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Annie Ackerman (1914-1989) —
also known as "The Condo Queen" —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in 1914.
Democrat.
Female.
Jewish.
Political leader among retirees from the North who live in
condominiums in southeast Florida; inducted 1986 into the Florida
Women's Hall of Fame.
Died in 1989
(age about
75 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Elaine Bloom (b. 1937) —
of Miami Beach, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
16, 1937.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 106th District, 1974-78,
1986-2000; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida,
1976
(alternate), 1992,
1996;
candidate in primary for Florida
state senate 36th District, 1978; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Florida 22nd District, 2000.
Female.
Jewish. Member, League of Women
Voters; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 2000.
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Matthew Brown (1905-2003) —
of Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass.; Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., March 26,
1905.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1960.
Jewish.
Died September
5, 2003 (age 98 years, 163
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Irwin R. Brownstein (1930-1996) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
4, 1930.
Member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 16th District, 1960-63; member
of New
York state senate, 1964-66 (15th District 1964-65, 23rd District
1966); state court judge in New York, 1967-69, 1969-80.
Jewish. Member, B'nai
B'rith.
Died of a heart
attack in Miami Beach, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., March 24,
1996 (age 65 years, 141
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Peter R. Deutsch (b. 1957) —
of Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., April 1,
1957.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1983-93; U.S.
Representative from Florida 20th District, 1993-2005; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996,
2000,
2004;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 2004.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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Steven Effman (b. 1950) —
also known as Steve Effman —
of Sunrise, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
13, 1950.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Sunrise, Fla., 1993-96; member of Florida
state house of representatives 98th District, 1997-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2000.
Jewish. Member, B'nai
B'rith.
Admitted
in 2003 to inappropriate
relationships
with three divorce clients; suspended
from the practice of law for 91 days.
Still living as of 2003.
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Henry Ellenbogen (1900-1985) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Vienna, Austria,
April
3, 1900.
Son of Samson Ellenbogen and Rose (Franzos) Ellenbogen.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 33rd District, 1933-38; common
pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1938-66.
Jewish.
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.
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Steven B. Feren (b. 1950) —
of Sunrise, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Beth Israel Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
1, 1950.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1992-96; candidate in primary for
Florida
state senate, 1996; mayor of
Sunrise, Fla., 1996-; member of Democratic
National Committee from Florida, 1998-2002; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2000.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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Harold Leonard Fisher (1910-1999) —
also known as Harold L. Fisher; "Mr.
Brooklyn" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
10, 1910.
Son of Jacob Fisher and Pauline Fisher.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1960,
1976,
1980;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 22nd District, 1967;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1968,
1992;
chairman, New York Metropolitan Transit Authority, 1977-79.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., December
26, 1999 (age 89 years, 16
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold Lawrence Frankel (1916-2002) —
also known as Harold L. Frankel —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.; Cape Coral, Lee
County, Fla.
Born October
25, 1916.
Son of A. H. Frankel.
Hotel
owner; merchant;
mayor
of Huntington, W.Va., 1957-59, 1974-75, 1977-78; Cabell
County Sheriff and Treasurer, 1961-64.
Jewish. Member, B'nai
B'rith.
Died, in a hospice
at Pembroke Pines, Broward
County, Fla., February
18, 2002 (age 85 years, 116
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lois J. Frankel (b. 1948) —
of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 16,
1948.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 85th District, 1997-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
mayor
of West Palm Beach, Fla., 2009.
Female.
Jewish. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; League of Women
Voters; National
Organization for Women.
Still living as of 2009.
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Clara L. Gompers (1887-1977) —
also known as Clara Gompers; Clara Rodriguez
Lopez —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Hallandale (now Hallandale Beach), Broward
County, Fla.
Born in New York, June 11,
1887.
Daughter of Moses Rodriguez Lopez.
Democrat. Member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930, 1945, 1964; alternate delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1960,
1964.
Female.
Jewish.
Died in Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., September
28, 1977 (age 90 years, 109
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ronald L. Greenstein (b. 1951) —
also known as Ron Greenstein —
of Coconut Creek, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
26, 1951.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 95th District, 1999-; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2000.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2000.
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Alberto Gutman (b. 1959) —
also known as Al Gutman —
of Florida.
Born in Havana (La Habana), Cuba, January
4, 1959.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1984-92; member of Florida
state senate 34th District, 1992-99.
