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  Norman Mark Aaronson (b. 1946) — also known as Norman M. Aaronson — of Chester, Delaware County, Pa. Born in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., October 7, 1946. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1972. Jewish. Member, Common Cause; League of Women Voters. Still living as of 1973.
  Relatives: Son of Isadore Aaronson and Betty (Brody) Aaronson; married 1968 to Carol Cutler.
  Arnold P. Abbott (b. 1924) — of Jenkintown, Montgomery County, Pa. Born in Beverly, Essex County, Mass., April 12, 1924. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964, 1968. Jewish. Member, United World Federalists; NAACP; American Civil Liberties Union. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Melvin M. Rosenbloom and Rebecca (Marcy) Rosenbloom; married, June 20, 1948, to Charlotte Ruth Brody.
  Benjamin Ableman (1890-1976) — of Georgetown, Sussex County, Del.; Wilmington, New Castle County, Del. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., April 1, 1890. Democrat. Clothing merchant; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1924; Delaware state director, Works Progress Administration; member, Delaware State Highway Commission. Jewish. Member, Rotary; Odd Fellows. Died in Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., March 16, 1976 (age 85 years, 350 days). Interment at Beth Emeth Memorial Park, Faulkland, Del.
  Relatives: Son of Abel Ableman and Fannie Ableman; married, March 29, 1908, to Bertha Weinstein (1890-1980) and Bertha Weinstein (1890-1980).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Herbert Adler (1959-2011) — also known as John H. Adler — of Cherry Hill, Camden County, N.J. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., August 23, 1959. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New Jersey state senate 6th District, 1991-2008; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 2004, 2008; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 2009-; defeated, 1990. Jewish. Died while recovering from heart surgery, in connection with a staph infection, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., April 4, 2011 (age 51 years, 224 days). Interment at Locustwood Memorial Park, Cherry Hill, N.J.
  Relatives: Married to Shelley Levitan.
  Epitaph: "Beloved husband and father -- He loved his family and his country -- missed terribly by both."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Walter Hubert Annenberg (1908-2002) — also known as Walter H. Annenberg — of Wynnewood, Montgomery County, Pa. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., March 13, 1908. Vice-president of his father's company, which published the Racing Form and other newspapers; he and his father were indicted for tax evasion in 1939, but the charges against him were dismissed as part of a plea bargain; inherited the company when his father died; founder of Seventeen and TV Guide; owner of radio and television stations; philanthropist; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1969-74. Jewish ancestry. Member, Newcomen Society; Phi Sigma Delta; Sigma Delta Chi; Zeta Beta Tau. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1986. Died, of pneumonia, in Wynnewood, Montgomery County, Pa., October 1, 2002 (age 94 years, 202 days). Interment at Sunnyland Estate, Rancho Mirage, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Moses Annenberg and Sarah Annenberg; married 1938 to Veronica Dunkelman; married 1951 to Leonore Cohn Rosentiel.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Michael Woolston Ash (1789-1858) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., March 5, 1789. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1835-37. Jewish. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., December 14, 1858 (age 69 years, 284 days). Interment at Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harry Bacharach (b. 1873) — of Atlantic City, Atlantic County, N.J. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., October 24, 1873. Republican. Postmaster at Atlantic City, N.J., 1901-11; mayor of Atlantic City, N.J., 1912, 1916-20, 1930-35. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Moose. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Bacharach and Betty (Nusbaum) Bacharach; married, September 16, 1901, to Hattie Hanstein.
