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Nathan Aaron (1905-1974) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.; West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., October
22, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state senate 2nd District, 1945-46.
Jewish.
Member, American Jewish Congress; Odd
Fellows.
Died in October, 1974
(age about
69 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Morris Aaron and Eva Aaron. |
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Melville E. Abrams (1912-1966) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
14, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
secretary to U.S. Rep. Isidore
Dollinger; member of New York
state assembly, 1955-66 (Bronx County 5th District 1955-65, 90th
District 1966); died in office 1966.
Jewish.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; American Jewish Congress; Lions; B'nai
B'rith; Zionist
Organization of America; Urban
League; NAACP.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., October
10, 1966 (age 54 years, 238
days).
Interment at Beth
El Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Robert Abrams (b. 1938) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., July 4,
1938.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1966-69 (89th District 1966, 81st District
1967-69); borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1970-78; resigned 1978; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1972,
1976,
1980,
1984;
New
York state attorney general, 1979-93; candidate for Presidential
Elector for New York; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1992.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith; American Jewish Congress; Zionist
Organization of America; Knights
of Pythias; Phi
Sigma Delta; NAACP; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Still living as of 2000.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Abrams and Dorothy (Kaplan) Abrams. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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Bella Savitzky Abzug (1920-1998) —
also known as Bella S. Abzug; Bella Savitzky;
"Battlin' Bella"; "Mother Courage";
"Bellicose Bella" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., July 24,
1920.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1971-77 (19th District 1971-73,
20th District 1973-77); defeated, 1978 (18th District), 1986 (20th
District); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1972,
1976,
1980,
1984,
1988,
1996;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1976; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1977; member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1993.
Female.
Jewish.
Member, Urban
League; National
Organization for Women; American Civil
Liberties Union; Americans
for Democratic Action; American Jewish Congress.
Inducted, National
Women's Hall of Fame, 1994.
Died, of complications from heart
surgery, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
31, 1998 (age 77 years, 250
days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Benjamin Antin (1884-1956) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Berlinez, Ukraine,
August
4, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 3rd District, 1921-22; member of
New
York state senate 22nd District, 1923-30; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; American Jewish Congress; Lions; Tammany
Hall; Knights
of Khorassan; B'nai
B'rith.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
22, 1956 (age 72 years, 79
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Antin and Frances (Schwartzman) Antin; married, August
18, 1918, to Dora Polsky. |
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Abraham Bernstein (1918-1990) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 1,
1918.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New York
state senate, 1961-90 (28th District 1961-65, 36th District 1966,
32nd District 1967-90); died in office 1990.
Jewish.
Member, American Jewish Congress; Zionist
Organization of America; B'nai
B'rith.
One leg was
amputated in 1977 due to phlebitis.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Albert Einstein Medical
Center, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., March 4,
1990 (age 71 years, 307
days).
Interment at New
Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, Iselin, N.J.
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Relatives:
Married to Ruth Schub and Gretchen Diamond. |
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Steven Paul Bloom (b. 1944) —
also known as Steven P. Bloom —
of Hewlett, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
2, 1944.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly, 1974; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1980,
2000;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1993.
Jewish.
Member, American Jewish Congress.
Still living as of 2000.
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Albert Howard Blumenthal (1928-1984) —
also known as Albert H. Blumenthal —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Larchmont, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Flatbush, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
13, 1928.
Liberal. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1963-76 (New York County 5th District 1963-65,
73rd District 1966, 67th District 1967-72, 69th District 1973-76);
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1973.
Jewish.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; American Jewish Congress; American Bar
Association; Americans
for Democratic Action.
In December, 1975, he was indicted
on perjury
charges over his testimony about a 1971 meeting where he was alleged
to intercede on behalf of a nursing home operator; later, bribery
charges were added; in April, 1976, all the charges were ruled to be
without factual basis, and dismissed.
Died, presumably from cancer,
in the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 8,
1984 (age 55 years, 269
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Bennet M. Blumenthal and Matilda Blumenthal; married, May 18,
1958, to Joel Marie Winik. |
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Seymour Boyers (b. 1926) —
of Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born October
9, 1926.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly 24th District, 1967-68.
Jewish.
Member, American Jewish Congress; American
Arbitration Association.
Still living as of 1968.
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Benjamin D. Burdick (1903-1987) —
also known as Ben Burdick —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., July 2,
1903.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1930; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948,
1956
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1960
(alternate); member of Wayne State
University board of governors; elected 1959; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1963-77; appointed 1963.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
B'nai
B'rith; American Jewish Congress; American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
5, 1987 (age 84 years, 156
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Emanuel Celler (1888-1981) —
also known as Manny Celler —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 6,
1888.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1923-73 (10th District 1923-45,
15th District 1945-53, 11th District 1953-63, 10th District 1963-73);
defeated (Liberal), 1972; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1936,
1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; United
World Federalists; American Jewish Congress; American
Jewish Committee; B'nai
B'rith.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
15, 1981 (age 92 years, 254
days).
