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Maxwell Milton Rabb (1910-2002) —
also known as Maxwell M. Rabb —
of Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., September
28, 1910.
Republican. Lawyer;
administrative assistant to U.S. Sen. Henry
Cabot Lodge, Jr., 1937-43, and U.S. Sen. Sinclair
Weeks, 1944; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1952,
1956;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1976,
1980;
U.S. Ambassador to Italy, 1981-89.
Jewish. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American Bar
Association.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 9,
2002 (age 91 years, 254
days).
Interment at Salem
Fields Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Benjamin J. Rabin (1896-1969) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., June 3,
1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1945-47; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1948-66.
Jewish.
Died in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., February
22, 1969 (age 72 years, 264
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Rochelle Park, N.J.
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Paul H. Rappaport (1934-2006) —
of Ellicott City, Howard
County, Md.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April
20, 1934.
Republican. Howard County police
chief; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Maryland, 1994; candidate for Maryland
state attorney general, 1998; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 2000.
Jewish.
Died, of spindle cell
sarcoma, in Mercy Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., September
10, 2006 (age 72 years, 143
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Leo Frederick Rayfiel (1888-1978) —
also known as Leo F. Rayfiel —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, 1888.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 2nd District, 1939-44; U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1945-47.
Jewish.
Died in Wayne, Passaic
County, N.J., November
18, 1978 (age about 90
years).
Interment at Wellwood
Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
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Edward Gene Rendell (b. 1944) —
also known as Ed Rendell; "Fast Eddie";
"Mount Rendell" —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., January
5, 1944.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1984,
1996
(co-chair, Rules
Committee; speaker),
2000,
2004,
2008;
mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1992-2000; defeated in primary, 1987; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1999-2001; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 2003-11; defeated in primary, 1986.
Jewish. Member, Pi
Lambda Phi.
Still living as of 2020.
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Joseph Yale Resnick (1924-1969) —
also known as Joseph Y. Resnick —
of New York.
Born in Ellenville, Ulster
County, N.Y., July 13,
1924.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 28th District, 1965-69; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1968.
Jewish.
Died in Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev., October
6, 1969 (age 45 years, 85
days).
Interment at Hebrew
Aid Society Cemetery, Wawarsing, N.Y.
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Frederick William Richmond (b. 1923) —
also known as Frederick W. Richmond; Fred
Richmond —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Massachusetts, November
15, 1923.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1975-82.
Jewish.
Arrested
in Washington, D.C., in 1978 for soliciting
sex from a minor and from an undercover police officer; pleaded
guilty to a misdemeanor. In 1982, charged
with tax
evasion, marijuana
possession, and improper
payments to a federal employee, he pleaded
guilty and was sentenced
to a year and a day in prison;
served nine months.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Harold Riegelman (1892-1982) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, August
19, 1892.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for New York
state senate 15th District, 1922; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1936,
1952,
1956;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 17th District, 1938;
acting postmaster at New
York City, N.Y., 1953; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1953.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association; Zeta
Beta Tau; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Military
Order of the World Wars.
Died in 1982
(age about
89 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac Riegelman and Bertha (Meyer) Riegelman; married, November
1, 1919, to Gladys B. Liebman. |
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Leonard S. Ring (1911-1945) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1911.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 16th District, 1940; served in
the U.S. Army during World War II.
Jewish.
Killed
in action while preparing to lead troops across the Ruhr River,
in Germany,
February
8, 1945 (age about 33
years).
Interment at Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands.
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Edward G. Robinson (1893-1973) —
also known as Emanuel Goldenberg —
Born in Bucharest, Romania,
December
12, 1893.
Democrat. Actor;
honored guest, Democratic National Convention,
1960.
Jewish. Romanian
ancestry.
Died, from bladder
cancer, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
26, 1973 (age 79 years, 45
days).
Entombed at Beth
El Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Leonard Rochwarger (1925-2001) —
of New York.
Born in 1925.