  Isaac Bacharach (1870-1956) — also known as "Boardwalk Ike" — of Atlantic City, Atlantic County, N.J.; Brigantine, Atlantic County, N.J. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., January 5, 1870. Republican. Real estate business; lumber business; banker; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Atlantic County, 1911; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1915-37; defeated, 1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1928 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee). Jewish. Member, Elks; Freemasons. Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic County, N.J., September 5, 1956 (age 86 years, 244 days). Interment at Mt. Sinai Cemetery, Frankford, Philadelphia, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Bacharach and Betty (Nusbaum) Bacharach; married to Florence Scull.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Charles Harry Benedict (b. 1876) — of Lake Linden, Houghton County, Mich. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., September 24, 1876. Democrat. Metallurgist; worked for copper mining companies; inventor, ammonia leaching process for copper; director, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, 1919-23; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1920, 1928 (alternate). Jewish. Member, American Chemical Society; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Benedict and Hannah (Goldsmith) Benedict; married, February 4, 1902, to Lena Manson.
  Adolph Berky (1897-1945) — also known as Al Berky; Adolph Berkowitz — of Bangor, Northampton County, Pa.; Tucson, Pima County, Ariz. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., April 19, 1897. Democrat. Real estate agent; member of Arizona state house of representatives, 1942-45; died in office 1945. Jewish. Died, from meningitis and tuberculosis, in St. Mary's Hospital, Tucson, Pima County, Ariz., May 17, 1945 (age 48 years, 28 days). Burial location unknown.
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
  Albert Cardozo (1828-1885) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., December 21, 1828. Lawyer; a close ally of corrupt New York City political boss William M. Tweed; Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1868-72; resigned 1872; in 1872, an effort was made to impeach him, along with Justice George G. Barnard, on charges that they abused judicial power in various ways to serve Boss Tweed, as well as "robber barons" Jay Gould and Jim Fisk; rather than go through an impeachment trial, Cardozo resigned from the bench; meanwhile, Barnard's impeachment went forward, and he was unanimously convicted. Jewish. Portugese ancestry. Died, from Bright's disease, in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 8, 1885 (age 56 years, 322 days). Interment at Cypress Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Michael H. Cardozo and Ellen (Hart) Cardozo; married to Rebecca Washington Nathan; father of Benjamin Nathan Cardozo.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Earl Chudoff (1907-1993) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., November 15, 1907. Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1941-48; served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1949-58; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952 (alternate), 1956; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1958-74. Jewish. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., May 17, 1993 (age 85 years, 183 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
Herbert B. Cohen Herbert B. Cohen (1900-1970) — of York, York County, Pa. Born in York, York County, Pa., July 2, 1900. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from York County 1st District, 1933-40; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940, 1944 (alternate), 1956 (alternate); Pennsylvania state attorney general, 1955-57; justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1957-70. Jewish. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., December 2, 1970 (age 70 years, 153 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Isaac I. Cohen and Pauline (Kagan) Cohen; married 1927 to Mildred Charlap.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Image source: Philadelphia Inquirer, November 20, 1933
  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
  Samuel G. Coppersmith (b. 1955) — also known as Sam Coppersmith — of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa., May 22, 1955. Democrat. Foreign Service officer; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Arizona 1st District, 1993-95; candidate for U.S. Senator from Arizona, 1994; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1996 (delegation chair). Jewish. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  W. Louis Coppersmith (b. 1928) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa., June 19, 1928. Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state senate 35th District, 1969-80. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks. Still living as of 1980.
  Warder Cresson — of Pennsylvania. U.S. Consul in Jerusalem, 1844-56. Quaker; later Jewish. Burial location unknown.
  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
  Henry Ellenbogen (1900-1985) — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Vienna, Austria, April 3, 1900. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 33rd District, 1933-38; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1938-66. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Eagles. Died in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Fla., July 4, 1985 (age 85 years, 92 days). Interment at West View Jewish Cemetery, Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Samson Ellenbogen and Rose (Franzos) Ellenbogen; married, December 18, 1927, to Rae Savage.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  George Joseph Feldman (1904-1994) — also known as George J. Feldman — of New York. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., November 6, 1904. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S. Ambassador to Malta, 1965-67; Luxembourg, 1967-69. Jewish. Chief author of a Congressional study which led to the creation of NASA as a civilian space agency. Died in the Bryn Mawr Terrace Nursing Home, Bryn Mawr, Montgomery County, Pa., November 22, 1994 (age 90 years, 16 days). Interment at Jewish Community Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
  Relatives: Married to Marion Schulman.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Filner (b. 1942) — also known as Bob Filner — of San Diego, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., September 4, 1942. Democrat. University professor; U.S. Representative from California, 1993-2008 (50th District 1993-2003, 51st District 2003-08); delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008. Jewish. Member, Urban League; Navy League; Sierra Club. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph H. Filner and Sarah F. Filner; married, December 29, 1985, to Jane P. Merrill.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  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.
