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Alice Sachs (1905-1997) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., December
18, 1905.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 9th District, 1956, 1958,
1960; candidate for New York
state senate 20th District, 1962; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1964,
1980,
1984;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Female.
Jewish. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; League of Women
Voters; B'nai
B'rith; Urban
League; Phi
Beta Kappa; American Civil
Liberties Union; NAACP.
Died at the Hallmark Nursing
Centre in North Granville, Washington
County, N.Y., March
29, 1997 (age 91 years, 101
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Charles Sachs and Flora (Weil) Sachs. |
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Herbert Sachs (b. 1929) —
of Bellmore, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., February
22, 1929.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Nassau County 5th District, 1965; defeated,
1965.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1967.
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Edward P. Salomon (1828-1909) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Prussia (now Germany),
August
11, 1828.
Republican. Lawyer; Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1862-64; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1862-64; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1868;
candidate for New York City superior court judge, 1882.
Jewish.
Died in Frankfort (Frankfurt am Main), Germany,
April
21, 1909 (age 80 years, 253
days).
Interment somewhere
in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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Howard Joseph Samuels (1919-1984) —
also known as Howard J. Samuels; "Howie the
Horse" —
of Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., December
3, 1919.
Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; co-founder,
Kordite Company, manufacturers
of plastic products; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1962, 1970, 1974; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1964,
1972,
1984;
U.S. Undersecretary of Commerce, 1964-67; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1966; president, New York Offtrack Betting
Corporation, 1971-74.
Jewish. Member, American
Jewish Congress.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
26, 1984 (age 64 years, 328
days).
Interment at Southampton
Cemetery, Southampton, Long Island, N.Y.
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Bernard Sanders (b. 1941) —
also known as Bernie Sanders —
of Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
8, 1941.
Candidate for Governor of
Vermont, 1976, 1986; mayor
of Burlington, Vt., 1981-89; U.S.
Representative from Vermont at-large, 1991-2007; defeated
(Independent), 1988; U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 2007-; defeated (Liberty Union), 1974;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 2016,
2020;
received one electoral vote for President, 2016.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2021.
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Leon Sanders (b. 1867) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Odessa, Ukraine,
May
25, 1867.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 12th District, 1899-1902;
municipal judge in New York, 1904-13; Independent candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1914; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1916.
Jewish. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Irving H. Saypol (1905-1977) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
3, 1905.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1949-51;
prosecuted Ethel and Julius Rosenberg on espionage charges; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1952-68.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Knights
of Pythias.
Indicted
in May 1976, along with Surrogate S.
Samuel DiFalco, on bribery
and perjury
charges,
in connection with an alleged scheme to obtain appraisal and auction
commissions for Saypol's son;
the charges were later dismissed.
Died, of cancer,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 30,
1977 (age 71 years, 300
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Louis Saypol and Minnie (Michakin) Saypol; married, September
29, 1925, to Adele D. Kaplan. |
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Michael Schaap —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 31st District, 1913-14;
Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1916.
Jewish. Dutch
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Max Schachtman (1904-1972) —
of Floral Park, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Warsaw, Poland,
September
10, 1904.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; arrested
during a demonstration
on Wall Street in New York City, July 3, 1928, but charges against
him were dismissed; became an open supporter of Leon Trotsky's
opposition to Stalin about 1928, and was expelled from the Communist
Party; became a major Trotskyist leader and theoretician, and one of
the founders of the Socialist Workers Party; editor of The
Militant newspaper;
Workers candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1940 (23rd District), 1946 (15th
District); Workers candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1941; broke with Trotskyism in 1948, and
became more conservative in later life.
Jewish ancestry. Member, League
for Industrial Democracy.
Died, in Long Island Jewish Hospital,
New Hyde Park, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
4, 1972 (age 68 years, 55
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Schachtman and Sarah Schachtman; married to Billie
Ramloff, Edith Harvey and Yetta Barsh. |
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article |
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Lynn Schenk (b. 1945) —
of La Jolla, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., January
5, 1945.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1988,
2004;
member, Credentials Committee, 2008;
U.S.
Representative from California 49th District, 1993-95; defeated,
1994.
