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Politician members in Pennsylvania

Charles S. Blondy Charles S. Blondy (1905-1982) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., January 29, 1905. Democrat. Constable; real estate business; member of Michigan state senate, 1941-64 (5th District 1941-54, 4th District 1955-64); defeated in primary, 1934, 1938; charged on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles F. Hemans, refused to testify; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1964. Jewish. Member, B'nai B'rith. Died in Southfield, Oakland County, Mich., January 28, 1982 (age 76 years, 364 days). Interment at Hebrew Memorial Park, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Goldie (Grodsky) Blondy and Hyman Blondy; married to Frances Goldberg.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Josiah Cohen (1840-1930) — of Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Plymouth, Cornwall, England, November 29, 1840. Republican. Lawyer; chair of Allegheny County Republican Party, 1882; candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; orphan's court judge in Pennsylvania, 1901-07; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 5th District, 1907-29. Jewish. Member, B'nai B'rith. Among the founders of the Union of American Hebrew Hebrew Congregations (denominational body, now the Union for Reform Judaism); also a founder, in 1875, of Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati. Died June 11, 1930 (age 89 years, 194 days). Interment at West View Jewish Cemetery, Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Cohen and Rose Cohen; married, January 28, 1868, to Carrie Naumberg.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joshua Eilberg (1921-2004) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., February 12, 1921. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1952-66; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960, 1964, 1968; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1967-79; defeated, 1978. Jewish. Member, B'nai B'rith; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Jewish War Veterans; Disabled American Veterans; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons. Pleaded guilty in federal court to conflict of interest charges, February 1979; sentenced to five years probation and fined $10,000. Died, of Parkinson's disease, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., March 24, 2004 (age 83 years, 41 days). Interment at Montefiore Cemetery, Jenkintown, Pa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Herbert Fineman (b. 1920) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., July 4, 1920. Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1955-72; Speaker of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1969-72; delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1967-68; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1972. Jewish. Member, American Jewish Congress; B'nai B'rith. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Manny Harmon (1909-2003) — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., August 4, 1909. Republican. Band and orchestra leader; performed, Republican National Convention, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; B'nai B'rith. Died in Century City, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., March 5, 2003 (age 93 years, 213 days). Interment at Mt. Sinai Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Calif.
  See also Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harry Ellis Kalodner (1896-1977) — also known as Harry E. Kalodner — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., March 28, 1896. Democrat. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1936-37; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1938-46; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1946-69. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Elks; B'nai B'rith. Died March 15, 1977 (age 80 years, 352 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of David Kalodner and Ida (Miller) Kalodner; married, December 20, 1925, to Tillie Poliner.
  Leon Sacks (1902-1972) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., October 7, 1902. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1937-43; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II. Jewish. Member, American Legion; Jewish War Veterans; Freemasons; American Bar Association; Elks; B'nai B'rith. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., March 11, 1972 (age 69 years, 156 days). Interment at Shalom Memorial Park, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Morris Sacks and Dora (Clayman) Sacks.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Herman Toll (1907-1967) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Kiev (Kyiv), Ukraine, March 17, 1907. Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1951-59; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1959-67 (6th District 1959-63, 4th District 1963-67). Jewish. Member, Urban League; American Bar Association; B'nai B'rith; American Jewish Committee; American Jewish Congress. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., July 26, 1967 (age 60 years, 131 days). Interment at Roosevelt Memorial Park, Trevose, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Max Toll and Rebecca (Plaksin) Toll; married to Rose Ornstein.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Samuel Arthur Weiss (1902-1977) — also known as Samuel A. Weiss — of Glassport, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Krotowocz, Poland, April 15, 1902. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1935-39; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1941-46 (31st District 1941-43, 30th District 1943-45, 33rd District 1945-46); common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1946. Jewish. Member, Elks; Eagles; Moose; Knights of Pythias; Lions; Odd Fellows; B'nai B'rith; American Bar Association. Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., February 1, 1977 (age 74 years, 292 days). Interment at B'nai Israel Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  Relatives: Married, June 30, 1930, to Jeannette E. Hoffman.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
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