Max Fisher Max Martin Fisher (1908-2005) — also known as Max Fisher — of Franklin, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., July 15, 1908. Republican. Oil business; real estate developer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1964, 1968, 1976, 1984, 1988 (alternate), 1992. Jewish. Died in Franklin, Oakland County, Mich., March 3, 2005 (age 96 years, 231 days). Interment at Clover Hill Park Cemetery, Birmingham, Mich.
  See also NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Max M. Fisher: Peter Golden, Quiet Diplomat : A Biography of Max M. Fisher
  Image source: Crain's Detroit Business
  Jon D. Fox (1947-2018) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Abington, Montgomery County, Pa., April 22, 1947. Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1984-90; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1995-99; defeated, 1992, 1998. Jewish. Died in Abington, Montgomery County, Pa., February 11, 2018 (age 70 years, 295 days). Interment at Roosevelt Memorial Park, Trevose, Pa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Abraham Lincoln Freedman (1904-1971) — also known as Abraham L. Freedman — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., November 19, 1904. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1961-64; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1964-71; died in office 1971. Jewish. Died March 13, 1971 (age 66 years, 114 days). Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Abraham Lincoln
  Relatives: Son of Louis Freedman and Annie (Goldman) Freedman; married, January 23, 1939, to Jane G. Sunstein.
  William Goetz (1903-1969) — of Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., March 24, 1903. Democrat. Hollywood movie producer and studio executive; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1956, 1960. Jewish. Died, of cancer, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., August 15, 1969 (age 66 years, 144 days). Interment at Hillside Memorial Park, Culver City, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Theodore Goetz and Fanny Goetz; married, March 19, 1930, to Edith 'Edi' Mayer (daughter of Margaret Mayer and Louis Burt Mayer).
  Political family: Mayer family of Los Angeles, California.
  See also Wikipedia article — Internet Movie Database profile
  Benjamin Martin Golder (1891-1946) — also known as Benjamin M. Golder — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Alliance, Salem County, N.J., December 23, 1891. Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1917-25; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1925-33; defeated, 1940; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II. Jewish. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., December 30, 1946 (age 55 years, 7 days). Interment at Mt. Sinai Cemetery, Frankford, Philadelphia, Pa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Maurice H. Goldstein (1902-1991) — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Pennsylvania, March 25, 1902. Republican. Newspaper reporter; lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Allegheny County 6th District; elected 1954, 1960. Jewish. Died January 18, 1991 (age 88 years, 299 days). Interment at Beth Abraham Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Israel Goldstein and Rachel Goldstein.
  Oscar Baylin Goodman (b. 1939) — also known as Oscar B. Goodman — of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., July 26, 1939. Lawyer; mayor of Las Vegas, Nev., 1999-2011. Jewish. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Married 1962 to Carolyn G. Goodman.
  See also Wikipedia article — Internet Movie Database profile
  Books about Oscar Goodman: John L. Smith, Of Rats and Men : Oscar Goodman's Life from Mob Mouthpiece to Mayor of Las Vegas
  Albert M. Greenfield (1887-1967) — also known as Avrum Moishe Grunfeld — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Ukraine, August 4, 1887. Business executive; financier; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1948 (speaker), 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964; candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania. Jewish. Member, American Arbitration Association; Freemasons. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., January 5, 1967 (age 79 years, 154 days). Interment at Adath Jeshurun Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Simon Guggenheim (1867-1941) — of Denver, Colo. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., December 30, 1867. Republican. Mining and smelting business; candidate for Presidential Elector for Colorado; U.S. Senator from Colorado, 1907-13; member of Republican National Committee from Colorado, 1912; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1912. Jewish. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., November 2, 1941 (age 73 years, 307 days). Entombed at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Meyer Guggenheim and Barbara (Myers) Guggenheim; brother of Solomon Robert Guggenheim; married, November 24, 1898, to Olga Helen Hirsh; uncle of Meyer Robert Guggenheim and Harry Frank Guggenheim.