Female.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2014.
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James Haas Scheuer (1920-2005) —
also known as James H. Scheuer —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
6, 1920.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1956
(alternate), 1984,
1988;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1965-73, 1975-93 (21st District
1965-71, 22nd District 1971-73, 11th District 1975-83, 8th District
1983-93); candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1969.
Jewish.
Died August
30, 2005 (age 85 years, 205
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Eric Tradd Schneiderman (b. 1954) —
also known as Eric T. Schneiderman —
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., December
31, 1954.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 31st District; elected 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008; New York
state attorney general, 2011-18; resigned 2018; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York; published
reports alleged that he had physically
abused four women; at first, he claimed that this had been sexual
role playing, but within hours, he resigned
his position; following an investigation,
no criminal charges were brought.
Jewish ancestry.
Still living as of 2019.
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Louis A. Schoffel —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 4th District, 1922-25; Bronx
County Register, 1925-32.
Jewish.
Burial location unknown.
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Andy Schor (b. 1975) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., March
20, 1975.
Democrat. Ingham
County Commissioner 5th District, 2003-12; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 68th District, 2013-17; mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 2017-.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2022.
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Morris Schreiber (1901-1951) —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in New York, October
3, 1901.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; customs
inspector; laundry and
dry cleaning business; jeweler;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 9th District, 1947; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1948.
Jewish.
Died in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., June 2,
1951 (age 49 years, 242
days).
Interment at Beth
Jacob Cemetery, Galveston, Tex.
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Samuel Schulman (1864-1955) —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Russia,
February
14, 1864.
Republican. Rabbi; offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1924.
Jewish.
Coined the phrase "melting pot" as a term for the assimilation of
immigrants to the United States, in a 1907 sermon.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
2, 1955 (age 91 years, 261
days).
Interment at Beth
El Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Charles Ellis Schumer (b. 1950) —
also known as Charles E. Schumer; Chuck
Schumer —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
23, 1950.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly 45th District, 1975-80; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1981-99 (16th District 1981-83,
10th District 1983-93, 9th District 1993-99); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1984,
1988
(member, Rules
Committee; speaker),
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Senator from New York, 1999-.
Jewish. Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Still living as of 2014.
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Philip Jacob Schupler (b. 1909) —
also known as Philip J. Schupler —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Austria,
February
28, 1909.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 19th District, 1945-53; resigned
1953; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1948.
Jewish. Member, American
Jewish Congress.
Burial location unknown.
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Harvey L. Schwamm (c.1905-1958) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Riverdale, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born about 1905.
Republican. Real estate
broker; banker;
candidate for New York
state senate 15th District, 1938, 1940; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1940;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York.
Jewish.
Killed when a Northeast Airlines plane, landing in heavy
fog, crashed
and burned,
about 300 yards short of the airport
runway, in Nantucket, Nantucket
County, Mass., August
15, 1958 (age about 53
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1924 to
Lillian Tverskoi. |
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Allyson Y. Schwartz (b. 1948) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Jenkintown, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., October
3, 1948.
Democrat. Social
worker; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 4th District, 1991-2004; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 2000; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 2005-; candidate
for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 2014.
Female.
Jewish. Member, American
Jewish Congress.
Still living as of 2014.
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Jacob J. Schwartzwald —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1927-33; defeated,
1933; member of New York
state senate 7th District, 1935-42; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1955-67.
Jewish. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Jewish
War Veterans; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Ben Shahn (1898-1969) —
of Roosevelt, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Kovno (now Kaunas), Lithuania,
September
12, 1898.
Progressive. Artist;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey.
Jewish.
Died, in Mt. Sinai Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
14, 1969 (age 70 years, 183
days).
Interment at Roosevelt Cemetery, Roosevelt, N.J.
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Albert Shanker (1928-1997) —
of Mamaroneck, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
14, 1928.
Democrat. School
teacher; president,
American Federation of Teachers, 1974-97; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1980,
1984
(speaker),
1988,
1996.
Jewish. Russian
ancestry. Member, American
Federation of Teachers.
Died, of complications from bladder
cancer, at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
22, 1997 (age 68 years, 161
days).
