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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 2014.
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Mathias Naphtali (1899-1987) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Ioannina, Greece,
December
14, 1899.
Liberal. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state senate 14th District, 1950.
Jewish. Greek
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in December, 1987
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Beth-David
Cemetery, Elmont, Long Island, N.Y.
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Jacob P. Nathanson (1901-1986) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Lake Worth (now Lake Worth Beach), Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Russia,
February
21, 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 14th District, 1927-33; defeated
in primary, 1933.
Jewish.
Charged
in 1930 with professional
misconduct by the Brooklyn Bar Association, over his handling of
a client's $500 bail payment; suspended
from the practice of law in 1931, and ordered to pay
restitution. Indicted
in October and November 1938 on charges
of forgery,
grand
larceny, and subornation
of perjury, over his involvement in fraudulent
bail bonds; pleaded
guilty to subornation
of perjury, and testified against other conspirators; disbarred
in 1939.
Died in Palm Beach
County, Fla., March 2,
1986 (age 85 years, 9
days).
Interment somewhere
in Palm Beach County, Fla.
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Irving Daniel Neustein (1901-1979) —
also known as Irving D. Neustein —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
30, 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 6th District, 1931-37;
member, New York Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, 1938-41; when
his political activities came under investigation
by the U.S. Civil Service Commission as violating the Hatch
Act, he resigned;
though he was no longer a member, his ouster
from the appeal board was ordered two years later.
Jewish. Member, Freemasons;
Tammany
Hall.
Died, in Jewish Home
for the Aged, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
7, 1979 (age 78 years, 7
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Joseph E. Newburger (1853-1931) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
21, 1853.
Lawyer;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1906-23.
Jewish. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, from heart
disease, in his suite at the Hotel
Champlain, near Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y., July 19,
1931 (age 77 years, 271
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Library of Congress |
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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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Bernard Newman (1907-1999) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
28, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 6th District, 1933, 1934,
1935; law secretary to Justice Samuel
H. Hofstadter, 1942-48; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1956,
1960,
1964;
chair
of New York County Republican Party, 1958-60; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1966; appointed 1966; Judge
of U.S. Customs Court, 1968-80; Judge of U.S. Court of
International Trade, 1980-83; took senior status 1983.
Jewish. Hungarian
ancestry.
Died, in St. Vincent's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
22, 1999 (age 91 years, 176
days).
Interment at Mt.
Zion Cemetery, Maspeth, Queens, N.Y.
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Mordecai M. Noah (1785-1851) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in 1785.
Newspaper
editor; U.S. Consul in Riga, 1811-13; Tunis, 1813-15.
Jewish.
Died in 1851
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Beth
Olom Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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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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Moissaye J. Olgin (b. 1878) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Kiev (Kyiv), Ukraine,
March
24, 1878.
Communist. Journalist;
Workers candidate for New York
state senate 14th District, 1924; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1926 (Workers, 23rd District), 1930
(Communist, 10th District), 1932 (Communist, 24th District), 1934
(Communist, 23rd District); candidate for New York
state assembly, 1927 (Workers, Bronx County 5th District), 1929
(Communist, Bronx County 4th District), 1933 (Communist, Bronx County
6th District), 1936 (Communist, Bronx County 5th District), 1936
(Communist, Bronx County 5th District).
Jewish.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Chaim Aaron Olgin and Zipa (Gelman) Olgin. |
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Martin Oliner —
of Lawrence, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Lawrence, N.Y., 2010-.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2015.
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Image source:
Newsday |
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Suzi Oppenheimer (b. 1934) —
of Mamaroneck, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born December
13, 1934.
Democrat. Mayor
of Mamaroneck, N.Y., 1970; member of New York
state senate, 1985-2009 (36th District 1985-2002, 37th District
2003-09).
Female.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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Theodore Ornstein (1905-1988) —
of Long Beach, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
3, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Long Beach, N.Y., 1939-44; appointed 1939.
Jewish.
Died October
13, 1988 (age 83 years, 71
days).
Interment at Mt.
Ararat Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
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Samuel Orr (1890-1981) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born July 11,
1890.
Socialist. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 4th District, 1918, 1920, 1921;
defeated, 1918; expelled 1920; resigned 1920; delegate to Socialist
National Convention from New York, 1920; candidate for New York
state senate, 1922 (22nd District), 1928 (22nd District), 1933
(21st District); candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 23rd District, 1926, 1930, 1932,
1934; New York City Magistrate, 1941-51.
Jewish.
Expelled
from the New York State Assembly over alleged disloyalty,
along with the other four Socialist members, April 1, 1920;
re-elected to the same seat in a special election, but resigned in
protest when three other Socialist members were expelled again.
Died, in Montefiore Hospital,
Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., August
29, 1981 (age 91 years, 49
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Albert Ottinger (b. 1878) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
10, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1914; member of New York
state senate 18th District, 1917-18; defeated, 1920; New York
state attorney general, 1925-28; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1928,
1932;
candidate for Governor of
New York, 1928; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Jewish.
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Lawrence Ottinger (b. 1929) —
also known as Richard Ottinger —
of Pleasantville, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Mamaroneck, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, January
27, 1929.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1965-71, 1975-85 (25th District
1965-71, 24th District 1975-83, 20th District 1983-85); defeated,
1972; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1970; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1980;
law
professor.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association; American Civil
Liberties Union; American
Legion.
Still living as of 2013.
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Chris Owens —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 11th District, 2006; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 2008.