  Political family: McCormick-Guggenheim-Morton-Medill family of Illinois and New York.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Solomon Robert Guggenheim (1861-1949) — also known as Solomon R. Guggenheim — of New York. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., February 2, 1861. Republican. Mining, smelting, and railroad executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1924. Jewish. Founder of the Guggenheim Museum in New York City. Died near Port Washington, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y., November 3, 1949 (age 88 years, 274 days). Entombed at Salem Fields Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Meyer Guggenheim and Barbara (Myers) Guggenheim; brother of Simon Guggenheim; married 1895 to Irene Rothschild (aunt of Victor Henry Rothschild II); uncle of Meyer Robert Guggenheim and Harry Frank Guggenheim.
  Political family: McCormick-Guggenheim-Morton-Medill family of Illinois and New York.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Adolph Guttmacher (1861-1915) — also known as Adolf Guttmacher — of Fort Wayne, Allen County, Ind.; Baltimore, Md. Born in Jaraczewo, Silesia (now Poland), January 7, 1861. Democrat. Rabbi; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention, 1912. Jewish. Died, from a heart attack, aboard the train Pennsylvania Limited, en route from Baltimore to Chicago, near Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, Pa., January 17, 1915 (age 54 years, 10 days). Interment at Baltimore Hebrew Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
  Relatives: Son of Mannheim Guttmacher and Dorothea Guttmacher; married, June 14, 1892, to Laura Oppenheimer; father of Alan Guttmacher.
  Books by Adolph Guttmacher: Optimism and Pessimism in the Old and New Testaments (1903) — A History of the Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, 1830-1905 (1905)
  Emanuel Haldeman-Julius (1889-1951) — also known as E. Haldeman-Julius; Emanuel Julius — of Girard, Crawford County, Kan. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., July 30, 1889. Socialist. Author; editor of the Socialist newspaper Appeal to Reason; founder of Haldeman-Julius Publications, publisher of many five-cent paperback books, called "Little Blue Books"; there were more than 6,000 titles, mostly literature, biography, self-improvement, and other educational topics, to make them widely accessible to the public; all together, from 1919 to 1951, over 500 million copies were printed and sold; candidate for U.S. Senator from Kansas, 1932; indicted by a federal grand jury in March, 1950 for income tax evasion; tried and convicted in April, 1951; sentenced to six months in prison, and fined $12,500; released pending appeal. Jewish; later Agnostic. Drowned in his swimming pool, in Girard, Crawford County, Kan., July 31, 1951 (age 62 years, 1 days). Possibly suicide, but the coroner ruled his death to be accidental. Interment at Cedarville Cemetery, Cedarville, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of David Julius and Elizabeth (Zamost) Julius; married, June 1, 1916, to Anna Marcet Haldeman (niece of Jane Addams; granddaughter of John Huy Addams); married 1942 to Susan Haney.
  Political family: Addams-Haldeman family of Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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
  Ivan Itkin (b. 1936) — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., March 29, 1936. Democrat. Nuclear engineer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives 23rd District, 1973-81; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1984, 1996; candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, 1998. Jewish. Member, Zionist Organization of America. Still living as of 1998.
  Relatives: Son of Abraham Aaron Itkin and Eda (Kreger) Itkin; married, July 12, 1975, to Joyce Lee Hudak.
  See also OurCampaigns candidate detail
  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.
