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Howard E. Babbush (b. 1941) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
8, 1941.
Democrat. Member of New York
state senate, 1976-93 (16th District 1976-82, 17th District
1983-93, 19th District 1993).
Jewish. Member, Knights
of Pythias; B'nai
B'rith; Jewish
War Veterans.
Still living as of 1993.
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Morton Bahr (1926-2019) —
of Port Washington, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 18,
1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Merchant Marine during World War II;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1976,
1980,
1984;
president,
Communication Workers of America, 1985-2005; president,
Jewish Labor Committee, 1999-2001; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from District of Columbia, 1996,
2000,
2004;
member of Democratic
National Committee from District of Columbia, 2004.
Jewish.
Died, from pancreatic
cancer, in Washington,
D.C., July 30,
2019 (age 93 years, 12
days).
Cremated.
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Jacob Baiz (1843-1899) —
also known as Jacobo Baiz —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Barcelona, Venezuela,
January
19, 1843.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; commission
merchant; coffee
importer;
Consul-General
for Guatemala in New
York, N.Y., 1874-92; Consul-General
for Salvador in New
York, N.Y., 1875-77; Charge d'Affaires for Honduras, 1878; Consul-General
for Honduras in New
York, N.Y., 1885-96.
Jewish. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 13,
1899 (age 56 years, 145
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Herman Benjamin Baruch (1872-1953) —
also known as Herman B. Baruch —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Huntington, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Camden, Kershaw
County, S.C., April
28, 1872.
Democrat. Physician;
stockbroker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1932,
1952;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; U.S. Ambassador to
Portugal, 1945-47; Netherlands, 1947-49.
Jewish. Member, American
Arbitration Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Kappa
Sigma.
Died in Wyandanch, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., March
15, 1953 (age 80 years, 321
days).
Interment at Flushing
Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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Leon David Bayer (b. 1953) —
also known as Leon Bayer —
of Sunland, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Northridge, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Astoria, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., April
11, 1953.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1972.
Jewish.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives: Son
of Herbert Bayer and Martha (Miller) Bayer. |
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Abraham David Beame (1906-2001) —
also known as Abraham D. Beame; Abe Beame;
"Spunky" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in London, England,
March
20, 1906.
Democrat. Accountant;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1960
(alternate), 1964,
1980;
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1974-77; defeated, 1965, 1977; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 17th District, 1967.
Jewish.
First
Jewish mayor of New York City.
Died, from complications after heart
surgery, in New York University Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
10, 2001 (age 94 years, 327
days).
Interment at New
Montefiore Cemetery, Pinelawn, Long Island, N.Y.
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Ralph Elihu Becker (1907-1994) —
also known as Ralph E. Becker —
of Port Chester, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
29, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1936;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for
Presidential Elector for District of Columbia; U.S. Ambassador to Honduras, 1976-77.
Jewish; later Episcopalian.
Lithuanian
and Belarusian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Federal
Bar Association; National
Trust for Historic Preservation; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Jewish
War Veterans; American
Legion; B'nai
B'rith; American
Jewish Committee.
Donor of the Ralph E. Becker Collection of Political Americana to the
Smithsonian Institution; a sponsor of the Antarctic-South Pole
Operation Deep Freeze expedition, 1963.
Died, from congestive
heart failure, in George Washington University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., August
24, 1994 (age 87 years, 207
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Martin Behrman (1864-1926) —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
14, 1864.
Democrat. Delegate
to Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1898, 1921; Louisiana
state auditor, 1904-05; mayor
of New Orleans, La., 1904-20, 1925-26; defeated, 1920; died in
office 1926; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Louisiana, 1908,
1912,
1916
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1924;
Louisiana
Democratic state chair, 1925.
German
and Jewish ancestry.
Died, of heart
disease, in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., January
12, 1926 (age 61 years, 90
days).
Interment at Metairie
Cemetery, New Orleans, La.
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Anthony Charles Beilenson (1932-2017) —
also known as Anthony C. Beilenson —
of Beverly Hills, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., October
26, 1932.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1963-66; member of California
state senate, 1967-76; candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1968; U.S.
Representative from California, 1977-97 (23rd District 1977-93,
24th District 1993-97); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1988,
1996.