African
and Jewish ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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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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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Michael Albert Paiewonsky (1939-2004) —
also known as Michael A. Paiewonsky —
of St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
28, 1939.
Member of Virgin
Islands legislature, 1979-82; defeated (Independent), 2000;
Independent candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from the Virgin Islands, 1994.
Jewish ancestry.
Died June 16,
2004 (age 64 years, 262
days).
Interment at Altona Jewish Cemetery, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands.
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H. Murray Pakulski (b. 1880) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
30, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1908,
1912
(alternate).
Jewish. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Pakulski and Rosalie (Davidson) Pakulski; married, June 30,
1904, to Ada S. Feldman. |
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Harold Ira Panken (1910-1999) —
also known as Harold I. Panken —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, New York County (now Bronx
County), N.Y., July 17,
1910.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 21st District, 1947-52.
Jewish. Member, Elks.
Died in 1999
(age about
88 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Abraham Panken and Bessie (Palestine) Panken; married, October
2, 1934, to Bertha Hamowitz. |
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Jacob Panken (b. 1879) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Ukraine,
January
13, 1879.
Socialist. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state senate 11th District, 1908; candidate for New York
state assembly, 1909 (New York County 8th District), 1915 (New
York County 4th District); candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1910, 1929, 1931; municipal
judge in New York, 1917-27; delegate to Socialist National Convention
from New York, 1920; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1920; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1921; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1922, 1930; candidate
for Governor of
New York, 1926; candidate for chief
judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1932.
Jewish.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Herman Panken and Feiga (Berman) Panken; married, February
20, 1910, to Rachel Pallay. |
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Nathan David Perlman (1887-1952) —
also known as Nathan D. Perlman —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Prusice, Silesia (now Poland),
August
2, 1887.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of Harry
Kopp from 1909; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 6th District, 1915-17; U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1920-27; defeated,
1926; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1928
(alternate), 1932;
delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; candidate
for New York
state attorney general, 1936; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1937.
Jewish.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in Beth Israel Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 29,
1952 (age 64 years, 332
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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Theodore Albert Peyser (1873-1937) —
also known as Theodore A. Peyser —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., February
18, 1873.
Democrat. Traveling
salesman; insurance
business; U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1933-37; died in
office 1937.
Jewish.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
8, 1937 (age 64 years, 171
days).
Interment at Walnut Hills United Jewish Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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N. Taylor Phillips (b. 1868) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
5, 1868.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 9th District, 1898-1900;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912
(alternate), 1916;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I.
Jewish. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Rosalie Solomons Phillips —
also known as Rosalie S. Phillips; Rosalie
Solomons —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Washington,
D.C.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1936;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Female.
Jewish.
Burial location unknown.
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Max Warley Platzek (1854-1932) —
also known as M. Warley Platzek —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C., August
27, 1854.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 11th District, 1894;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1904;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1907-24.
Jewish.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 21,
1932 (age 77 years, 329
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
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Bertram L. Podell (1925-2005) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1955-67 (Kings County 21st District 1955-65, 53rd
District 1966, 44th District 1967); U.S.
Representative from New York 13th District, 1968-75; charged
in 1974 with conspiracy, the solicitation
and acceptance
of bribes, criminal conflict
of interest, and perjury;
on the tenth day of his trial,
he pleaded
guilty to conspiracy and conflict
of interest; sentenced
to six months in prison;
the prosecutor was Rudolph
W. Giuliani.
Jewish.
Died, of kidney
failure, at Lenox Hill Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
17, 2005 (age about 80
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Andrew Scott Pollack (b. 1966) —
also known as Andrew Pollack —
Born in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., February
18, 1966.
Republican. Scrap metal
business; real estate
investor; father of Meadow Jade Pollack, who was one of 17 killed
in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School,
Parkland, Florida; speaker, Republican National Convention, 2020.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2020.
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Herbert A. Posner (b. 1925) —
of Far Rockaway, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; accountant;
member of New York
state assembly 19th District; elected 1966.
Jewish. Member, B'nai
B'rith; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Presumed deceased.
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.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Sol Price (1916-2009) —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., January
23, 1916.
Democrat. Lawyer; Retailer
who started the "warehouse club" model copied by Sam's Club and
others; his Price Club chain merged with Costco; alternate delegate
to Democratic National Convention from California, 1960;
philanthropist.
Jewish.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., December
14, 2009 (age 93 years, 325
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Leopold Prince (b. 1880) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Germany,
June
2, 1880.
Member of New York
state assembly, 1905, 1907 (New York County 32nd District 1905,
New York County 26th District 1907); municipal judge in New York,
1908-.
Jewish.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Heyman Prince and Sophia (Jordan) Prince; married to Hedwig
Prince. |
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Joseph Meyer Proskauer (1877-1971) —
also known as Joseph M. Proskauer —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., August
6, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
campaign manager for Gov. Alfred
E. Smith, 1918-22; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1923-30; appointed 1923;
resigned 1930; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York
Supreme Court 1st Department, 1927-30.
Jewish. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; American Bar
Association.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., September
10, 1971 (age 94 years, 35
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Pulitzer (1847-1911) —
Born in Hungary,
April
10, 1847.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Missouri state legislature, 1869; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 31st District, 1875;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1880
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker);
U.S.
Representative from New York 9th District, 1885-86.
Jewish.
Died aboard his
yacht in the harbor of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., October
29, 1911 (age 64 years, 202
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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