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Jerry Edwin Abramson (b. 1946) —
also known as Jerry E. Abramson; "Mayor for
Life" —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born September
12, 1946.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1986-98, 2003-11; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1996;
Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 2011-.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2012.
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David Aronberg (1893-1967) —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Manchester, England,
April
3, 1893.
Son of Lewis Aronberg and Leah (Tarshes) Aronberg.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; merchant;
real
estate business; mayor of
Ashland, Ky., 1952-55, 1960.
Jewish. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks.
Died in 1967
(age about
74 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Louis Dembitz Brandeis (1856-1941) —
also known as Louis D. Brandeis —
of Dedham, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., November
13, 1856.
Son of Adolph Brandeis (1822-1906) and Fredericka (Dembitz) Brandeis
(1829-1901).
Lawyer;
law clerk to Justice Horace
Gray, 1879-80; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1916-39; took senior status 1939.
Jewish.
Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass., and the Louis D. Brandeis
School of Law, in Louisville, Ky., are named for
him.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
5, 1941 (age 84 years, 326
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at University
of Louisville Law School, Louisville, Ky.
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Lawrence S. Grauman (b. 1897) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., June 3,
1897.
Son of Phil J. Grauman and Dora (Hirsch) Grauman.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1940;
common pleas court judge in Kentucky, 1950-55.
Jewish. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Herman Gilbert Handmaker (1903-1964) —
also known as Herman G. Handmaker —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., July 23,
1903.
Son of Julius Handmaker (1878-1951) and Agnes (Jacobstein) Handmaker
(1880-1968).
Lawyer;
law
professor; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1928-33.
Jewish. Member, Freemasons;
B'nai
B'rith.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., January
2, 1964 (age 60 years, 163
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Hilpp —
of Lebanon, Marion
County, Ky.
Born in Lebanon, Marion
County, Ky.
Son of George Huttel.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1884.
Jewish. German
ancestry.
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Benjamin Franklin Jonas (1834-1911) —
also known as Benjamin F. Jonas —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Williamsport, Johnson
County, Ky., July 19,
1834.
Democrat. Major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member
of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1865; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1879-85; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Louisiana, 1884.
Jewish.
Died December
21, 1911 (age 77 years, 155
days).
Interment at Dispersed
of Judah Cemetery, New Orleans, La.
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Allan M. Steinberg —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Democrat. Candidate for Kentucky
state house of representatives 32nd District, 1987.
Jewish.
Still living as of 1987.
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Richard Weisenberger (1938-1995) —
of Mayfield, Graves
County, Ky.
Born in Georgetown, Scott
County, Ky., April 18,
1938.
Democrat. Candidate for Kentucky
state senate 1st District.
Jewish.
Died July 29,
1995 (age 57 years, 102
days).
Interment somewhere
in Graves County, Ky.
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John A. Yarmuth (b. 1947) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., November
4, 1947.
Democrat. Staff member, U.S. Sen. Marlow
Cook, 1971-75; writer; television
journalist; stockbroker;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 2007-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 2008.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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