Jewish.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 5,
2017 (age 84 years, 130
days).
Burial location unknown.
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August Belmont (1816-1890) —
also known as August Schönberg —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Alzei, Germany,
December
2, 1816.
Democrat. U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Netherlands, 1853-54; U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1854-57; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1860-72; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1860,
1864,
1876;
speaker, 1868.
Jewish.
Fought a duel
with Edward Hayward, in Elkton, Md., 1840; both men were injured.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
24, 1890 (age 73 years, 357
days).
Interment at Island
Cemetery, Newport, R.I.
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Julius S. Berg (1895-1938) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 15,
1895.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; injured in combat and lost a
leg; member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 3rd District, 1923-30; member of
New
York state senate 22nd District, 1931-38; died in office 1938.
Jewish. Member, American
Legion; Jewish
War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Indicted
on charges
of receiving
money for his aid in procuring
liquor licenses and arranging for concessions at the New York
World's Fair; that same day, he killed
himself by gunshot,
in his law
office, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 20,
1938 (age 43 years, 5
days).
Interment at Mt.
Ararat Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
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Samuel David Berger (1911-1980) —
also known as Samuel D. Berger —
of Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y.
Born in Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y., December
6, 1911.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, 1961-64.
Jewish.
Died, of cancer,
Washington,
D.C., February
12, 1980 (age 68 years, 68
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Shelley Berkley (b. 1951) —
also known as Rochelle Levine —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
20, 1951.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Nevada 1st District, 1999-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Female.
Jewish. Greek
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Solomon Berliner (1856-1910) —
also known as Sol Berliner —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
6, 1856.
Republican. Tobacco
dealer; U.S. Consul in Tenerife, 1898, 1905-10, died in office 1910.
Jewish. German
ancestry.
Died, probably from diabetes,
in Washington,
D.C., November
14, 1910 (age 54 years, 39
days).
Interment at Cypress
Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Julius Berliner and Julia Berliner; married, September
1, 1901, to Jennie Ottenberg. |
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Carol Berman —
of Lawrence, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Democrat. Member of New York
state senate 9th District, 1979-84; defeated, 1984; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980;
chair, New York State Board of Elections.
Female.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2004.
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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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Herman Bernstein (1876-1935) —
Born in Russia,
September
21, 1876.
Author;
translator;
journalist;
founder and editor of The Day, Jewish daily newspaper;
published the "Willy-Nicky Correspondence," secret telegrams between
the Kaiser and the Czar, 1918; sued Henry
Ford for libel over anti-Semitic statements published in the
Dearborn Independent newspaper, and won a retraction; author of book
The History of a Lie (1921) which exposed "The Protocols of
the Elders of Zion" as fraudulent; U.S. Minister to Albania, 1930-33.
Jewish. Member, American
Jewish Committee; Zionist
Organization of America.
Died in Sheffield, Berkshire
County, Mass., August
31, 1935 (age 58 years, 344
days).
Burial location unknown.
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J. Sidney Bernstein (1877-1943) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born May 9,
1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 31st District, 1906;
defeated, 1904; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 19th District, 1915;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1940-43.
Jewish. Member, Tammany
Hall; Redmen.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
9, 1943 (age 66 years, 214
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Bernstein and Jeanette Bernstein; married, January
1, 1905, to Idalia Rosenblum. |
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Alfred Besunder (1908-2008) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born October
5, 1908.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1948; candidate for
New
York state senate 15th District, 1950, 1952.
Jewish.
Died July 22,
2008 (age 99 years, 291
days).
Interment at New
Montefiore Cemetery, Pinelawn, Long Island, N.Y.
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Seymour Besunder (1911-2005) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born February
10, 1911.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
candidate for New York
state senate 16th District, 1950; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1960 (11th District), 1962 (10th
District); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1964;
candidate for New York
state assembly 42nd District, 1965; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 16th District, 1966;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Jewish.
Died May 27,
2005 (age 94 years, 106
days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Alexander Bicks (1901-1963) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Russia,
March
17, 1901.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1954-63;
died in office 1963.
Jewish.
Died, in University Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 9,
1963 (age 62 years, 53
days).
Interment at Mt.
