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Abraham Bernstein (1918-1990) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 1,
1918.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New York
state senate, 1961-90 (28th District 1961-65, 36th District 1966,
32nd District 1967-90); died in office 1990.
Jewish.
Member, American
Jewish Congress; Zionist
Organization of America; B'nai B'rith.
One leg
was amputated in 1977 due to phlebitis.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Albert Einstein Medical
Center, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., March 4,
1990 (age 71 years, 307
days).
Interment at New
Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, Iselin, N.J.
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Relatives:
Married to Ruth Schub and Gretchen Diamond. |
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Leonard Farbstein (1902-1993) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
12, 1902.
Son of Louis Farbstein and Yetta Schlanger Farbstein.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 4th District, 1933-56; U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1957-71; defeated in
primary, 1970.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai B'rith; American Bar
Association; Knights
of Pythias; American
Jewish Congress; American
Judicature Society.
Died, of advanced heart
disease, at New York Downtown Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
9, 1993 (age 91 years, 28
days).
Interment at Cedar
Park Cemetery, Paramus, N.J.
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David Harrison (1900-1969) —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Poland,
October
4, 1900.
Son of Jacob Harrison and Sarah (Grossberg) Harrison.
Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1937.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai B'rith.
Died in 1969
(age about
68 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1930
to Belle R. Roemer. |
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Joseph B. Perskie (1885-1957) —
of Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Alliance, Salem
County, N.J., July 20,
1885.
Son of Harris Perskie and Minnie (Levit) Perskie.
Republican. Lawyer; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1933-47.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai B'rith; Elks; Eagles; Moose.
Died May 29,
1957 (age 71 years, 313
days).
Interment at Beth
Kehillah Cemetery, Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic County, N.J.
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Samuel Roman (1910-1998) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born, in a hospital,
in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
26, 1910.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 15th District, 1947-54;
defeated, 1944, 1954.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai B'rith.
Author and sponsor of nation's first law
against racial discrimination in places of public accomodation, 1953.
Died, of a stroke, in
Spring Valley, Rockland
County, N.Y., September
11, 1998 (age 88 years, 16
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Saddle Brook, N.J.
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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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Nelson F. Stamler (b. 1909) —
of Union Township, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., May 4,
1909.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1960-62; member
of New
Jersey state senate from Union County, 1962-68.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai B'rith.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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