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Roberta Achtenberg (b. 1950) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born July 20,
1950.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for California
state assembly, 1988; Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department
of Housing and Urban Development, 1993-95; first
openly gay person to be confirmed for appointment by the U.S. Senate;
candidate for mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1995; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1996,
2000.
Female.
Jewish. Member, National
Lawyers Guild; Lesbian.
Still living as of 2000.
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George Felix Allen, Jr. (b. 1952) —
also known as George F. Allen, Jr. —
of Alexandria,
Va.
Born in Whittier, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 8,
1952.
Son of George Allen (Washington Redskins football coach) and
Henriette (Lumbroso) Allen.
Republican. Member of Virginia state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 7th District, 1991-93; Governor of
Virginia, 1994-98; U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 2001-07; defeated, 2006; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Virginia, 2008.
Episcopalian
or Presbyterian.
Jewish ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Joseph Lionel Alperson (1907-1992) —
also known as Joseph L. Alperson —
of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Poland,
April
10, 1907.
Son of Usher Alperson and Rochel (Weisman) Alperson.
Democrat. President, Affiliated Metal Stainless
Steel Warehousing Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1960,
1964.
Jewish. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died June 7,
1992 (age 85 years, 58
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
Son of Moses Annenberg and Sarah Annenberg.
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.
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Michael Balkman (c.1954-2001) —
of Culver City, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born about 1954.
Mayor
of Culver City, Calif..
Jewish.
Died in 2001
(age about
47 years).
Interment at Hillside
Memorial Park, Culver City, Calif.
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Leon David Bayer (b. 1953) —
also known as Leon Bayer —
of Sunland, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Northridge, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Astoria, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., April 11,
1953.
Son of Herbert Bayer and Martha (Miller) Bayer.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1972.
Jewish.
Still living as of 1973.
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Anthony Charles Beilenson (b. 1932) —
also known as Anthony C. Beilenson —
of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., October
26, 1932.
Son of Peter Beilenson and Edna (Rudolph) Beilenson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1963-66; member of California
state senate, 1967-76; candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1968; U.S.
Representative from California, 1977-97 (23rd District 1977-93,
24th District 1993-97); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1988,
1996.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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Harold Aaron Berliner (b. 1899) —
also known as Harold Berliner —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., September
16, 1899.
Democrat. Member of California
Democratic State Central Committee, 1928-49; alternate delegate
to Democratic National Convention from California, 1948.
Jewish. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Howard Lawrence Berman (b. 1941) —
also known as Howard L. Berman —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Mission Hills, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Valley Village, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; North Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Van Nuys, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 15,
1941.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1968,
1976,
1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of California
state assembly, 1973-82; U.S.
Representative from California, 1983-2008 (26th District
1983-2003, 28th District 2003-08).
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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Sherman Block (1924-1998) —
of Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in 1924.
Los
Angeles County Sheriff, 1981-98.
Jewish.
Died in 1998
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Hillside
Memorial Park, Culver City, Calif.
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Barbara Levy Boxer (b. 1940) —
also known as Barbara Boxer; Barbara Levy —
of Greenbrae, Marin
County, Calif.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
11, 1940.
Daughter of Ira Levy and Sophie (Silvershein) Levy.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from California 6th District, 1983-93; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1988
(speaker),
1996
(delegation co-chair), 2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Senator from California, 1993-.
Female.
Jewish. Member, Delta
Phi Epsilon.
Still living as of 2012.
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Stephen Gerald Breyer (b. 1938) —
also known as Stephen G. Breyer —
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., August
15, 1938.
Law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Arthur
J. Goldberg, 1964-65; lawyer; law
professor; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1980-94; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1994-.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association; Council on
Foreign Relations; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Still living as of 2009.
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Vanessa Brown (1928-1999) —
also known as Smylla Brynd; Tessa Brind —
of Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Vienna, Austria,
March
24, 1928.
Democrat. Actress,
appearing in movies
in the 1940s and television
in the 1950s; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1956.
Female.
Jewish.
Died, from breast
cancer, at the Motion Picture Country Home,
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 21,
1999 (age 71 years, 58
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Sala Galant Burton (1925-1987) —
also known as Sala Burton; Sala Galant —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Bialystock, Poland,
April
1, 1925.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1956,
1976,
1980,
1984;
U.S.
Representative from California 5th District, 1983-87; died in
office 1987.
Female.
Jewish.
Died, of colon
cancer, at George Washington University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., February
1, 1987 (age 61 years, 306
days).
Interment at San
Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, Calif.