  Arnold Katz (c.1857-1927) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Bodenhausen, Hesse, Germany, about 1857. Shipping agent; notary public; Honorary Vice-Consul for Austria-Hungary in Philadelphia, Pa., 1891-99; Vice-Consul for Netherlands in Philadelphia, Pa., 1894-1917. Jewish. Died, from myocardial degeneration, in Jewish Hospital, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., November 9, 1927 (age about 70 years). Interment at Adath Jeshurun Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
  David E. Kaufman (1883-1962) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; Towanda, Bradford County, Pa. Born in Towanda, Bradford County, Pa., May 15, 1883. Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Bolivia, 1928-29; Siam, 1930-33. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Rotary. Died in 1962 (age about 79 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Marks Kaufman and Rachel (Foreman) Kaufman; married, September 24, 1942, to Florence Glass.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  David Spangler Kaufman (1813-1851) — also known as David S. Kaufman — of Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Tex. Born in Boiling Springs, Cumberland County, Pa., December 18, 1813. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1839-41; member of Texas Republic Senate, 1843-45; U.S. Representative from Texas 1st District, 1846-51; died in office 1851. Jewish. Member, Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., January 31, 1851 (age 37 years, 44 days). Original interment and cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1932 at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
  Kaufman County, Tex. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward E. Kaufman (1939-2010) — also known as Ted Kaufman — Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., March 15, 1939. Democrat. Engineer; administrative assistant and chief of staff for U.S. Senator Joe Biden, 1976-95; college professor; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 2009-10; appointed 2009. Irish, Jewish, and Russian ancestry. Died in 2010 (age about 71 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Manuel Kaufman and Helen (Carroll) Kaufman.
  See also congressional biography — Wikipedia article
  Max D. Klein — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Democrat. Rabbi; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention, 1948. Jewish. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Jerome H. Kohn (c.1900-1948) — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., about 1900. Democrat. Tobacco business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1944, 1948. Jewish. While serving as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention, he died, apparently of a heart attack, in his hotel room in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., July 12, 1948 (age about 48 years). Interment at Beth Israel Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.
  Relatives: Married to Alice Bussy.
  Lewis Charles Levin (1808-1860) — also known as Lewis C. Levin — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., November 10, 1808. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1845-51. Jewish. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., March 14, 1860 (age 51 years, 125 days). Interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Frederic Rand Mann (1903-1987) — also known as Frederic R. Mann — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Gomel, Russia (now Belarus), September 13, 1903. Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; cardboard box manufacturer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1948; U.S. Ambassador to Barbados, 1967-69; philanthropist. Jewish. Died in 1987 (age about 83 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Oscar Mann and Fannie (Fradkin) Mann.
  The Frederic R. Mann Auditorium (concert hall, opened 1957, renovated and renamed 2013 as the Charles Bronfman Auditorium, but better known all along as Heichal HaTarbut), in Tel Aviv, Israel, was named for him.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky (b. 1942) — of Merion Station, Montgomery County, Pa.; Bryn Mawr, Montgomery County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., June 21, 1942. Democrat. Television journalist; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1993-95; defeated, 1994; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2000, 2004 (alternate), 2008. Female. Jewish. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Married 1975 to Edward Maurice Mezvinsky; mother of Marc Mezvinsky (son-in-law of William Jefferson Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton).
  Political family: Clinton family of Wadesboro, North Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Marc Lincoln Marks (1927-2018) — also known as Marc L. Marks — of Pennsylvania. Born in Farrell, Mercer County, Pa., February 12, 1927. Republican. Lawyer; Mercer County Solicitor, 1960-68; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 24th District, 1977-83. Jewish. Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, Md., February 28, 2018 (age 91 years, 16 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Sophie Masloff (1917-2014) — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., December 21, 1917. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1984, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008; mayor of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1988-94; candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; member of Democratic National Committee from Pennsylvania, 2004-08. Female. Jewish. Romanian ancestry. First woman and first Jewish mayor of Pittsburgh. Died in Mt. Lebanon, Allegheny County, Pa., August 17, 2014 (age 96 years, 239 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Margaret Mayer (1883-1955) — also known as Margaret Shenberg; Mrs. Louis B. Mayer — of Haverhill, Essex County, Mass.; Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., October 3, 1883. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1932. Female. Jewish. Died in 1955 (age about 71 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of Hyman Shenberg and Rachel Shenberg; married, June 14, 1903, to Louis Burt Mayer; mother of Irene Gladys Mayer (who married David Oliver Selznick) and Edith 'Edie' Mayer (who married William Goetz).