Interment at King David Cemetery, Putnam Valley, N.Y.
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Clara Lemlich Shavelson (1886-1982) —
also known as Clara Shavelson; Clara Lemlich; Clara
Goldman —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Gorodok, Ukraine,
March
28, 1886.
Communist. Labor
organizer; candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 2nd District, 1936.
Female.
Jewish ancestry.
Died in Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 25,
1982 (age 96 years, 119
days).
Interment at New
Montefiore Cemetery, Pinelawn, Long Island, N.Y.
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Ally Sheedy (b. 1962) —
also known as Alexandra Elizabeth Sheedy —
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., June 13,
1962.
Democrat. Actress;
speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1988.
Female.
Jewish, Irish,
and German
ancestry.
Still living as of 2022.
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Carl Sherman (c.1891-1956) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Olmütz, Austria (now Olomouc, Czechia),
about 1891.
Democrat. New York
state attorney general, 1923-24; defeated, 1924; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924,
1948
(alternate), 1956;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1942; treasurer of
New York Democratic Party, 1945-50.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Jewish Congress.
Died in Larchmont, Westchester
County, N.Y., July 17,
1956 (age about 65
years).
Interment at Cedar
Park Cemetery, Paramus, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of Sanda Sherman and Pauline (Opler) Sherman. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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1924 |
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Bernard L. Shientag (d. 1952) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer;
City Court judge, 1924-30; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1930-52; died in office
1952; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court
1st Department, 1949.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Jewish Committee.
Died in 1952.
Burial location unknown.
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Abraham Isaac Shiplacoff (1877-1936) —
also known as Abraham I. Shiplacoff —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Province of Chernigov, Russia,
December
25, 1877.
Socialist. Labor union
official; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 23rd District, 1916-18;
defeated, 1914, 1922; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1918 (10th District), 1926 (10th
District), 1928 (10th District), 1930 (10th District), 1932 (9th
District); delegate to Socialist National Convention from New York,
1920.
Jewish.
Died, of an infection
secondary to kidney
stones, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February, 1936
(age 58
years, 0 days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Alfred A. Shlickerman (1870-1929) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Russia,
September
14, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 12th District, 1901.
Jewish. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Royal
Arcanum.
Died in 1929
(age about
58 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Nellie Koslin. |
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Morris A. Shmidman —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Rabbi; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1988.
Jewish.
Still living as of 1992.
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Claire K. Shulman (b. 1926) —
of Beechhurst, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
23, 1926.
Democrat. Registered
nurse; borough
president of Queens, New York, 1986-2001; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1988,
1996,
2000.
Female.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2012.
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David S. Sidikman —
of Old Bethpage, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly 13th District, 1992-2004; defeated in primary,
2004.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2004.
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Isaac Siegel (1880-1947) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, 1880.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1915-23; defeated,
1924; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1916
(alternate), 1920,
1924,
1936.
Jewish.
Died in 1947
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Salem
Fields Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Arthur J. Sills (1917-1982) —
of Metuchen, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
23, 1917.
Democrat. Lawyer; New
Jersey state attorney general, 1962-70; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1964.
Jewish. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died, following a stroke,
in Perth Amboy General Hospital,
Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., December
26, 1982 (age 65 years, 64
days).
Interment at Beth Israel Memorial Park, Woodbridge, N.J.
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Charles H. Silver (c.1886-1984) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Romania,
about 1886.
Democrat. Vice-president, American Woolens
Company; president, Beth Israel Medical
Center, 1947-84 president, New York City Board of Education,
1955-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1948,
1952.
Jewish.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
24, 1984 (age about 98
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Times, August 25, 1984 |
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Baruch Silverstein —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1972.
Jewish.
Still living as of 1972.
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Caroline Klein Simon —
also known as Caroline K. Simon —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; secretary
of state of New York, 1959-63; Judge of New York Court of Claims,
1963-64.
Female.
Jewish. Member, American
Jewish Committee; American Bar
Association.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Leonard M. Simon (b. 1936) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
2, 1936.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly 46th District; elected 1966; candidate in
Democratic primary for borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1969; Liberal candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 13th District, 1972.