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Bernard Cohn (1835-1889) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in 1835.
Democrat. Grocer; mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1878.
Jewish.
Died in 1889
(age about
54 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel S. Cooper (b. 1930) —
of Oak Park, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 10,
1930.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 69th District, 1965-70; member of
Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1971-78; defeated in primary, 1978;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 18th District, 1972.
Jewish. Member, B'nai
B'rith.
Still living as of 1978.
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Theodore E. Cummings (1907-1982) —
Born in 1907.
U.S. Ambassador to Austria, 1981-82, died in office 1982.
Jewish.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 30,
1982 (age about 74
years).
Interment at Hillside
Memorial Park, Culver City, Calif.
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Susan A. Davis (b. 1944) —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., April 13,
1944.
Democrat. Member of California
state assembly, 1994-2001; U.S.
Representative from California, 2001-08 (49th District 2001-03,
53rd District 2003-08); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 2004,
2008.
Female.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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Melvyn Douglas (1901-1981) —
also known as Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Macon, Bibb
County, Ga., April 5,
1901.
Son of Edouard G. Hesselberg and Lena (Shackelford) Hesselberg.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1940;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Actor,
producer,
director
of many motion
pictures; worked in radio, television,
and Broadway.
Jewish and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Screen
Actors Guild; Americans
for Democratic Action; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Died, of pneumonia
and cardiac
complications, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August 4,
1981 (age 80 years, 121
days).
Cremated.
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David Englestein (c.1905-1996) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Montreal, Quebec,
about 1905.
Communist. Candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1972.
Jewish.
Left the Communist Party in 1992; helped found the socialist
Committees of Correspondence.
Died, from congestive
heart failure, in San
Francisco, Calif., December
18, 1996 (age about 91
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein (b. 1933) —
also known as Dianne Feinstein; Dianne Emiel Goldman;
Dianne Berman; "DiFi" —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., June 22,
1933.
Daughter of Leon Goldman and Betty (Rosenburg) Goldman.
Democrat. Mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1978-88; defeated, 1971, 1975; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from California, 1996
(delegation co-chair), 2000,
2004,
2008;
member, Platform Committee, 1988;
candidate for Governor of
California, 1990; U.S.
Senator from California, 1992-.
Female.
Jewish. Member, Trilateral
Commission.
Still living as of 2012.
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Bobbi Fiedler (b. 1937) —
also known as Roberta Frances Horowitz —
of Northridge, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 22,
1937.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from California 21st District, 1981-87; candidate
in primary for U.S.
Senator from California, 1986.
Female.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2006.
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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.
Son of Joseph H. Filner and Sarah F. Filner.
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 2009.
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Jonas Martin Frost (b. 1942) —
also known as Martin Frost —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Glendale, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
1, 1942.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas 24th District, 1979-; defeated, 2004;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1996,
2000,
2004.
Jewish. Member, American
Jewish Committee.
Still living as of 2009.
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William Goetz (1903-1969) —
of Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 24,
1903.
Son of Theodore Goetz and Fanny Goetz.
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.
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Michael Goldwater (1821-1903) —
also known as Michael Goldwasser; "Big
Mike" —
of Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz.
Born in Konin, Poland,
1821.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; mayor
of Prescott, Ariz., 1885.
Jewish.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., 1903
(age about
82 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Louis Earl Goodman (1892-1961) —
also known as Louis E. Goodman —
of Atherton, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in Lemoore, Kings
County, Calif., January
2, 1892.
Son of Joseph Goodman and Emma (Neustadt) Goodman.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of California, 1942.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died September
15, 1961 (age 69 years, 256
days).
Interment somewhere
in San Francisco, Calif.
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Walter A. Haas (1889-1979) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., May 11,
1889.
Son of Abraham Haas and Fannie (Koshland) Haas.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; president
(1928-56) and chairman of the Levi Strauss clothing
company; director, Crocker-Anglo National Bank,
National Ice
and Cold Storage
Co.; Pacific Gas &
Electric Co.; vice-president, Mt. Zion Hospital;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California,
1952.
Jewish.
Died December
7, 1979 (age 90 years, 210
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Hamburg (b. 1948) —
also known as Dan Hamburg —
of Ukiah, Mendocino
County, Calif.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., October
6, 1948.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from California 1st District, 1993-95; defeated,
1994.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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Jane Frank Harman (b. 1945) —
also known as Jane F. Harman; Jane Lakes; Jane
Frank —
of Venice, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 28,
1945.