U.S. Ambassador to Fiji, 1987-89; Kiribati, 1987-89; Tonga, 1987-89; Tuvalu, 1987-89.
Jewish.
Chief executive officer of Firstmark Corporation, 1972-87.
Died in Stuart, Martin
County, Fla., March
11, 2001 (age about 75
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Roman (1910-1998) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born, in a hospital,
in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
26, 1910.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 15th District, 1947-54;
defeated, 1942 (New York County 23rd District), 1944 (New York County
15th District), 1954 (New York County 15th District).
Jewish. Member, B'nai
B'rith.
Author and sponsor of nation's first
law against racial discrimination in places of public accomodation,
1953.
Died, of a stroke,
in Spring Valley, Rockland
County, N.Y., September
11, 1998 (age 88 years, 16
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Saddle Brook, N.J.
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Wayne Allyn Root (b. 1961) —
also known as Wayne A. Root —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y., July 20,
1961.
Libertarian. Sports
reporter and handicapper; radio and
television host and anchorman; television
producer; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 2008.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2008.
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Otto A. Rosalsky (b. 1873) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
24, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1904;
general sessions court judge in New York, 1905-28.
Jewish.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Solomon Rosalsky and Yetta (Weinberg) Rosalsky; married, July 23,
1907, to Bessie Simon. |
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Ely Rosenberg (b. 1876) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 1,
1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state assembly, 1898; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1916;
candidate for New York
state senate 20th District, 1924.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Louis Rosenberg and Fannie (Kroner) Rosenberg. |
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S. William Rosenberg (b. 1916) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Brighton, Franklin
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., March
16, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1961-72 (Monroe County 2nd District 1961-65,
145th District 1966, 132nd District 1967-72).
Jewish. Member, American
Legion; Jewish
War Veterans; Elks.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Helen Daitz. |
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William Rosenblatt —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 16th District, 1945-70.
Jewish. Member, B'nai
B'rith; Knights
of Pythias; Zionist
Organization of America.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Simon Wolfe Rosendale (b. 1842) —
also known as Simon W. Rosendale —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., June 23,
1842.
New
York state attorney general, 1892-93.
Jewish.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Irving Rosenman (1896-1973) —
also known as Samuel I. Rosenman —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., February
13, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 11th District, 1922-26; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1934-43; resigned 1943;
special counsel to presidents Franklin
Roosevelt and Harry
Truman, 1943-46.
Jewish. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in 1973
(age about
77 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Ben Rosenthal (1898-1953) —
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1898.
Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1935-40; municipal judge in California, 1940.
Jewish.
Died in 1953
(age about
55 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal (1923-1983) —
also known as Benjamin S. Rosenthal —
of New York.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., June 8,
1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1962-83 (6th District 1962-63, 8th
District 1963-83, 7th District 1983); died in office 1983.
Jewish.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
4, 1983 (age 59 years, 210
days).
Interment at Beth-David
Cemetery, Elmont, Long Island, N.Y.
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Albert Berger Rossdale (1878-1968) —
also known as Albert B. Rossdale —
of New York.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
23, 1878.
Republican. Postal
worker; jeweler;
U.S.
Representative from New York 23rd District, 1921-23; defeated,
1922, 1924; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1924.
Jewish.
Died in Eastchester, Westchester
County, N.Y., April
17, 1968 (age 89 years, 177
days).
Interment at Maimonides
Cemetery, Elmont, Long Island, N.Y.
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Samuel Rothschild (b. 1879) —
of Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
12, 1879.
Republican. Vice-president, Gloversville Knitting
Co.; vice-president, Gloversville Hotel
Assoc.; director, Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad;
director, National Bank of
Gloversville; director, Glen Telephone
Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1920
(alternate), 1936.
Jewish. Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Abraham Rothschild and Babette (Barnet) Rothschild; married, December
27, 1906, to Grace Levor. |
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Robert Edward Rubin (b. 1938) —
also known as Robert Rubin —
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., August
29, 1938.
Lawyer;
economist;
investment
banker; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1995-99.
Jewish. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2020.
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