Jewish. Member, B'nai
B'rith; American
Arbitration Association.
Still living as of 1972.
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Relatives:
Married to Lorraine Werner. |
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William Irving Sirovich (1882-1939) —
also known as William I. Sirovich —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in York, York
County, Pa., March
18, 1882.
Physician;
playwright;
Independence League candidate for New York
state treasurer, 1908, 1910; superintendent, Peoples Hospital,
1911-29; president, Industrial National Bank; U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1927-39; defeated
(Democratic), 1924; died in office 1939.
Jewish. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, of a heart
attack, while taking a bath at home, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
17, 1939 (age 57 years, 274
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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Marcus Cauffman Sloss (1869-1958) —
also known as M. C. Sloss —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
28, 1869.
Lawyer;
superior court judge in California, 1900-06; justice of
California state supreme court, 1906-19.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., May 17,
1958 (age 89 years, 78
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Louis Sloss and Sarah (Greenebaum) Sloss; married 1899 to Hattie
L. Hecht. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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Eleanor Sobel (b. 1946) —
of Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
11, 1946.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 100th District, 1998-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2000,
2004.
Female.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2004.
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Abraham David Sofaer (b. 1938) —
Born in Bombay (Mumbai), India,
May
6, 1938.
Law clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals Judge J.
Skelly Wright, 1965-66, and U.S. Supreme Court Justice William
J. Brennan, 1966-67; lawyer;
assistant U.S. Attorney; law
professor; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1979-85;
resigned 1985; legal advisor, U.S. Department of State, 1985-90.
Jewish ancestry.
Still living as of 2017.
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Stephen Joshua Solarz (1940-2010) —
also known as Stephen J. Solarz —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., September
12, 1940.
Member of New York
state assembly 45th District, 1969-74; Liberal candidate for borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1973; U.S.
Representative from New York 13th District, 1975-93; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1988.
Jewish. Member, American
Jewish Congress; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died November
29, 2010 (age 70 years, 78
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Alex J. Soled (b. 1926) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla.
Born May 18,
1926.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state assembly from Bronx County 2nd District, 1950, 1952;
candidate for New York
state senate 26th District, 1954; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 22nd District, 1958.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2001.
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Charles Solomon (1889-1963) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born October
29, 1889.
Socialist. Newspaperman;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 23rd District, 1919-20, 1921;
expelled 1920, 1920; defeated, 1927; delegate to Socialist National
Convention from New York, 1920; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1924; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1928, 1938; candidate for New York
state senate 8th District, 1930; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1932; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1933; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1934; American Labor candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937.
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, and expelled
again on September 21.
Died December
8, 1963 (age 74 years, 40
days).
Interment at Mt.
Lebanon Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Herbert I. Sorin (b. 1900) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
1, 1900.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 10th District, 1949-59.
Jewish. Member, Freemasons;
Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion; Zionist
Organization of America; B'nai
B'rith.
Burial location unknown.
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Gladys Noon Spellman (1918-1988) —
also known as Gladys Blossom Noon —
of Maryland.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 1,
1918.
Democrat. School
teacher; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1975-81.
Female.
Jewish.
Removed from Congress in February 1981 by House resolution, due to
incapacitating illness.
Died in Rockville, Montgomery
County, Md., June 19,
1988 (age 70 years, 110
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Joel Elias Spingarn (1875-1939) —
also known as Joel E. Spingarn —
of Bronx, New York County (now Bronx
County), N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 17,
1875.
Republican. University
professor; poet;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1908; chairman,
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP),
1913-39; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I.
Jewish. Member, NAACP.
Died July 26,
1939 (age 64 years, 70
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Eliot Laurence Spitzer (b. 1959) —
also known as Eliot Spitzer; "Steamroller";
"Client No. 9" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., June 10,
1959.
Democrat. New York
state attorney general, 1999-2006; defeated, 1994; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 2000,
2004;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; Governor of
New York, 2007-08; resigned 2008.
Jewish.
Resigned
as governor following disclosure that he had paid
a prostitution ring for sex.
Still living as of 2016.