Daughter of Adolf Lakes and Lucille (Geier) Lakes.
Democrat. Lawyer;
legislative assistant to U.S. Sen. John
V. Tunney, 1972; counsel for congressional subcommittees; deputy
secretary to the Cabinet in the Jimmy
Carter White House, 1977-78; U.S.
Representative from California 36th District, 1993-99, 2001-;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1996,
2004,
2008;
candidate in primary for Governor of
California, 1998.
Female.
Jewish. Polish and
Russian
ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 2009.
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Edward Hellman Heller (1900-1961) —
also known as Edward H. Heller —
of Menlo Park, San Mateo
County, Calif.; Atherton, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., March 15,
1900.
Son of Emanuel S. Heller and Clara (Hellman) Heller.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; financier;
director, and member executive committee, Wells Fargo Bank;
director, Permanente Cement Co.,
Bandini Petroleum
Co., Olympic Radio and
Television, Inc., Heller Land
Co., Permanente Steamship
Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1928
(alternate), 1936,
1940,
1960;
Regent, University of California, 1942-58.
Jewish.
Died in Atherton, San Mateo
County, Calif., December
18, 1961 (age 61 years, 278
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Florence Prag Kahn (1866-1948) —
also known as Florence P. Kahn; Florence
Prag —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, November
9, 1866.
Daughter of Conrad Prag and Mary (Goldsmith) Prag.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from California 4th District, 1925-37.
Female.
Jewish.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., November
16, 1948 (age 82 years, 7
days).
Interment at Home
of Peace Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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Julius Kahn (1861-1924) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Germany,
February
28, 1861.
Republican. Actor;
lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1892; U.S.
Representative from California 4th District, 1899-1903, 1905-24;
died in office 1924.
Jewish.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., December
18, 1924 (age 63 years, 294
days).
Interment at Home
of Peace Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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Quentin Lewis Kopp (b. 1928) —
also known as Quentin L. Kopp —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., 1928.
Lawyer;
candidate for mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1979; member of California
state senate, 1986-98; superior court judge in California,
1999-2004.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2006.
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John Hans Krebs (b. 1926) —
of California.
Born in Germany,
December
17, 1926.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from California 17th District, 1975-79.
Jewish.
Still living as of 1998.
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Donald Steven Lane (b. 1956) —
also known as Don Lane —
of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz
County, Calif.
Born in Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
12, 1956.
Son of Bert Lane and Ann (Reiss) Lane.
Democrat. Founder and president of Saturn Cafe, a vegetarian restaurant
in Santa Cruz; mayor
of Santa Cruz, Calif., 1991-92.
Jewish.
Still living as of 1992.
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Relatives:
Married, May 10,
1985, to Diane Hansch (divorced 1989). |
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Thomas Peter Lantos (1928-2008) —
also known as Tom Lantos; Tamas Peter
Lantos —
of Millbrae, San Mateo
County, Calif.; Hillsborough, San Mateo
County, Calif.; San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in Budapest, Hungary,
February
1, 1928.
Democrat. University
professor; television
news commentator; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1976,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1981-2008 (11th District 1981-93,
12th District 1993-2008); died in office 2008.
Jewish. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Alpha Mu.
Arrested
for disorderly conduct in April 2006, while taking part civil
disobedience action to protest
genocide in Darfur, in front of the Sudanese embassy
in Washington, D.C.
Died, of cancer
of the esophagus, in Bethesda
Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., February
11, 2008 (age 80 years, 10
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Daniel Lapin —
of Mercer Island, King
County, Wash.
Republican. Rabbi; author; radio show
host; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1996.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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Maurice Larry Lawrence (1926-1996) —
also known as M. Larry Lawrence —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.; Coronado, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
16, 1926.
Son of Sidney A. Lawrence and Tillie P. Astor Lawrence.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1964,
1968,
1972;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1972;
U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland, 1994-96, died in office 1996.
Jewish. Member, Zeta
Beta Tau.
Falsely
claimed to have served and been injured in the Merchant
Marine during World War
II; this was discovered
a year after his death.
Died, of leukemia
and blood
dyscrasia, in Berne, Switzerland,
January
9, 1996 (age 69 years, 146
days).
Original interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; reinterment in 1997 at El
Camino Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
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Edgar Coleman Levey (1881-1962) —
also known as Edgar C. Levey —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in California, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1925-35, 1937-39; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1927-32.
Jewish.
Died in Hahnemann Hospital,
San
Francisco, Calif., October
8, 1962 (age about 81
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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David F. Levi (b. 1951) —
of California.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
29, 1951.
