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Joseph Jerome Hahn (b. 1868) —
also known as J. Jerome Hahn —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., August
20, 1868.
Lawyer;
superior court judge in Rhode Island, 1919-30; justice of
Rhode Island state supreme court, 1930-38.
Jewish.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac Hahn and Rose (Stern) Hahn; married, March
16, 1911, to Katherine L. Marr. |
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Rudolph Halley (1913-1956) —
also known as Rudy Halley —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., June 19,
1913.
Liberal. Lawyer;
counsel for two U.S. Senate investigative committees in the 1940s and
early 1950s; New York City Council President, 1951-53; candidate for
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1953.
Jewish. Member, B'nai
B'rith.
Died, while under treatment for pancreatic
pseudocysts, in Mount Sinai Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
19, 1956 (age 43 years, 153
days).
Interment at Ferncliff
Cemetery, Hartsdale, N.Y.
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Julius Halpern (c.1859-1928) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Russia,
about 1859.
Socialist. Physician;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1918, 1920; candidate
for New York
state assembly from New York County 15th District, 1921.
Jewish. Member, American Medical
Association.
Died, of cancer,
in St. Luke's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
24, 1928 (age about 69
years).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Philip Halpern (1902-1963) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., November
12, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 48th District, 1938;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1948-63; died in office
1963; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme
Court, 1952-63 (3rd Department 1952-57, 4th Department 1958-63); died
in office 1963.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association; Zionist
Organization of America; Knights
of Pythias; Sigma
Alpha Mu; B'nai
B'rith.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., August
25, 1963 (age 60 years, 286
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Ralph Halpern (1890-1975) —
of Richmond Hill, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Kew Gardens, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
1, 1890.
Republican. Traveling
salesman; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 5th District, 1920-21;
defeated, 1921, 1922; delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1932,
1936
(alternate), 1940,
1948
(alternate), 1956
(alternate), 1960
(alternate), 1964,
1972;
member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1936, 1961.
Jewish.
Died in Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., October
5, 1975 (age 85 years, 277
days).
Interment at Mt.
Lebanon Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Seymour Halpern (1913-1997) —
of Kew Gardens, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Richmond Hill, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., November
19, 1913.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; advertising
business; candidate for New York
state assembly from Queens County 5th District, 1937; member of
New
York state senate, 1941-54 (2nd District 1941-44, 4th District
1945-54); U.S.
Representative from New York, 1959-73 (4th District 1959-63, 6th
District 1963-73); defeated, 1954; candidate for Presidential Elector
for New York.
Jewish. Member, Elks; B'nai
B'rith; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died from complications of pneumonia,
at Southampton Hospital,
Southampton, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., January
10, 1997 (age 83 years, 52
days).
Interment at Mt.
Lebanon Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Samuel Lawrence Hammerman (1891-1965) —
also known as S. Lawrence Hammerman —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Kings Park, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., March
18, 1891.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,
1940,
1944
(alternate), 1948.
Jewish. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in January, 1965
(age 73
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Solomon Hammerman and Amelia (Ornstein) Hammerman; married 1918 to Esther
Borstein. |
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Jane Frank Harman (b. 1945) —
also known as Jane F. Harman; Jane Lakes; Jane
Frank —
of Venice, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 28,
1945.
Democrat. Lawyer;
legislative assistant to U.S. Sen. John
V. Tunney, 1972; counsel for congressional subcommittees; deputy
secretary to the Cabinet in the Jimmy
Carter White House, 1977-78; U.S.
Representative from California 36th District, 1993-99, 2001-;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1996,
2004,
2008;
candidate for Governor of
California, 1998.
Female.
Jewish. Polish
and Russian
ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 2014.
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Emanuel Knight Harris (b. 1890) —
also known as E. Knight Harris —
of Far Rockaway, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
21, 1890.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state assembly from Queens County 5th District, 1923.
Jewish.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Solomon Marcus Harris and Florence Nightingale (Knight) Harris;
married, March
16, 1915, to Nanon Silverberg. |
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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.
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: Son
of Solomon Joel Harris and Rachael Adeline (Brown) Harris; married,
June
14, 1921, to Goldie G. Weisburg. |
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Emanuel Bernard Hart (1809-1897) —
also known as Emanuel B. Hart —
of New York.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
27, 1809.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1851-53; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1880.
Jewish.
Died August
29, 1897 (age 87 years, 306
days).
