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Bernard Ades (1903-1986) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Maryland, July 3,
1903.
Son of Harry Ades and Fannie Ades.
Communist. Lawyer; accountant;
defense attorney for Euel Lee (alias "Orphan Jones") in his 1932-33
trial for the murder of the Davis family; during the trial, Ades was
attacked
and injured by a mob in Snow Hill, Maryland; later, he was disbarred
for casting
aspersions on the judicial system; candidate for Governor of
Maryland, 1934; fought in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the
Spanish Civil War, 1937.
Jewish.
Died in New York, May 27,
1986 (age 82 years, 328
days).
Interment at Cemetery
of Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, Baltimore, Md.
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Sol Bloom (1870-1949) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Pekin, Tazewell
County, Ill., March 9,
1870.
Son of Garrison Bloom and Sara Bloom.
Democrat. Play
producer; entertainment
manager; songwriter;
furniture
business; real estate
business; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1923-49 (19th District 1923-45,
20th District 1945-49); died in office 1949; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944.
Jewish. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Redmen.
Died, from a heart
attack, in the U.S. Naval
Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 7,
1949 (age 78 years, 363
days).
Interment at Mt.
Eden Cemetery, Westchester Hills, N.Y.
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Arthur Frank Burns (1904-1987) —
also known as Arthur F. Burns —
Born in Stanyslawow, Galicia (now Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine),
April
27, 1904.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; economist;
chairman, Council of Economic Advisors, 1953-56; chairman, Federal
Reserve, 1970-78; U.S. Ambassador to Germany, 1981-85.
Jewish.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., June 6,
1987 (age 83 years, 40
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin Louis Cardin (b. 1943) —
also known as Benjamin L. Cardin —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., October
5, 1943.
Son of Meyer M. Cardin and Dora (Green) Cardin.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1967-86 (District 5 1967-74, District
42 1975-86); Speaker of
the Maryland State House of Delegates, 1979-86; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1987-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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Wilbur Joseph Cohen (1913-1987) —
also known as Wilbur J. Cohen —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., June 10,
1913.
U.S.
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 1968-69.
Jewish. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Leading expert on Social Security.
Died in a hotel room
in Seoul, South
Korea, May 17,
1987 (age 73 years, 341
days).
Interment at Garden
of Memories Cemetery, Kerrville, Tex.
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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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Martin Emerich (1846-1922) —
of Illinois.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., April 27,
1846.
Democrat. Member of Illinois state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1903-05.
Jewish.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., September
27, 1922 (age 76 years, 153
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Samuel Nathaniel Friedel (1898-1979) —
also known as Samuel N. Friedel —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Washington,
D.C., April 18,
1898.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1935-39; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 7th District, 1953-71; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1964.
Jewish.
Died in Towson, Baltimore
County, Md., March 21,
1979 (age 80 years, 337
days).
Interment at Hebrew
Friendship Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Douglas F. Gansler (b. 1962) —
also known as Doug Gansler —
of Montgomery
County, Md.; Baltimore,
Md.
Born in 1962.
Son of Jacques Gansler and Alison Gansler.
Democrat. Lawyer; Montgomery
County State's Attorney, 1999-2007; Maryland
state attorney general, 2007-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 2008.
Jewish. Member, NAACP.
Still living as of 2008.
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Philip H. Goodman (d. 1976) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Poland.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state senate, 1955-59; defeated, 1950; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maryland, 1956;
mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1962-63; defeated, 1963.
Jewish.
Died in 1976.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry A. Guinzburg (b. 1856) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.; New York City (unknown
county), N.Y.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., April 11,
1856.
Son of Aaron Guinzburg and Caroline (Kuh) Guinzburg.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Missouri, 1896.
Jewish.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adolph Guttmacher (1861-1915) —
also known as Adolf Guttmacher —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.; Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Jaraczewo, Silesia (now Poland),
January
7, 1861.
Son of Mannheim Guttmacher and Dorothea Guttmacher.
Democrat. Rabbi; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1912.
Jewish.
Died, from a heart
attack, aboard the
train Pennsylvania Limited, en route from Baltimore to
Chicago, near Huntingdon, Huntingdon
County, Pa., January
17, 1915 (age 54 years, 10
days).
Interment at Baltimore
Hebrew Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Samuel Lawrence Hammerman (1891-1965) —
also known as S. Lawrence Hammerman —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Kings Park, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., March 18,
1891.
Son of Solomon Hammerman and Amelia (Ornstein) Hammerman.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,
1940,
1944
(alternate), 1948.
Jewish. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in 1965
(age about
74 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1918
to Esther Borstein. |
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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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Philip Mayer Kaiser (1913-2007) —
also known as Philip M. Kaiser —
of New York; Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 12,
1913.
Son of Morris Kazas and Temma (Sloven) Kazas.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; economist;
U.S. Ambassador to Senegal, 1961-64; Mauritania, 1961-64; Hungary, 1977-80; Austria, 1980-81.
Ukrainian
and Jewish ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American
Political Science Association; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, in Sibley Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., May 24,
2007 (age 93 years, 316
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Marvin Mandel (b. 1920) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., April 19,
1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Maryland
Democratic State Central Committee, 1951; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1952-69; Speaker of
the Maryland State House of Delegates, 1963-69; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1964,
1976;
Maryland
Democratic state chair, 1968-69; Governor of
Maryland, 1969-77, 1979.