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Sidney Squire (1906-1997) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1906.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Judge of New York Court
of Claims, 1956-77.
Jewish. Member, Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion.
Died, of pancreatic
cancer, at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer
Center, New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1997 (age about 90
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Abe Stark (1894-1972) —
also known as "Mr. Brooklyn" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
28, 1894.
Democrat. Clothier;
borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1962-70; defeated (Republican),
1949; resigned 1970; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1964.
Jewish. Russian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Famed among Brooklyn Dodgers fans for his longtime, conspicious
advertising sign (for his clothing business) below the scoreboard at
Ebbets Field, which promised a free suit to players who batted the
ball there: "HIT SIGN, WIN SUIT".
Died in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., July 2,
1972 (age 77 years, 278
days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Leonard Price Stavisky (1925-1999) —
also known as Leonard P. Stavisky —
of Beechhurst, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Whitestone, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., September
11, 1925.
Democrat. University
professor; member of New York
state assembly, 1966-83 (26th District 1966, 23rd District
1967-72, 26th District 1973-83); candidate for borough
president of Queens, New York, 1969; member of New York
state senate, 1983-99 (12th District 1983-94, 16th District
1995-99); died in office 1999.
Jewish. Member, B'nai
B'rith.
Died, from complications of a cerebral
hemorrhage, in a hospital
at Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., June 19,
1999 (age 73 years, 281
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Sam Steiger (1929-2012) —
of Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., March
10, 1929.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
member of Arizona
state senate, 1961-64; U.S.
Representative from Arizona 3rd District, 1967-77; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Arizona, 1976.
Jewish.
Died in Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz., September
26, 2012 (age 83 years, 200
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph I. Stein (d. 1880) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 20th District, 1877.
Jewish. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
One of dozens killed in the wreck of the
steamboat Seawanhaka, which burned and
sank
in the East
River, June 28,
1880.
Interment at Linden
Hill Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens, N.Y.
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Irwin Steingut (1893-1952) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
17, 1893.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; real
estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 18th District, 1922-52; died in
office 1952; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1935; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1936, 1948; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 8th District, 1938.
Jewish. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Long Island College Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
26, 1952 (age 58 years, 345
days).
Interment at Montefiore
Cemetery, St. Albans, Queens, N.Y.
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Stanley Steingut (1920-c.1990) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 20,
1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1953-77 (Kings County 18th District 1953-65, 44th
District 1966, 41st District 1967-77); Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1970; leader of
Kings County Democratic Party, 1962-69; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1964.
Jewish. Member, Jewish
War Veterans.
Died about 1990 (age about 70
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Laurence Adolph Steinhardt (1892-1950) —
also known as Laurence A. Steinhardt —
of New York.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
6, 1892.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
U.S. Minister to Sweden, 1933-37; U.S. Ambassador to Peru, 1937-39; Soviet Union, 1939-41; Turkey, 1942-45; Czechoslovakia, 1945-48; Canada, 1948-50, died in office 1950.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in a plane
crash near Ramsayville, Ontario,
March
28, 1950 (age 57 years, 173
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Louis Stern (b. 1847) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Ziegenhain, Germany,
February
22, 1847.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; candidate for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1897; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1904.
Jewish.
Burial location unknown.
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Max David Steuer (1871-1940) —
also known as Max D. Steuer —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Hungary,
September
6, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1916,
1932,
1936;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 19th District, 1938.
Jewish. Member, Tammany
Hall; American Bar
Association; B'nai
B'rith.
Died, from a heart
attack, on the porch of the Wentworth Hall Hotel,
Jackson, Carroll
County, N.H., August
21, 1940 (age 68 years, 350
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Bernard Stone (1928-2019) —
also known as Richard Stone; Dick Stone —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., September
22, 1928.
Democrat. Secretary
of state of Florida, 1971-74; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1975-80; resigned 1980; U.S. Ambassador to
, 1983-84; Denmark, 1992-93.
Jewish.
Died in Rockville, Montgomery
County, Md., July 28,
2019 (age 90 years, 309
days).
Interment at King David Memorial Gardens, Fairfax County, Va.