Son of Edward
Hirsch Levi and Kate (Sulzberger) Levi (1918-2003).
Republican. Lawyer;
clerk to U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Benjamin
C. Duniway, 1980-81, and to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Lewis
Powell, 1981-82; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of California, 1987-90; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of California, 1990-2007.
Jewish. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Order of the
Coif.
Still living as of 2007.
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Meldon Edises Levine (b. 1943) —
also known as Mel Levine —
of Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 7,
1943.
Democrat. Member of California
state assembly, 1977-83; U.S.
Representative from California 27th District, 1983-93; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from California, 1988;
member, Credentials Committee, 2008.
Jewish. Member, American
Jewish Committee; NAACP.
Still living as of 2009.
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Sarah Lovell (1922-1994) —
also known as Sarah Rebecca Hellman; Sarah
Zucker —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 8,
1922.
Daughter of Sol Hellman and Yetta (Yankowitz) Hellman.
Candidate for mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 1957; Socialist Workers candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1960,
1964,
1968;
Socialist Workers candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1961; Socialist Workers candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 18th District, 1968.
Female.
Jewish ancestry. Member, International
Typographical Union; National
Organization for Women.
Died, of cancer, in
New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., June 14,
1994 (age 72 years, 37
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Sol Hellman and Yetta (Yankowitz) Hellman; married to
Frank Zucker; married 1949 to Frank
Lovell. |
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Julian William Mack (1866-1943) —
also known as Julian W. Mack —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., July 19,
1866.
Son of William Jacob Mack and Rebecca (Tandler) Mack.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; circuit judge in Illinois, 1903-11; Judge, Illinois
Appellate Court, 1908-10; Judge of
U.S. Commerce Court, 1911-13; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1929-40.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association; Zionist
Organization of America; American
Jewish Congress; American
Jewish Committee.
Died in 1943
(age about
76 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Cyril Isaac Magnin (1899-1988) —
also known as Cyril Magnin; "Mr. San
Francisco" —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., July 6,
1899.
Son of Joseph Magnin and Charlotte (Davis) Magnin.
Democrat. Women's
appearel business; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1948
(alternate), 1964;
Chief of Protocol for the City of San Francisco, 1964-1986; president
of the Port of
San Francisco.
Jewish. Member, Freemasons.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., June 8,
1988 (age 88 years, 338
days).
Interment at Hills
of Eternity Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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Milton Marks (1920-1998) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in 1920.
Member of California
state assembly, 1962-66; member of California
state senate, 1967-96; candidate for mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1975; Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 5th District, 1982.
Jewish.
Died in 1998
(age about
78 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Louis Burt Mayer (1884-1957) —
also known as Louis B. Mayer; Lazar Meir —
of Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass.; Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Dymer, Russia (now Ukraine),
July
12, 1884.
Son of Jacob Mayer and Sarah (Meltzer) Mayer.
Republican. Owned movie
theaters in New England; moved into the movie
production business starting in 1916; head of the
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) movie
studio, 1924-51; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1928,
1932;
vice-chair
of California Republican Party, 1931-32; California
Republican state chair, 1932-33.
Jewish. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, of leukemia
and a kidney
infection, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
29, 1957 (age 73 years, 109
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Home
of Peace Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Mayer and Sarah (Meltzer) Mayer; married, June 14,
1903, to Margaret Shenberg (divorced 1944) and Margaret
Shenberg (1883-1955); married, December
4, 1948, to Lorena L. Danker; father of Irene Gladys Mayer
(1907-1990; who married David
Oliver Selznick) and Edith 'Edie' Mayer (who married William
Goetz). See Mayer
family of California. |
| | | Cross-reference: Dore
Schary |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — Internet Movie Database
profile |
| | | Books about Louis B. Mayer: Charles
Higham, Merchant
of Dreams: Louis B. Mayer, MGM, and the Secret
Hollywood — Gary Carey, All
the stars in heaven : Louis B. Mayer's MGM — Diana
Altman, Hollywood
East: Louis B. Mayer and the Origins of the Studio
System — Charles Higham, The
Merchant of Dreams: A Biography of Louis B. Mayer |
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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.
Daughter of Hyman Shenberg and Rachel Shenberg.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1932.
Female.
Jewish.
Died in 1955
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Eugene Isaac Meyer (1875-1959) —
also known as Eugene Meyer —
of Mt. Kisco, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
31, 1875.
Son of Marc Eugene Meyer and Harriet (Newmark) Meyer.