Interment at Cypress
Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Bret Harte (1836-1902) —
also known as Francis Brett Hart —
of Union (now Arcata), Humboldt
County, Calif.; London, England.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., August
25, 1836.
Writer;
editor;
U.S. Consul in Crefeld, 1878-80; Glasgow, 1880-85.
English,
Dutch,
and Jewish ancestry.
Died in Camberley, England,
May
2, 1902 (age 65 years, 250
days).
Interment at St.
Peter's Churchyard, Frimley, Surrey, England.
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Gustave Hartman (1880-1936) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Hungary,
August
12, 1880.
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, 1923, 1924, 1929; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932.
Jewish. Member, American
Jewish Congress; B'nai
B'rith; Zionist
Organization of America; American
Arbitration Association; 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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Relatives: Son
of Kalman Hartman and Sarah 'Sallie' (Luchs) Hartman; married, September
9, 1928, to May Weisser. |
| | | Epitaph: "Beloved husband, devoted
brother, a life of service." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: New York Times, November
13, 1936 |
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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.
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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Relatives: Son
of Ruben Helfand and Rose (Sperance) Helfand; married, November
21, 1926, to Naomi Aaronson. |
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Louis Benjamin Heller (1905-1993) —
also known as Louis B. Heller —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Lauderhill, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., February
10, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 7th District, 1943-44; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1944-54; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1949-54 (7th District 1949-53, 8th
District 1953-54); resigned 1954; special sessions court judge in New
York, 1954-58; city court judge in New York, 1958-66; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1967-77.
Jewish.
Died in Plantation, Broward
County, Fla., October
30, 1993 (age 88 years, 262
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Nathaniel T. Helman (b. 1905) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
10, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1950-60 (26th District 1950-54, 28th District
1955-60); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1956,
1960
(alternate); Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1967-68.
Jewish. Member, B'nai
B'rith; Zionist
Organization of America.
Burial location unknown.
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Alan G. Hevesi —
of Forest Hills, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Democrat. University
professor; member of New York
state assembly, 1971-93 (25th District 1971-72, 28th District
1973-93); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1984,
1996,
2000,
2004;
New York City controller, 1994-2001; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 2001 (Democratic primary), 2001
(Liberal); New York
state comptroller, 2003-06; resigned 2006.
Jewish.
Pleaded
guilty to fraud charges
over his use of a state employee to chauffeur his wife, December 22,
2006, and fined
$5,000.
Still living as of 2006.
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Sidney Hillman (1887-1946) —
of New York.
Born in Zagare, Lithuania,
March
23, 1887.
President,
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America (ACWA), and one of the founders of
the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO); New York American
Labor Party state chair, 1945.
Jewish.
Died in Point Lookout, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., July 10,
1946 (age 59 years, 109
days).
Entombed at Westchester
Hills Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.
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Morris Hillquit (1869-1933) —
also known as Moses Hillkowitz —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Riga, Latvia,
1869.
Socialist. Immigrated to the United States in 1885; lawyer;
leader of "Kangaroo" faction which left the Socialist Labor Party and
marged with the Social Democratic Party to form the Socialist Party
of America in 1901; served as the Socialist Party's first national
secretary; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1906 (9th District), 1908 (9th
District), 1916 (20th District), 1918 (20th District), 1920 (20th
District); candidate for judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1910; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1917; delegate to Socialist National
Convention from New York, 1920; Chairman of Socialist Party, 1931;
candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1931.
Jewish. Member, American Civil
Liberties Union.
Died, of tuberculosis,
in 1933
(age about
64 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Hillquit and Rebecca (Levene) Hillquit; married, December
31, 1893, to Vera Levene. |
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Paul W. Hodes (b. 1951) —
of Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
21, 1951.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 2007-; defeated,
2004; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire,
2008.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2014.
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Samuel H. Hofstadter (b. 1894) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Austria,
1894.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 15th District, 1925-28;
member of New York
state senate 17th District, 1929-32; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1933-60.
Jewish. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Elizabeth Holtzman (b. 1941) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
11, 1941.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1972,
1984
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from New York 16th District, 1973-81; Democratic
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1980, 1992 (primary); Kings
County District Attorney, 1982-89; New York City Comptroller,
1990-93.
Female.
Jewish. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2016.
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Lester Holtzman (1913-2002) —
of Rego Park, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., June 1,
1913.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1953-61; resigned
1961; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 11th District, 1962-73.
Jewish.
Died November
12, 2002 (age 89 years, 164
days).
Burial location unknown.
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