  Political family: Mayer family of Los Angeles, California.
  Edward Maurice Mezvinsky (b. 1937) — also known as Edward Mezvinsky — of Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa; Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa. Born in Ames, Story County, Iowa, January 17, 1937. Democrat. Member of Iowa state legislature, 1970; U.S. Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1973-77; defeated, 1970, 1976; Pennsylvania Democratic state chair, 1981-86; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1984. Jewish. Ukrainian ancestry. Indicted in March, 2001 on 56 federal fraud charges; pleaded guilty to 31, and sentenced to prison. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Married 1963 to Myra Shulman; married 1975 to Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky; father of Marc Mezvinsky (son-in-law of William Jefferson Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton).
  Political family: Clinton family of Wadesboro, North Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Edward Isaac Nathan (b. 1878) — also known as Edward I. Nathan — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., July 10, 1878. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Consul in Patras, 1907-09; Mersina, 1909-17; Vigo, as of 1917-21; Palermo, as of 1921-26; Santiago de Cuba, as of 1929; Monterrey, as of 1932. Jewish. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Marcus Nathan; married 1907 to Anne Nefsky.
  George Washington Oakes (b. 1861) — also known as George W. Oakes; George Washington Ochs; George W. Ochs — of Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tenn. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, October 27, 1861. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1892; mayor of Chattanooga, Tenn., 1893-97; delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from Tennessee, 1896; served in the U.S. Army during World War I. Jewish. German ancestry. Member, Civitan; American Historical Association. Interment at Mt. Sinai Cemetery, Frankford, Philadelphia, Pa.
  Presumably named for: George Washington
  Relatives: Son of Julius Ochs and Bertha (Levy) Ochs; brother of Adolph S. Ochs; married to Bertie Gans.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Steven P. Perskie (b. 1945) — of Margate, Atlantic County, N.J. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., January 10, 1945. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New Jersey state house of assembly, 1972-77 (District 2 1972-73, 2nd District 1974-77); member of New Jersey state senate 2nd District, 1978-82; resigned 1982; superior court judge in New Jersey, 1982. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 1982.
  Relatives: Son of David M. Perskie; nephew of Marvin D. Perskie; grandson of Joseph B. Perskie.
  Political family: Perskie family of Atlantic City and Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey.
  See also OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Henry Myer Phillips (1811-1884) — also known as Henry M. Phillips — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., June 30, 1811. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1857-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1860. Jewish. Member, Freemasons. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., August 28, 1884 (age 73 years, 59 days). Interment at Mt. Sinai Cemetery, Frankford, Philadelphia, Pa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Jeanette F. Reibman (1916-2006) — of Easton, Northampton County, Pa. Born in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Ind., August 18, 1916. Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1955-56, 1959-66; member of Pennsylvania state senate 18th District, 1969-94; candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1980. Female. Jewish. Died March 11, 2006 (age 89 years, 205 days). Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Jesse T. Rendell and Emma (Sloat) Rendell.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Ed Rendell: Buzz Bissinger, A Prayer for the City
  Benjamin Louis Rosenbloom (1880-1965) — also known as Benjamin L. Rosenbloom; Ben L. Rosenbloom — of Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va. Born in Braddock, Allegheny County, Pa., June 3, 1880. Republican. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate 1st District, 1915-18; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1921-25; candidate for U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1924, 1934. Jewish. Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, March 22, 1965 (age 84 years, 292 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Morris Rosenbloom and Fanny (Cohen) Rosenbloom.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Victor Rosewater (b. 1871) — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., February 13, 1871. Republican. Newspaper editor; member of University of Nebraska board of regents, 1896-97; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1908; member of Republican National Committee from Nebraska, 1908-12; Chairman of Republican National Committee, 1912. Jewish. Member, American Jewish Committee; American Academy of Political and Social Science; American Economic Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Rosewater and Leah (Colman) Rosewater; married, January 27, 1904, to Katie Katz.