Republican. Stockbroker;
banker;
instrumental in the merger of five chemical companies to create
Allied Chemical
and Dye Corporation, 1920; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1928;
Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,
1930-33; bought the Washington Post newspaper
in 1933, and was its publisher
until 1946; president, World Bank, 1946.
Jewish.
Died, from heart
disease and cancer, at
George Washington University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., July 17,
1959 (age 83 years, 259
days).
Interment at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Marc Eugene Meyer and Harriet (Newmark) Meyer; married 1910 to Agnes
Elizabeth Ernst; father of Katherine Graham (1917-2001; publisher of
the Washington Post). |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
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Stanley Mosk (1912-2001) —
of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., September
12, 1912.
Son of Paul Mosk and Minna (Perl) Mosk.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; superior court judge in
California, 1943-58; California
state attorney general, 1959-64; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1960,
1964;
member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 1960-64; justice of
California state supreme court, 1964-2001; appointed 1964; died
in office 2001.
Jewish. Member, American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta; B'nai
B'rith.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., June 19,
2001 (age 88 years, 280
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Hillside
Memorial Park, Culver City, Calif.; statue at Capitol
Grounds, Sacramento, Calif.
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Max Radin (1880-1950) —
of Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Kempen, Poland,
March
29, 1880.
Son of Rabbi Adolph Moses Radin (1848-1909) and Johanna (Theodor)
Radin.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1940.
Jewish. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; American Bar
Association; American
Association of University Professors.
Died, from an intestinal
obstruction, in Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif., June 22,
1950 (age 70 years, 85
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Rabbi Adolph Moses Radin (1848-1909) and Johanna (Theodor) Radin;
married, July 2,
1909, to Rose Jaffe (1889-1918); married, June 30,
1922, to Dorothea Prall (1889-1948; sister-in-law of Sherwood
Anderson (1876-1941; novelist)). |
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Ben Rosenthal (1898-1953) —
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1898.
Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1935-40; municipal judge in California, 1940.
Jewish.
Died in 1953
(age about
55 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Leo R. Sack (1889-1956) —
of Pennsylvania; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Tupelo, Lee
County, Miss., July 9,
1889.
Son of Isaac Sack and Sarah Lee (Romansky) Sack.
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.
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Edward Selig Salomon (1836-1913) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Germany,
December
25, 1836.
General in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of
Washington Territory, 1870-72; member of California
state assembly 42nd District, 1889-91.
Jewish. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died July 18,
1913 (age 76 years, 205
days).
Interment at Salem
Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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Dore Schary (1905-1980) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., August
31, 1905.
Son of Herman Hugo Schary and Belle (Drachler) Schary.
Democrat. Actor,
playwright,
screenwriter,
movie
producer; replaced Louis
B. Mayer as head of M-G-M Studios in 1951; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1956.
Jewish. Member, B'nai
B'rith.
Died July 7,
1980 (age 74 years, 311
days).
Interment at Hebrew
Cemetery, West Long Branch, N.J.
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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 2009.
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Adam B. Schiff (b. 1960) —
of Burbank, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Framingham, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 20,
1960.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of California
state senate, 1996-2001; U.S.
Representative from California, 2001-08 (27th District 2001-03,
29th District 2003-08); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 2004,
2008
(member, Platform
Committee).
Jewish.
Still living as of 2008.
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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.
Son of Lewis J. Selznick (1870-1933; movie producer) and Florence A.
(Sachs) Selznick.
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.
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Bradley J. Sherman (b. 1954) —
also known as Brad Sherman —
of Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
24, 1954.
Democrat. Lawyer; accountant;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1997-2008 (24th District
1997-2003, 27th District 2003-08).
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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Norton Winfred Simon (1907-1993) —
also known as Norton Simon; Norton
Glickman —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., February
5, 1907.
Republican. President, Val Vita Food Products,
1931-42; subsequently president and chairman of Hunt Foods;
director, Wheeling Steel
Corporation, Northern Pacific Railway,
and McCall's Publishing
Co.; art collector; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from California, 1970.
Jewish.
Died in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 1,
1993 (age 86 years, 116
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Karen Lorraine Jacqueline Speier (b. 1950) —
also known as Jackie Speier —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., May 14,
1950.
Democrat. Lawyer;
staff member for U.S. Rep. Leo J.
Ryan, 1973-78; traveled on a mission to Guyana in 1978, to
investigate allegations of abuse and coercion in the People's Temple
settlement there; shot five
times by security guards, who also shot and killed Congressman
Ryan and four others; member of California
state assembly 19th District, 1986-98; member of California
state senate 8th District, 1998-2006; candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of California, 2006; U.S.