Jewish. Cuban
ancestry. Member, Phi
Theta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Phi; B'nai
B'rith; Freemasons.
In 1999, he was indicted,
along with his wife and 23 others, on charges of Medicaid
fraud and conspiracy; pleaded
guilty to felony conspiracy charges
that he helped set up home health care companies that never did any
legitimate business, got names of purported patients from voter
lists, and received over $800,000 in Medicare payments; resigned
from the Florida Senate as part of the plea bargain; sentenced
in 2000 to five years in prison,
fined,
and ordered to pay restitution.
Still living as of 1999.
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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.
Son of Ruben Helfand and Rose (Sperance) Helfand.
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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Sally A. Heyman (b. 1954) —
of North Miami Beach, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., November
10, 1954.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 105th District, 1995-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2000,
2008.
Female.
Jewish. Member, National
Organization for Women.
Still living as of 2008.
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Leo Isacson (1910-1996) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Eastchester, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 20,
1910.
Son of Hyman Isacson and Laura (Nager) Isacson.
Member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 13th District, 1945-46; defeated
(American Labor), 1946; candidate for borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1945, 1949 (American Labor); U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1948-49; defeated
(American Labor), 1948.
Jewish. Member, Alpha
Epsilon Pi.
Died of cancer in
a hospital
at Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., September
21, 1996 (age 86 years, 154
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Suzanne Jacobs (b. 1936) —
of Florida.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 6,
1936.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 88th District, 1993-.
Female.
Jewish.
Still living as of 1999.
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Jacob Koppel Javits (1904-1986) —
also known as Jacob K. Javits —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 18,
1904.
Son of Morris Javits and Ida (Littman) Javits.
Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1947-54; New York
state attorney general, 1955-57; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1957-81; defeated (Liberal), 1980;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1956,
1960,
1964;
Republican candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966.
Jewish. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Jewish
War Veterans; United
World Federalists; Amvets.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1983.
Died, of ALS (Lou Gehrig's
disease), in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., March 7,
1986 (age 81 years, 293
days).
Interment at Linden
Hill Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens, N.Y.
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Ron J. Klein (b. 1957) —
of Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, July 10,
1957.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1993-96; member of Florida
state senate, 1996-2006; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Florida, 2000,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Florida 22nd District, 2007-.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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Joseph Aaron Lazarow (1923-2008) —
also known as Joseph Lazarow —
of Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born December
17, 1923.
Son of Morris Lazarow and Eva Lazarow.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; mayor
of Atlantic City, N.J., 1976-82.
Jewish.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., January
3, 2008 (age 84 years, 17
days).
Interment at Beth
Kehillah Cemetery, Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic County, N.J.
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William Lehman (1913-2005) —
also known as Bill Lehman —
of North Miami Beach, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Selma, Dallas
County, Ala., October
5, 1913.
Son of Maurice Lehman and Corinne L. (Leva) Lehman.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1973-93 (13th District 1973-83, 17th
District 1983-93).
Jewish.
Died March 16,
2005 (age 91 years, 162
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Aaron Jefferson Levy (1881-1955) —
also known as Aaron J. Levy —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 4,
1881.
Son of Jacob Levy and Annie (Bernstein) Levy.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 4th District, 1908-13;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1912;
municipal judge in New York, 1913-23; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1924-51.
Jewish. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Tammany
Hall.
Died, following a heart
attack, in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., November
21, 1955 (age 74 years, 140
days).
Interment at Mokom
Sholom Cemetery, Ozone Park, Queens, N.Y.
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Simon J. Liebowitz (c.1906-1998) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., about 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1960-68 (10th District 1960-65, 18th District 1966,
15th District 1967-68); Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1969-75.
Jewish. Member, Odd
Fellows; B'nai
B'rith; Knights
of Pythias.
Died at Good Samaritan Hospital
in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., May 24,
1998 (age about 92
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Howard Morton Metzenbaum (1917-2008) —
also known as Howard M. Metzenbaum; "Senator
No"; "Headline Howard" —
of Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, June 4,
1917.
Democrat. Lawyer; airport parking
lot and car
rental business; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1943-46; member of Ohio state
senate, 1947-50; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Ohio, 1952
(alternate), 1964;
speaker, 1988;
U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1974, 1977-95; defeated, 1970.
Jewish.
Died in Aventura, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., March 12,
2008 (age 90 years, 282
days).