Interment at Mt.
Neboh Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Bernard S. Deutsch (b. 1884) —
of Riverdale, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Maryland, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Independent candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1932.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Jewish Congress; Zionist
Organization of America.
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel Ellison (1886-1960) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Russia,
February
14, 1886.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland,
1932,
1948
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1943-45; defeated,
1936, 1940, 1944; member of Maryland
state senate, 1947-50.
Jewish.
Member, American Jewish Congress.
Died in Sinai Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., August
20, 1960 (age 74 years, 188
days).
Interment at Hebrew
Friendship Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Leonard Farbstein (1902-1993) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
12, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 4th District, 1933-56; U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1957-71; defeated in
primary, 1970.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith; American Bar
Association; Knights
of Pythias; American Jewish Congress; American
Judicature Society.
Died, of advanced heart
disease, at New York Downtown Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
9, 1993 (age 91 years, 28
days).
Interment at Cedar
Park Cemetery, Paramus, N.J.
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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.
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Louis L. Friedman (b. 1906) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
29, 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 16th District, 1941-44; member
of New
York state senate 15th District, 1945-55; resigned 1955; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1957-58.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American Jewish Congress; B'nai
B'rith; National
Lawyers Guild.
Burial location unknown.
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Elmer Gertz (1906-2000) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
14, 1906.
Lawyer;
delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 13th District,
1969-70.
Jewish.
Member, American Jewish Congress.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died three months later, in a nursing
home at Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
27, 2000 (age 93 years, 226
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
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Jacob H. Gilbert (1920-1981) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., June 17,
1920.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 4th District, 1951-54; member of
New
York state senate 27th District, 1955-60; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1960-71 (23rd District 1960-63,
22nd District 1963-71); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1964.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith; Zionist
Organization of America; American Jewish Congress; Lions; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., February
27, 1981 (age 60 years, 255
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933-2020) —
also known as Joan Ruth Bader —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March
15, 1933.
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1980-93; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1993-.
Female.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Council on
Foreign Relations; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences; American Civil
Liberties Union; American Jewish Congress; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Inducted, National
Women's Hall of Fame, 2002.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
18, 2020 (age 87 years, 187
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Harrison J. Goldin (b. 1936) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., February
23, 1936.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1966-73 (31st District 1966, 30th District
1967-73); New York City Comptroller, 1974-89; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1984;
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1989.
Jewish.
Member, Order of
the Coif; Phi
Beta Kappa; American Jewish Congress; NAACP; B'nai
B'rith; American
Jewish Committee; American Bar
Association; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 2001.
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Samuel Jacob Harris (1877-1960) —
also known as Samuel J. Harris —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., April 7,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1925-45; Justice of the
Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 4th Department,
1940-45.
Jewish.
Member, American Jewish Congress; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; B'nai
B'rith.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., 1960
(age about
83 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Solomon Joel Harris and Rachael Adeline (Brown) Harris; married,
June
14, 1921, to Goldie G. Weisburg. |
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Gustave Hartman (1880-1936) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Hungary,
August
12, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 16th District, 1905-06;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 10th District, 1908; municipal judge
in New York, 1913-17, 1921-29; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1923, 1924, 1929; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932.
Jewish.
Member, American Jewish Congress; B'nai
B'rith; Zionist
Organization of America; American
Arbitration Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen.
Founder and president, Israel Orphan Asylum, New York City.
Died, of a heart
ailment, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
12, 1936 (age 56 years, 92
days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.; memorial monument at Hartman
Triangle, Manhattan, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Kalman Hartman and Sarah 'Sallie' (Luchs) Hartman; married, September
9, 1928, to May Weisser. |
| | | Epitaph: "Beloved husband, devoted
brother, a life of service." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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13, 1936 |
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Julius Helfand (1902-1987) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
11, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1935; defeated,
1935.
Jewish.
Member, American Jewish Congress; National
Lawyers Guild.
Sponsored 1935 amendment to New York State tax law, which prohibited
educational institutions from denying admission to qualified
applicants because of race, color, or creed.
Died in Palm Beach
County, Fla., August
16, 1987 (age 84 years, 248
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ruben Helfand and Rose (Sperance) Helfand; married, November
21, 1926, to Naomi Aaronson. |
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Sidney Jacobi (b. 1906) —
of Port Richmond, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born February
19, 1906.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Richmond County 2nd District, 1934; defeated,
1934.
Jewish.
Member, American Jewish Congress.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Kalesky (1877-1957) —
of Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
13, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1932.
Jewish.
Member, American Jewish Congress; Order
Brith Abraham.
Died October
28, 1957 (age 80 years, 288
days).
Interment at Temple Ohabei Shalom Cemetery, East Boston, Boston, Mass.
