1985-90.
Jewish.
Died, from pneumonia
and kidney
failure, in Chiangmai, Thailand,
May
10, 2012 (age 91 years, 232
days).
Interment somewhere in Israel.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Abramson and Mollie Abramson; married 1948 to Gloria
Schwartz. |
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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.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1971-77 (19th District 1971-73,
20th District 1973-77); defeated, 1978 (18th District), 1986 (20th
District); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1972,
1976,
1980,
1984,
1988,
1996;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1976; candidate 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.
Inducted, National
Women's Hall of Fame, 1994.
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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Gary Leonard Ackerman (b. 1942) —
also known as Gary L. Ackerman —
of Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Jamaica Estates, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
19, 1942.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of New York
state senate 12th District, 1979-83; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1983-2003 (7th District 1983-93,
5th District 1993-2003); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1984,
1988
(speaker),
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Jewish. Member, B'nai
B'rith.
Still living as of 2014.
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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.
Democrat. Personnel director, Continental Coffee
Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1972.
Jewish. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Ackerman and Regina (Marmorstein) Ackerman; married 1970 to Martha
Sue Gordon. |
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Bernard Ades (1903-1986) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Maryland, July 3,
1903.
Communist. Lawyer; accountant;
defense attorney for Euel Lee (alias "Orphan Jones") in his 1932-33
trial for the murder of the Davis family; during the trial, Ades was
attacked
and injured by a mob in Snow Hill, Maryland; later, he was disbarred
for casting
aspersions on the judicial system; candidate for Governor of
Maryland, 1934; fought in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the
Spanish Civil War, 1937.
Jewish.
Died in New York, May 27,
1986 (age 82 years, 328
days).
Interment at Cemetery
of Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, Baltimore, Md.
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Isaac Adler (1868-1941) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Medina, Orleans
County, N.Y., May 10,
1868.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Rochester, N.Y., 1930-31.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died suddenly while attending a city
planning meeting at the Chamber of Commerce, Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., June 24,
1941 (age 73 years, 45
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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Milton Harold Adler (1905-1988) —
also known as Milton H. Adler —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, New York County (now Bronx
County), N.Y., December
28, 1905.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 5th District, 1944, 1948;
candidate for New York
state senate 25th District, 1954; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1956, 1958.
Jewish. Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
21, 1988 (age 82 years, 24
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Adler and Bella (Pollack) Adler. |
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Simon Louis Adler (1867-1934) —
also known as Simon L. Adler —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Seneca Falls, Seneca
County, N.Y., August
30, 1867.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 2nd District, 1911-26; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of New York, 1927-34;
died in office 1934.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association.
Suffered a heart
attack at breakfast, and died soon after, in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 23,
1934 (age 66 years, 266
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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Israel J. P. Adlerman (c.1879-1941) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born about 1879.
Democrat. Member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930; Justice of City Court in the
Bronx, 1933-41.
Jewish. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., September
3, 1941 (age about 62
years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Rochelle Park, N.J.
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Herman M. Albert (1901-1947) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
15, 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 4th District, 1926-33; Bronx
County Register, 1933-41.
Jewish.
Died, in Montefiore Hospital,
Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., February
4, 1947 (age 45 years, 173
days).
Interment at Mt.
Zion Cemetery, Maspeth, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Adolph Albert and Rose (Alter) Albert. |
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Jack Alter (1927-2007) —
of Fort Lee, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., December
21, 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance
business; mayor
of Fort Lee, N.J., 1992-2007; nominated, but died before the
election 2007; died in office 2007.
Jewish.
Died in Englewood Hospital,
Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J., August
27, 2007 (age 79 years, 249
days).
Interment at Knollwood
Cemetery, Queens, N.Y.
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Meyer Alterman —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 17th District, 1923-37;
defeated, 1938.
Jewish. Member, American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Benjamin Altman (b. 1919) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., May 30,
1919.
Lawyer;
aide to Robert
F. Kennedy during his 1964 campaign for U.S. Senator in New York;
member of New York
state assembly, 1966-68 (95th District 1966, 84th District
1967-68).
Jewish.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Bernice Berman. |
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Birdie Amsterdam (1901-1996) —
also known as "First Lady of the
Judiciary" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
25, 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer;
municipal judge in New York, 1940-54; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1958-75.
Female.
Jewish. Member, American
Judicature Society.
Died, in Beth Israel Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 8,
1996 (age 95 years, 105
days).
Interment at Mt.
Zion Cemetery, Maspeth, Queens, N.Y.
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Martin Charles Ansorge (1882-1967) —
also known as Martin C. Ansorge —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y., January
1, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1921-23; defeated,
1912, 1914, 1916, 1922; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1927, 1928, 1929; director,
United Air
Lines, 1934-51.
Jewish. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion.
Co-sponsor of the Edge-Ansorge bill to create the New York Port
Authority. Represented Henry
Ford in negotiations over his formal apology for anti-Semitic
books and articles he had published.
Died, in the Ansonia Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
4, 1967 (age 85 years, 34
days).
Interment at Temple
Israel Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, 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.
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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Relatives: Son
of Charles Antin and Frances (Schwartzman) Antin; married, August
18, 1918, to Dora Polsky. |
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Sidney H. Asch (b. 1919) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., 1919.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 2nd District, 1953-61; resigned
1961; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1960.
Jewish. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Arbitration Association; Zionist
Organization of America.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Max Asotsky (1889-1947) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
19, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; druggist;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jackson County 3rd District,
1923-40.
Jewish.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., September
30, 1947 (age 58 years, 195
days).
Interment at Sheffield Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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Bernard Austin (1896-1959) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Russia,
1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; accountant;
lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 4th District, 1935-59; died in
office 1959.
Jewish. Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Elks; Federal
Bar Association.
After giving a short speech at the swearing-in
of City Court Justice Louis
B. Heller, he collapsed and died from a heart
attack, in the Central Courts
Building, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
6, 1959 (age about 62
years).
Interment at Beth-David
Cemetery, Elmont, Long Island, N.Y.
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