Jewish. Member, Omicron
Delta Kappa; American
Legion; Jewish
War Veterans; American Bar
Association.
Charged
with mail fraud, over his acceptance
of gifts from owners of the Marlboro Race Track, in return for
his support for legislation benefiting the track; tried and
convicted
in 1977; sentenced
to prison;
his conviction was later overturned.
Still living as of 2009.
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Lucille Maurer (1922-1996) —
also known as Lucy Maurer; Lucille Shirley
Darvin —
of Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born, in Bushwick Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
21, 1922.
Democrat. Economist;
delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1967-68; member of
Maryland
state house of delegates, 1969-87; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Maryland, 1970; Maryland
state treasurer, 1987-96; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1988.
Female.
Jewish. Member, League of Women
Voters; National
Trust for Historic Preservation; American
Association of University Women; National
Organization for Women.
Elected to Maryland Women's Hall of
Fame, 1990.
Died of a brain
tumor, in Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md., June 17,
1996 (age 73 years, 209
days).
Interment at Jewish
Community Cemetery, New Hempstead, N.Y.
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Philip B. Perlman (1890-1960) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., March 5,
1890.
Son of Benjamin Perlman and Rose (Nathan) Perlman.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; secretary of
state of Maryland, 1920-23; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1932,
1940,
1948,
1952;
U.S. Solicitor General,
1947-52.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Order of the
Coif.
Died, of an apparent heart
attack, in his room at the Shoreham Hotel, Washington,
D.C., July 31,
1960 (age 70 years, 148
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul H. Rappaport (1934-2006) —
of Ellicott City, Howard
County, Md.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 20,
1934.
Republican. Howard County police
chief; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Maryland, 1994; candidate for Maryland
state attorney general, 1998; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 2000.
Jewish.
Died, of spindle cell
sarcoma, in Mercy Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., September
10, 2006 (age 72 years, 143
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Isidor Rayner (1850-1912) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., April 11,
1850.
Son of William Solomon Rayner and Amalie (Jacobson) Rayner.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1878-80; member of Maryland
state senate, 1886-87; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1887-89, 1891-95; Maryland
state attorney general, 1899-1903; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1905-12; died in office 1912; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker).
Jewish.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
25, 1912 (age 62 years, 228
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Adolph Joachim Sabath (1866-1952) —
also known as Adolph J. Sabath; A. J.
Sabath —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Bohemia (now part of Czech
Republic), April 4,
1866.
Son of Joachim Sabath and Barbara (Eissenschimmel) Sabath.
Democrat. Lawyer;
municipal judge in Illinois, 1895-97; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1904,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932
(alternate), 1936,
1940,
1944;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1907-52 (5th District 1907-49, 7th
District 1949-52); died in office 1952.
Jewish. Bohemian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Royal
League.
Died in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., November
6, 1952 (age 86 years, 216
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill.
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Stephen H. Sachs (b. 1934) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., January
31, 1934.
Son of Leon Sachs and Shirley (Blum) Sachs.
Democrat. U.S.
Attorney for Maryland, 1967-70; Maryland
state attorney general, 1979-87.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2001.
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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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Norman Sisisky (1927-2001) —
of Petersburg,
Va.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., June 9,
1927.
Democrat. Business
executive; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1974-82; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 4th District, 1983-2001; died in
office 2001; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Virginia, 1996,
2000.
Jewish.
Died, of lung
cancer, in Richmond,
Va., March 29,
2001 (age 73 years, 293
days).
Interment at Beth-El
Cemetery, Henrico County, Va.
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Simon Ernest Sobeloff (1894-1973) —
also known as Simon E. Sobeloff —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., December
3, 1894.
Son of Jacob Sobeloff and Mary Hilda (Kaplan) Sobeloff.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Maryland, 1931-34; Judge, Maryland Court of
Appeals, 1952-54; U.S.
Solicitor General, 1954-56; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1956-70.
Jewish.
Died July 11,
1973 (age 78 years, 220
days).
Interment at Hebrew
Friendship Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Gladys Noon Spellman (1918-1988) —
also known as Gladys Blossom Noon —
of Maryland.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 1,
1918.
Democrat. School
teacher; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1975-81.
Female.
Jewish.
Removed from Congress in February 1981 by House resolution, due to
incapacitating illness.
Died in Rockville, Montgomery
County, Md., June 19,
1988 (age 70 years, 110
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Melvin A. Steinberg (b. 1933) —
of Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., October
4, 1933.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state senate, 1967-87; Lieutenant
Governor of Maryland, 1987-95; candidate in primary for Governor of
Maryland, 1994.
Jewish. Member, B'nai
B'rith; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 1995.
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Isaac Lobe Straus (1871-1946) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., March 24,
1871.
Son of William Henry Straus and Annette (Lobe) Straus.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1902; Maryland
state attorney general, 1907-11.
Jewish.
Died in Brooklandville, Baltimore
County, Md., February
4, 1946 (age 74 years, 317
days).
Interment at Har
Sinai Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Relatives:
Married to Florence Ridgely. |
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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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Harry Benjamin Wolf (1880-1944) —
also known as Harry B. Wolf —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., June 16,
1880.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1907-09.
Jewish.
Disbarred,
1922; reinstated, 1940.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., February
17, 1944 (age 63 years, 246
days).
Interment at Hebrew
Friendship Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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