Representative from California 12th District, 2008-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 2008.
Female.
Armenian
and Jewish ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Lionel Sanford Steinberg (b. 1919) —
also known as Lionel Steinberg —
of Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif.; Palm Springs, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif., April 20,
1919.
Son of William Steinberg and Selma (Steinberg) Steinberg.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; farmer; business
executive; chair of
Fresno County Democratic Party, 1952-58; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1956,
1960,
1964
(alternate).
Jewish. Member, Urban
League; NAACP; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Pi Gamma
Mu.
Still living as of 1964.
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Jesse Henry Steinhart (b. 1881) —
also known as Jesse H. Steinhart —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Belvedere, Marin
County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., May 11,
1881.
Son of William Steinhart and Louise (D'Allemand) Steinhart.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1944
(alternate), 1948,
1952.
Jewish. Member, American
Jewish Committee; B'nai
B'rith.
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin Harrison Swig (1893-1980) —
also known as Benjamin H. Swig —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass., November
17, 1893.
Son of Simon Swig and Fannie (Levy) Swig.
Democrat. Chairman, Fairmont Hotel
Co.; chairman, Western Dairy
Products, Inc.; president, Security Title Insurance
Co., Benefit Standard Life
Insurance Co., Beneficial Fire and
Casualty Insurance Co.; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1956,
1960,
1964.
Jewish. Member, American
Jewish Committee.
Died in 1980
(age about
86 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Mathew Oscar Tobriner (1904-1982) —
also known as Mathew O. Tobriner —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., April 2,
1904.
Son of Oscar Tobriner and Maude (Lezinsky) Tobriner.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1956;
Judge,
California Court of Appeal 1st District, 1959-62; justice of
California state supreme court, 1962-82.
Jewish. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Order of the
Coif.
Died, from heart
trouble, at Mt. Zion Hospital,
San
Francisco, Calif., April 7,
1982 (age 78 years, 5
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Untermyer (1858-1940) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Lynchburg,
Va., March 2,
1858.
Son of Isadore Untermyer and Therese Untermyer.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1904,
1908,
1912,
1916,
1932,
1936;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938.
Jewish. German
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Society for International Law.
Died in Palm Springs, Riverside
County, Calif., March 16,
1940 (age 82 years, 14
days).
Entombed at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Carmen H. Warschaw —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1988
(alternate); candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1972.
Female.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2005.
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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, 1975-2008 (24th District 1975-93,
29th District 1993-2003, 30th District 2003-08); delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Jewish. Member, American
Jewish Congress; Sierra
Club.
Still living as of 2009.
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Caspar Willard Weinberger (1917-2006) —
also known as Caspar W. Weinberger; Cap Weinberger;
"Cap the Knife" —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Hillsborough, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., August
18, 1917.
Son of Herman Weinberger.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of California
state assembly, 1953-56; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1956
(alternate), 1960
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); California
Republican state chair, 1964; member, Federal Trade
Commission, 1969-70; chair, Federal Trade
Commission, 1970; chair, Federal Trade Commission; director, U.S.
Office of Management and Budget; U.S.
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 1973-75; U.S.
Secretary of Defense, 1981-87.
Episcopalian.
Jewish ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1987. To forestall any prosecution
for alleged misdeeds in connection with the Iran-Contra affair, he
was pardoned
by President George
Bush in 1992.
Died, of kidney
ailments and pneumonia,
in Eastern Maine Medical
Center, Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, March 28,
2006 (age 88 years, 222
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Howard Eliot Wolpe III (1939-2011) —
also known as Howard E. Wolpe —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Saugatuck, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
2, 1939.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 46th District, 1973-76; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1979-93; defeated,
1976; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1994.
Jewish. Member, Jaycees.
Died in Saugatuck, Allegan
County, Mich., October
25, 2011 (age 71 years, 357
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James David Zellerbach (1892-1963) —
also known as J. D. Zellerbach —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., January
17, 1892.
Son of Isadore Zellerbach and Jennie (Baruh) Zellerbach.
Executive vice president and director of Crown Zellerbach
Corporation, manufacturers of paper
products; director Wells Fargo Bank and
Union Trust
Company; U.S. Ambassador to Italy, 1956-60.
Jewish. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died in 1963
(age about
71 years).
Interment somewhere
in San Francisco, Calif.
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Relatives:
Married 1916
to Hannah Fuld. |
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