Interment at Mayfield
Cemetery, Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
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Jacob P. Nathanson (1901-1986) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Lake Worth, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Russia,
February
21, 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 14th District, 1927-33; defeated
in primary, 1933.
Jewish.
Charged
in 1930 with professional
misconduct by the Brooklyn Bar Association, over his handling of
a client's $500 bail payment; suspended
from the practice of law in 1931, and ordered to pay
restitution. Indicted
in October and November 1938 on charges
of forgery,
grand
larceny, and subornation
of perjury, over his involvement in fraudulent
bail bonds; pleaded
guilty to subornation
of perjury, and testified against other conspirators; disbarred
in 1939.
Died in Palm Beach
County, Fla., March 2,
1986 (age 85 years, 9
days).
Interment somewhere
in Palm Beach County, Fla.
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Benjamin J. Rabin (1896-1969) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., June 3,
1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1945-47; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1948-69; died in office 1969.
Jewish.
Died in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., February
22, 1969 (age 72 years, 264
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Rochelle Park, N.J.
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Stacy Joy Ritter (b. 1960) —
also known as Stacy J. Ritter —
of Parkland, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Washington,
D.C., June 8,
1960.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 96th District, 1997-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Female.
Jewish. Member, Phi
Alpha Delta.
Still living as of 2008.
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Leonard Rochwarger (1925-2001) —
of New York.
Born in 1925.
U.S. Ambassador to Fiji, 1987-89; Kiribati, 1987-89; Tonga, 1987-89; Tuvalu, 1987-89.
Jewish.
Chief executive officer of Firstmark Corporation, 1972-87.
Died in Stuart, Martin
County, Fla., March 11,
2001 (age about 75
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Myron Rosner (born c.1960) —
of North Miami Beach, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Montreal, Quebec,
about 1960.
General
contractor; realtor;
mayor
of North Miami Beach, Fla., 2009-.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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Harold Shapiro (1906-1981) —
of Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Pereyaslov, Russia,
May 1,
1906.
Son of Max Shapiro and Fannie (Bernstein) Shapiro.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor
of Miami Beach, Fla., 1953-55.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion; Jewish
War Veterans; Zionist
Organization of America; Alpha
Epsilon Pi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; B'nai
B'rith.
Died in May, 1981
(age about
74 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Eleanor Sobel (b. 1946) —
of Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
11, 1946.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 100th District, 1998-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2000,
2004.
Female.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2004.
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Abe Stark (1894-1972) —
also known as "Mr. Brooklyn" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
28, 1894.
Democrat. Clothier;
borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1962-70; defeated (Republican),
1949; resigned 1970; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1964.
Jewish. Russian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Famed among Brooklyn Dodgers fans for his longtime, conspicious
advertising sign (for his clothing business) below the scoreboard at
Ebbets Field, which promised a free suit to players who batted the
ball there: "HIT SIGN, WIN SUIT".
Died in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., July 2,
1972 (age 77 years, 278
days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Richard Bernard Stone (b. 1928) —
also known as Richard Stone; Dick Stone —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in New York, September
22, 1928.
Democrat. Secretary of
state of Florida, 1971-74; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1975-80; resigned 1980; U.S. Ambassador to
, 1983-84; Denmark, 1992-93.
Jewish.
Still living as of 1998.
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Alvin Udell (1906-1987) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born May 15,
1906.
Son of Max Udell (1867-1930) and Jane (Walcoff) Udell (1870-1949).
Clothing
manufacturer; member of New York American Labor Party Executive
Committee, 1945; treasurer of New York American Labor Party, 1948;
American Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1948.
Jewish.
Died in Broward
County, Fla., February
9, 1987 (age 80 years, 270
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Acacia
Cemetery, Ozone Park, Queens, N.Y.
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz (b. 1966) —
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 20th District, 2005-.
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 2010.
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Robert Wexler (b. 1961) —
of Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., January
2, 1961.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state senate, 1990-96; U.S.
Representative from Florida 19th District, 1997-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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David Levy Yulee (1810-1886) —
also known as David Levy; "Father of Florida's
Railroads" —
of St. Augustine, St. Johns
County, Fla.; Homosassa, Citrus
County, Fla.
Born in St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands, June 12,
1810.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention from St. Johns County,
1838-39; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Florida Territory, 1841-45; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1845-51, 1855-61.
Jewish.
Imprisoned
as a Confederate
at Fort Pulaski, Fla. for a time after the Civil War.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
10, 1886 (age 76 years, 120
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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