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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.
Son of Morris Aaron and Eva Aaron.
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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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.
Son of Isadore Aaronson and Betty (Brody) Aaronson.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1972.
Jewish. Member, Common
Cause; League of Women
Voters.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives:
Married 1968
to Carol Cutler. |
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Richard Blumenthal (b. 1946) —
of Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
13, 1946.
Democrat. Lawyer; aide
in the White House of President Richard
Nixon, 1969-70; law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Harry
Blackmun, 1974-75; administrative assistant to U.S. Sen. Abraham
Ribicoff, 1975-76; U.S.
Attorney for Connecticut, 1977-81; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1984-87; member of Connecticut
state senate, 1987-90; Connecticut
state attorney general, 1991-2010; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Connecticut, 1996,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 2011-.
Jewish. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2012.
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William Michael Citron (1896-1976) —
also known as William M. Citron —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., August
29, 1896.
Son of Benjamin L. Citron and Dora (Newmark) Citron.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Middletown, 1927-31; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1935-39; defeated, 1928
(2nd District), 1938 (at-large).
Jewish. Member, American
Legion; Eagles; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Freemasons.
Died in Titusville, Brevard
County, Fla., June 7,
1976 (age 79 years, 283
days).
Interment at Congregation
Adath Israel Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.
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George Harry Cohen (b. 1892) —
also known as George H. Cohen —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., February
5, 1892.
Son of Abraham L. Cohen and Sarah (Grodjiensky) Cohen.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; magazine
editor; U.S.
Attorney for Connecticut, 1934.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; B'nai
B'rith; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hyman Costrell (b. 1890) —
also known as Jack Robbins —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.; New York.
Born in Kurenitz, Russia (now Belarus),
October
19, 1890.
Communist. Arrested
in 1905 in Russia and jailed
three months for demonstrating
and distributing
circulars against the Czarist government; naturalized U.S.
citizen; plumber;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1934.
Jewish.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jerome New Frank (1889-1957) —
also known as Jerome Frank —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
10, 1889.
Son of Herman Frank and Clara (New) Frank.
Lawyer;
member, U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, 1937-41; chair, U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, 1939-41; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1941-57; died in
office 1957.
Jewish. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Order of the
Coif.
Died in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., January
13, 1957 (age 67 years, 125
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Gejdenson (b. 1948) —
also known as Sam Gejdenson —
of Bozrah, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Eschwege, Germany,
May
20, 1948.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1975-79; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1981-2001;
defeated, 2000; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1996,
2000.
Jewish. Belarusian
and Lithuanian
ancestry. Member, Grange.
Still living as of 2009.
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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.
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Relatives:
Married to Alice Bussy. |
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Herman Paul Kopplemann (1880-1957) —
also known as Herman P. Kopplemann —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Odessa, Ukraine,
May 1,
1880.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Hartford, 1913-14; member of
Connecticut
state senate 3rd District, 1917-20; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1933-39, 1941-43,
1945-47; defeated, 1928, 1942, 1946.
Jewish. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., August
11, 1957 (age 77 years, 102
days).
Interment at Emanuel
Cemetery, Wethersfield, Conn.
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Curtis Levine (b. 1947) —
also known as Curt Levine —
of Florida.
Born in New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn., November
21, 1947.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 89th District, 1999-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2000.
Jewish. Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; B'nai
B'rith; Jewish
War Veterans.
Still living as of 2000.
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Joseph Isadore Lieberman (b. 1942) —
also known as Joseph I. Lieberman; "Holy
Joe"; "Traitor Joe" —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn., February
24, 1942.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state senate, 1971-81; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut, 1980; Connecticut
state attorney general, 1983-89; U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1989-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Connecticut, 1996,
2000,
2004;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 2000; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 2004.
Jewish. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 2012.
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Samuel H. Malkan (b. 1893) —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
4, 1893.
Son of Jacob Malkan and Sarah Malkan.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state senate 9th District, 1935-46.
Jewish. Member, American
Legion; Jewish
War Veterans; Eagles; Elks; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Moses (1888-1981) —
also known as "The Great Builder" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., December
18, 1888.
Son of Emanuel Moses and Isabella C. Moses.
Republican. Secretary of
state of New York, 1927-28; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1936;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 1st District, 1938;
as head of multiple state and city agencies, led the building of
dozens of major projects, including highways, bridges, parks, and
public housing.
Jewish ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, of heart
disease, in West Islip, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., July 29,
1981 (age 92 years, 223
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.; statue at Village
Hall Grounds, Babylon, Long Island, N.Y.
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Albert Newfield (1883-1957) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Austria,
December
27, 1883.
Son of Adolph Newfield and Nettie (Stone) Newfield.
Republican. Tobacco
merchant; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Hartford, 1927-28; defeated,
1928.
Jewish.
Died November
29, 1957 (age 73 years, 337
days).
Interment at Beth
Israel Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.
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Paul Leonard Newman (1925-2008) —
also known as Paul Newman; "King
Cool" —
of Westport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, January
26, 1925.
Son of Arthur Samuel Newman and Theresa (Fetzer) Newman.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; American actor
and film
director; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1968;
created the Newman's Own line of salad dressing
and other food
products, with all profits donated to charity.
Slovak
and Jewish ancestry. Member, Phi
Kappa Tau.
Died, of lung
cancer, in Westport, Fairfield
County, Conn., September
26, 2008 (age 83 years, 244
days).
Cremated.
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Abraham Alexander Ribicoff (1910-1998) —
also known as Abraham A. Ribicoff —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn., April 9,
1910.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Hartford, 1939-42; state
court judge in Connecticut, 1941-43, 1945-47; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1949-53; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1952,
1956,
1960;
Governor
of Connecticut, 1955-61; U.S.
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 1961-62; U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1963-81; defeated, 1952.
Jewish. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died February
22, 1998 (age 87 years, 319
days).
Interment at Cornwall
Cemetery, Cornwall, Conn.
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Lawrence Henry Summers (b. 1954) —
also known as Lawrence H. Summers; Larry
Summers —
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., November
30, 1954.
Economist;
university
professor; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1999-2001; president
of Harvard University, 2001-06.
Jewish ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Trilateral
Commission.
Still living as of 2009.
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