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Gloria G. Karp (b. 1925) —
of Scarsdale, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 21,
1925.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1972.
Female.
Jewish.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; American Jewish Congress.
Still living as of 1973.
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G. Oliver Koppell (b. 1940) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., December
15, 1940.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1970-94 (84th District 1970-82, 80th District
1983-92, 81st District 1993-94); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1984,
1996;
New
York state attorney general, 1994; appointed 1994; member City
Council, New York City, from 2002.
Jewish.
Member, American Jewish Congress; American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association.
Still living as of 2002.
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Louis J. Lefkowitz (1904-1996) —
also known as "The People's Lawyer" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 3,
1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 6th District, 1928-30;
municipal judge in New York, 1935; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1940; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1944,
1948,
1956
(alternate), 1960
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1964;
New
York state attorney general, 1957-78; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1961.
Jewish.
Member, Federal
Bar Association; American Bar
Association; American Jewish Congress; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 20,
1996 (age 91 years, 353
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Lefkowitz and Mollie (Isaacs) Lefkowitz; married, June 14,
1931, to Helen Schwimmer. |
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Julian William Mack (1866-1943) —
also known as Julian W. Mack —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., July 19,
1866.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; circuit judge in Illinois, 1904-05; Judge, Illinois
Appellate Court, 1905-11; Judge
of U.S. Commerce Court, 1911-13; Judge of U.S. Circuit Court for
the 7th Circuit, 1911; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1911-29; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1929-30; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1929-40; took
senior status 1940; senior judge, 1940-43.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Zionist
Organization of America; American Jewish Congress; American
Jewish Committee.
Died, in his room at the Fifth Avenue Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
5, 1943 (age 77 years, 48
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Jerrold Lewis Nadler (b. 1947) —
also known as Jerrold Nadler —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 13,
1947.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly, 1977-92 (69th District 1977-82, 67th District
1983-92); U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1992-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Jewish.
Member, American Jewish Congress; Americans
for Democratic Action; American Civil
Liberties Union; National
Organization for Women.
Still living as of 2014.
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May W. Newburger —
of Great Neck, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1972,
1984,
1988,
2000;
member of New York
state assembly 16th District, 1979-86.
Female.
Jewish.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; American Jewish Congress.
Still living as of 2000.
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Manfred Ohrenstein (b. 1925) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Mannheim, Germany,
1925.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1961-93 (25th District 1961-65, 29th District 1966,
27th District 1967-93); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1980,
1984.
Jewish.
Member, American
Jewish Committee; American Jewish Congress; Americans
for Democratic Action; B'nai
B'rith; American Civil
Liberties Union; NAACP.
Still living as of 1993.
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Carl Pack (1899-1945) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., January
25, 1899.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 3rd District, 1931-38; member of
New
York state senate, 1939-45 (22nd District 1939-44, 25th District
1945); died in office 1945.
Jewish.
Member, American Jewish Congress; B'nai
B'rith; Freemasons.
Died August
7, 1945 (age 46 years, 194
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Seymour Posner (b. 1925) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., May 21,
1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; school
teacher; social
worker; member of New York
state assembly, 1965-75 (Bronx County 2nd District 1965, 85th
District 1966, 76th District 1967-75).
Jewish.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; Jewish
War Veterans; American Jewish Congress; Zionist
Organization of America; NAACP; Americans
for Democratic Action; AFSCME.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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Deborah Wasserman=Schultz (b. 1966) —
also known as Debbie Wasserman=Schultz; Deborah
Wasserman —
of Davie, Broward
County, Fla.; Weston, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Forest Hills, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., September
27, 1966.
Democrat. Aide to U.S. Rep. Peter
Deutsch, 1989-92; member of Florida
state house of representatives 97th District, 1993-2000; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Florida
state senate, 2001-04; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 2005-18 (20th District 2005-13, 23rd
District 2013-18); Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 2011-16.
Female.
Jewish.
Member, Omicron
Delta Kappa; National
Organization for Women; American Jewish Congress.
Youngest woman ever elected to the Florida legislature.
Still living as of 2018.
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Henry Arnold Waxman (b. 1939) —
also known as Henry A. Waxman —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
12, 1939.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1969-74; U.S.
Representative from California, 1975-2015 (24th District 1975-93,
29th District 1993-2003, 30th District 2003-13, 33rd District
2013-15); delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Jewish.
Member, American Jewish Congress; Sierra
Club.
Still living as of 2019.
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Stephen Samuel Wise (1874-1949) —
also known as Stephen Wise; Stephen Samuel
Weisz —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Budapest, Hungary,
March
17, 1874.
Democrat. Rabbi;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924;
offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1924.
Jewish.
Member, American Jewish Congress; NAACP.
Died, from a stomach
ailment, in Lenox Hill Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
19, 1949 (age 75 years, 33
days).
Entombed at Westchester
Hills Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.
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