Lebanon Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Bicks and Sarah (Thomas) Bicks; married, December
25, 1924, to Henrietta Isaacson. |
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Nathan Bijur (1862-1930) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 1,
1862.
Republican. Lawyer;
took part in railroad
reorganizations and the creation of the Southern Railway;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1910-30; died in office
1930; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court
1st Department, 1926-30; died in office 1930.
Jewish. Member, American
Jewish Committee; American
Society for International Law; American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from pleurisy and
empyema, in St. Luke's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 8,
1930 (age 68 years, 37
days).
Interment at Beth
Olom Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Asher Bijur and Pauline (Sondheim) Bijur; married 1886 to Lilly
Pronich. |
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Philip Blank (b. 1898) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born May 8,
1898.
Democrat. Pharmacist;
lawyer;
college
teacher; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 24th District, 1945-46.
Jewish. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Delta
Sigma Theta.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Dora Rubenstein. |
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Maurice Bloch (c.1891-1929) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1915-29 (New York County 22nd District 1915-17,
New York County 16th District 1918-29); died in office 1929; campaign
manager for U.S. Senator Robert
F. Wagner, 1926.
Jewish. Member, B'nai
B'rith; Order
Brith Abraham; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Tammany
Hall.
Died, from an embolus of the
heart, following a appendicitis
surgery, in Roosevelt Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
5, 1929 (age about 38
years).
Interment at Cypress
Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married 1923 to
Madelaine Neuberger. |
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Elaine Bloom (b. 1937) —
of Miami Beach, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
16, 1937.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 106th District, 1974-78,
1986-2000; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida,
1976
(alternate), 1992,
1996;
candidate for Florida
state senate 36th District, 1978; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Florida 22nd District, 2000.
Female.
Jewish. Member, League of Women
Voters; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 2000.
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Jeremiah B. Bloom (1913-1983) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 25,
1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1957-78 (12th District 1957-65, 21st District 1966,
17th District 1967-72, 19th District 1973-78); candidate for Governor of
New York, 1978.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Jewish
War Veterans.
Suffered a heart
attack at the Port Authority Bus
Terminal, and died soon after, in St. Clare's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
2, 1983 (age 70 years, 130
days).
Interment at Mt.
Lebanon Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Sol Bloom (1870-1949) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Pekin, Tazewell
County, Ill., March 9,
1870.
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.
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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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Michael Rubens Bloomberg (b. 1942) —
also known as Michael Bloomberg —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born, in St. Elizabeth's Hospital,
Brighton, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., February
14, 1942.
Mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 2002-13; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 2020.
Jewish. Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Still living as of 2021.
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George Blumberg (b. 1903) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April
28, 1903.
Republican. Lumber
business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1926; member of New York
state senate 7th District, 1933-34; defeated, 1928, 1934.
Jewish. Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Albert Howard Blumenthal (1928-1984) —
also known as Albert H. Blumenthal —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Larchmont, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Flatbush, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
13, 1928.
Liberal. 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);
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1973.
Jewish. Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; American
Jewish Congress; American Bar
Association; Americans
for Democratic Action.
In December, 1975, he was indicted
on perjury
charges over his testimony about a 1971 meeting where he was alleged
to intercede on behalf of a nursing home operator; later, bribery
charges were added; in April, 1976, all the charges were ruled to be
without factual basis, and dismissed.
Died, presumably from cancer,
in the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 8,
1984 (age 55 years, 269
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Bennet M. Blumenthal and Matilda Blumenthal; married, May 18,
1958, to Joel Marie Winik. |
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Joseph Blumenthal (b. 1834) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Munich (München), Germany,
December
13, 1834.
Democrat. Merchant;
member of New York
state assembly, 1873-74, 1888-91 (New York County 15th District
1873-74, New York County 22nd District 1888-91); president, Jewish
Theological Seminary Association.
Jewish. German
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Blumenthal (b. 1946) —
of Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
13, 1946.
Democrat. Lawyer;
aide in the White House of President Richard
Nixon, 1969-70; law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Harry
Blackmun, 1974-75; administrative assistant to U.S. Sen. Abraham
Ribicoff, 1975-76; U.S.