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Adolph Delisle Straus (1839-1925) —
also known as Adolph D. Straus —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Kirchheimbolanden, Germany,
May
13, 1839.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; newspaper
reporter; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; export
commission merchant; Vice-Consul
for Nicaragua in New
York, N.Y., 1891-94; Consul-General
for Nicaragua in New
York, N.Y., 1895-96, 1900-02.
Jewish.
Died, in the Madison Sanitarium,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
30, 1925 (age 85 years, 352
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Straus and Babetta (Schwarz) Straus; married, September
13, 1875, to Emilie Saarbach. |
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Isidor Straus (1845-1912) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Otterberg, Bavaria (now Germany),
February
6, 1845.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1894-95.
Jewish.
One of the owners of the R. H. Macy & Co. department store in New
York.
Perished
in the wreck
of the steamship Titanic, in the North
Atlantic Ocean, April
15, 1912 (age 67 years, 69
days); his body was subsequently recovered.
Originally entombed at Beth
El Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.; later interred at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.; memorial monument at Straus
Park, Manhattan, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Lazarus Straus and Sara (Straus) Straus; brother of Oscar
Solomon Straus; married, July 12,
1871, to Ida Blum; father of Jesse
Isidor Straus; uncle of Nathan
Straus Jr.; grandfather of Stuart
Scheftel; granduncle of Ronald
Peter Straus. |
| | | Political family: Straus
family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Straus Hall (built 1926), a dormitory at
Harvard University,
Cambridge,
Massachusetts, is named for
him and his wife. — Straus Park
(established 1895 as Schuyler Square; renamed 1907 as Bloomingdale
Square; renamed 1915 as Straus Park), at Broadway and West End Avenue
in Morningside Heights, Manhattan,
New York, is named for
him and his wife. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about Isidor Straus: June Hall
McCash, A
Titanic Love Story: Ida and Isidor Straus |
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Jesse Isidor Straus (1872-1936) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 25,
1872.
Democrat. President, R. H. Macy & Co. department
stores; U.S. Ambassador to France, 1933-36.
Jewish. Member, Sphinx.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
4, 1936 (age 64 years, 101
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Oscar Solomon Straus (1850-1926) —
also known as Oscar S. Straus —
of New York.
Born in Germany,
December
23, 1850.
Progressive. Lawyer;
U.S. Minister to Turkey, 1887-89, 1898-99; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce and Labor, 1906-09; U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, 1909-10; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1912; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914.
Jewish. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
First
Jewish U.S. cabinet member.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., May 3,
1926 (age 75 years, 131
days).
Interment at Beth
El Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.; memorial monument at Federal Triangle, Washington, D.C.
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Scott M. Stringer (b. 1960) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
29, 1960.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly 67th District, 1993-2005; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 2006-13; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York; New York City Comptroller, 2014-.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2020.
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Alvin M. Suchin (b. 1919) —
of Dobbs Ferry, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester
County, N.Y., November
18, 1919.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New York
state assembly, 1966-75 (96th District 1966, 89th District
1967-75).
Jewish. Member, American
Legion; Royal
Arcanum; Elks; Kiwanis;
B'nai
B'rith; American
Jewish Committee.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Cyrus L. Sulzberger (b. 1858) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., 1858.
Merchant;
philanthropist; Republican candidate for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1903.
Jewish.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Leopold Sulzberger and Sophia (Lindauer) Sulzberger; married, May 13,
1884, to Rachel Hays. |
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Herbert Bayard Swope (1882-1958) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Sands Point, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., January
5, 1882.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter and editor; received the Pulitzer
Prize in 1917 for a series of articles titled "Inside the German
Empire"; executive editor, New York World, 1920-29; under his
leadership, the newspaper won a Pulitzer
Prize for meritorious public service in 1922, for reporting on
the Ku Klux Klan; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1932,
1936,
1940;
elected (Wet) delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment 1933, but did not
serve.
English,
German,
and Jewish ancestry.
Died, from pneumonia,
following surgery for an intestinal
ailment, in Doctors Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 20,
1958 (age 76 years, 166
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac Swope and Ida Swope; brother of Gerard B. Swope; married 1912 to
Margaret Honeyman Powell. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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