  Robert A. Rovner (b. 1943) — also known as Bob Rovner — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; Feasterville, Bucks County, Pa.; Bryn Mawr, Montgomery County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., September 28, 1943. Lawyer; talk show host; member of Pennsylvania state senate 6th District, 1971-74; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1972; Republican candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1986; candidate in Democratic primary for U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 2000; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2008. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons. Still living as of 2008.
  Leo R. Sack (1889-1956) — of Pennsylvania; Washington, D.C. Born in Tupelo, Lee County, Miss., July 9, 1889. Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper reporter; newspaper editor; U.S. Minister to Costa Rica, 1933-37; public relations business. Jewish. Member, Freemasons. Died, of a kidney ailment, in Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., April 15, 1956 (age 66 years, 281 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Isaac Sack and Sarah Lee (Romansky) Sack; married, November 12, 1913, to Regina Rogers.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  Robert David Sack (b. 1939) — also known as Robert D. Sack — Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., 1939. Law clerk for U.S. District Judge Arthur Lane; lawyer; senior associate special counsel, U.S. House Judiciary Committee inquiry into impeachment of President Richard M. Nixon, 1974; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1998-2009; took senior status 2009. Jewish. Still living as of 2017.
  Relatives: Son of Eugene Sack.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  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
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  David Oliver Selznick (1902-1965) — also known as David O. Selznick; Oliver Jeffries — of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., May 10, 1902. Republican. Movie producer and Hollywood studio head; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1944. Jewish. Died, of a heart attack, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., June 22, 1965 (age 63 years, 43 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Lewis J. Selznick and Florence A. (Sachs) Selznick; married, April 29, 1930, to Irene Gladys Mayer (daughter of Margaret Mayer and Louis Burt Mayer); married, July 13, 1949, to Jennifer Jones (who later married Norton Winfred Simon).
  Political family: Mayer family of Los Angeles, California.
  Cross-reference: Cornelius V. Whitney — Motley H. Flint
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Milton Jerrold Shapp (1912-1994) — also known as Milton Shapp — of Merion, Montgomery County, Pa.; Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery County, Pa. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, June 25, 1912. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964, 1972, 1984 (alternate); Governor of Pennsylvania, 1971-79; defeated, 1966; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1976. Jewish. Died November 24, 1994 (age 82 years, 152 days). Cremated.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Sirovich and Rose (Weinstock) Sirovich.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Arlen Specter (1930-2012) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kan., February 12, 1930. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; lawyer; Republican candidate for mayor of Philadelphia, Pa., 1967; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1972, 2008; U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1981-2011; defeated in Democratic primary, 2010. Jewish. Died, from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., October 14, 2012 (age 82 years, 245 days). Interment at Shalom Memorial Park, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.
  Relatives: Father-in-law of Tracey Specter.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books by Arlen Specter: Passion for Truth : From Finding JFK's Single Bullet to Questioning Anita Hill to Impeaching Clinton, with Charles Robbins (2000) — Life Among the Cannibals: A Political Career, a Tea Party Uprising, and the End of Governing As We Know It, with Charles Robbins (2012)
  Myer Strouse (1825-1878) — of Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pa. Born in Oberstrau, Germany, December 16, 1825. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1863-67. Jewish. Died in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pa., February 11, 1878 (age 52 years, 57 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Pottsville, Pa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Leopold Sulzberger and Sophia (Lindauer) Sulzberger; married, May 13, 1884, to Rachel Hays.
  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
  Cyril H. Wecht — of Allegheny County, Pa. Democrat. Allegheny County Coroner; candidate for U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1982. Jewish. Still living as of 2002.
  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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