Attorney for Connecticut, 1977-81; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1984-87; member of Connecticut
state senate, 1987-90; Connecticut
state attorney general, 1991-2010; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Connecticut, 1996,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 2011-.
Jewish. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2018.
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William Bondy (1870-1964) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 9,
1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1916;
U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1923-56;
took senior status 1956.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, from arteriosclerosis,
in the Sherry-Netherland Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
30, 1964 (age 93 years, 356
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Salaman Bondy and Amelia (Lederer) Bondy. |
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Samuel Bonom (1912-1962) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 7,
1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 2nd District, 1956-62; died in
office 1962.
Jewish. Member, Federal
Bar Association; B'nai
B'rith; Zionist
Organization of America.
Died December
13, 1962 (age 50 years, 281
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David Bonom and Lena (Jackel) Bonom; married to Clarice Juliet
Goldberg. |
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Paul P. E. Bookson (c.1933-2005) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., about 1933.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1965-74 (24th District 1965, 27th District 1966,
24th District 1967-72, 25th District 1973-74).
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association; B'nai
B'rith.
Struck
by a motorcycle while crossing a street in Brooklyn, died later
the same day in Bellevue Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
22, 2005 (age about 72
years).
Interment somewhere
in Jerusalem, Israel.
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Relatives: Son
of Leo Bookson and Anna Bookson; married to Tova
Heller. |
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Louis B. Boudin (1874-1952) —
also known as Louis Boudianoff; Leib
Boudiansky —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Korsun, Russia (now Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi, Ukraine),
December
15, 1874.
Socialist. Lawyer;
candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1905 (Socialist), 1906
(Socialist), 1907, 1908, 1909 (Socialist), 1910 (Socialist), 1912
(Socialist), 1919 (Socialist); candidate for judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1910, 1917; candidate for chief
judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1916; left the Socialist
Party, 1919.
Jewish.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 29,
1952 (age 77 years, 166
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Barbara Levy Boxer (b. 1940) —
also known as Barbara Boxer; Barbara Levy —
of Greenbrae, Marin
County, Calif.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
11, 1940.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from California 6th District, 1983-93; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1988
(speaker),
1996
(delegation co-chair), 2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Senator from California, 1993-.
Female.
Jewish. Member, Delta
Phi Epsilon.
Still living as of 2014.
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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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Charles David Breitel (1908-1991) —
also known as Charles D. Breitel —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
13, 1908.
Republican. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1950-58; appointed 1950;
defeated, 1950; appointed 1950; Justice of the Appellate Division of
the New York Supreme Court, 1952; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1966; appointed 1966; chief
judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1973-79.
Jewish. Member, American
Jewish Committee.
Died, following strokes
and heart
failure, in Mary Manning Walsh Nursing
Home, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
1, 1991 (age 82 years, 353
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Herman L. Breitel and Regina D. (Zuckerberg) Breitel; married, April 9,
1927, to Jeanne S. Hollander. |
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David Gerald Bress (1908-1976) —
also known as David G. Bress —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., June 7,
1908.
U.S.
Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1965-69.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Jewish Committee; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in March, 1976
(age 67
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harold Brown (b. 1927) —
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., September
19, 1927.
Physicist;
president,
California Institute of Technology, 1969-77; U.S.
Secretary of Defense, 1977-81.
Jewish. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Trilateral
Commission.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1981.
Still living as of 2018.
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Matthew Brown (1905-2003) —
of Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass.; Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., March
26, 1905.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1960.
Jewish.
Died September
5, 2003 (age 98 years, 163
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Irwin R. Brownstein (1930-1996) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
4, 1930.
Lawyer;
law partner of Sebastian
Leone; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 16th District, 1960-63; member
of New
York state senate, 1964-66 (15th District 1964-65, 23rd District
1966); civil court judge in New York, 1967-68; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1969-80.
Jewish. Member, B'nai
B'rith.
Died of a heart
attack in Miami Beach, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., March
24, 1996 (age 65 years, 141
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Maurice Z. Bungard (b. 1891) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born at sea in the North
Atlantic Ocean, August
24, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 16th District, 1924-33;
defeated, 1933.
Jewish. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Order
Brith Abraham.
Burial location unknown.
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