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Peter A. Abeles (1886-1952) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Oltenitza, Romania,
February
15, 1886.
Son of Aron Abeles and Rebecca (Isser) Abeles; married, November
11, 1913, to Minerva Lobel.
Republican. Lawyer; accountant;
member of New York
state senate 22nd District, 1919-20; defeated, 1922; magistrate.
Jewish. Member, B'nai
B'rith; Freemasons.
Died, apparently of a heart
attack, in a stationery
store on Eighth Avenue, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
12, 1952 (age 66 years, 210
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Morris Berthold Abram (1918-2000) —
also known as Morris Abram —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Fitzgerald, Ben Hill
County, Ga., June 19,
1918.
Son of Sam Abram and Irene (Cohen) Abram; married, December
23, 1944, to Jane Isabella McGuire (divorced 1974); married, January
25, 1975, to Carlyn (Feldman) Fisher (divorced 1987); married, August
26, 1990, to Bruna Molina.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; served on
prosecution staff at Nuremburg war crimes trials; U.S. Representative
to United Nations European office; worked on Marshall Plan for
postwar reconstruction of Europe; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1952; candidate for
nomination for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1968; president
of Brandeis University, 1968-70; member, U.S. Civil Rights
Commission, 1984-86.
Jewish. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Phi; American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences; American
Jewish Committee; Urban
League; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, from a viral
infection, in a hospital
at Geneva, Switzerland,
March
16, 2000 (age 81 years, 271
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Melville E. Abrams (1912-1966) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
14, 1912.
Married to Ann Soffrin.
Democrat. Lawyer;
secretary to U.S. Rep. Isidore
Dollinger; member of New York
state assembly, 1955-66 (Bronx County 5th District 1955-65, 90th
District 1966); died in office 1966.
Jewish. Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; American
Jewish Congress; Lions; B'nai
B'rith; Zionist
Organization of America; Urban
League; NAACP.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., October
10, 1966 (age 54 years, 238
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Abrams (b. 1938) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., July 4,
1938.
Son of Benjamin Abrams and Dorothy (Kaplan) Abrams.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1966-69 (89th District 1966, 81st District
1967-69); borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1970-78; resigned 1978; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1972,
1976,
1980,
1984;
New
York state attorney general, 1979-93; Presidential Elector for
New York, 1988;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1992.
Jewish. Member, B'nai
B'rith; American
Jewish Congress; Zionist
Organization of America; Knights
of Pythias; Phi
Sigma Delta; NAACP; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Still living as of 2000.
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Bella Savitzky Abzug (1920-1998) —
also known as Bella S. Abzug; Bella Savitzky;
"Battlin' Bella"; "Mother Courage";
"Bellicose Bella" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., July 24,
1920.
Daughter of Emanuel Savitzky (1882-1933) and Esther Savitzky;
married, June 4,
1944, to Maurice Martin Abzug (1916-1986).
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1971-77 (19th District 1971-73,
20th District 1973-77); defeated, 1978, 1986; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1972,
1976,
1980,
1984,
1988,
1996;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1976; candidate in primary for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1977; member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1993.
Female.
Jewish. Member, Urban
League; National
Organization for Women; American Civil
Liberties Union; Americans
for Democratic Action; American
Jewish Congress.
Died, of complications from heart
surgery, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 31,
1998 (age 77 years, 250
days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Gary Leonard Ackerman (b. 1942) —
also known as Gary L. Ackerman —
of Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Jamaica Estates, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
19, 1942.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of New York
state senate 12th District, 1979-83; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1983-2003 (7th District 1983-93,
5th District 1993-2003); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1984,
1988
(speaker),
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Jewish. Member, B'nai
B'rith.
Still living as of 2009.
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Sam Ackerman (b. 1934) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., December
23, 1934.
Son of Joseph Ackerman and Regina (Marmorstein) Ackerman; married 1970 to Martha
Sue Gordon.
Democrat. Personnel director, Continental Coffee;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1972.
Jewish. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Still living as of 1973.
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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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Isaac Adler (1868-1941) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Medina, Orleans
County, N.Y., May 10,
1868.
Son of Levi Adler and Theresa (Wile) Adler; married, April 25,
1900, to Cora Barnet.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Rochester, N.Y., 1930-31.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died suddenly while attending a city
planning meeting at the Chamber of Commerce, Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., June 24,
1941 (age 73 years, 45
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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Milton Harold Adler (1905-1988) —
also known as Milton H. Adler —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, New York County (now Bronx
County), N.Y., December
28, 1905.
Son of Jacob Adler and Bella (Pollack) Adler.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 5th District, 1944, 1948;
candidate for New York
state senate 25th District, 1954; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1956, 1958.
Jewish. Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
21, 1988 (age 82 years, 24
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Simon Louis Adler (1867-1934) —
also known as Simon L. Adler —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Seneca Falls, Seneca
County, N.Y., August
30, 1867.
Son of Lewis Adler and Anne (Zalinski) Adler.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 2nd District, 1911-26; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of New York, 1927-34;
died in office 1934.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association.
Suffered a heart
attack at breakfast, and died soon after, in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 23,
1934 (age 66 years, 266
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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Israel J. P. Adlerman (c.1879-1941) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born about 1879.
Democrat. Member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930; Justice of City Court in the
Bronx, 1933-41.
Jewish. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., September
3, 1941 (age about 62
years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Rochelle Park, N.J.
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Herman M. Albert (1901-1947) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
15, 1901.
Son of Adolph Albert and Rose (Alter) Albert.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 4th District, 1926-33; Bronx
County Register, 1933-41.
Jewish.
Died, in Montefiore Hospital,
Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., February
4, 1947 (age 45 years, 173
days).
Interment at Mt.
Zion Cemetery, Maspeth, Queens, N.Y.
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Jack Alter (1927-2007) —
of Fort Lee, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., December
21, 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance
business; mayor of
Fort Lee, N.J., 1992-2007; nominated, but died before the
election 2007; died in office 2007.
Jewish.
Died in Englewood Hospital,
Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J., August
27, 2007 (age 79 years, 249
days).
Interment at Knollwood
Cemetery, Queens, N.Y.
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Meyer Alterman —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 17th District, 1923-37;
defeated, 1938.
Jewish. Member, American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin Altman (b. 1919) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., May 30,
1919.
Married to Bernice Berman.
Lawyer;
aide to Robert
F. Kennedy during his 1964 campaign for U.S. Senator in New York;
member of New York
state assembly, 1966-68 (95th District 1966, 84th District
1967-68).
Jewish.
Still living as of 1968.
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Birdie Amsterdam (1901-1996) —
also known as "First Lady of the
Judiciary" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 25,
1901.
Daughter of Joseph Amsterdam (band leader) and Essie Amsterdam.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1958-75.
Female.
Jewish.
Died, in Beth Israel Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 8,
1996 (age 95 years, 105
days).
Interment at Mt.
Zion Cemetery, Maspeth, Queens, N.Y.
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Martin Charles Ansorge (1882-1967) —
also known as Martin C. Ansorge —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y., January
1, 1882.
Son of Mark Perry Ansorge and Jennie (Bach) Ansorge.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1921-23; defeated,
1912, 1914, 1916, 1922; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1928, 1929; director, United
Air
Lines, 1934-51.
Jewish. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion.
Co-sponsor of the Edge-Ansorge bill to create the New York Port
Authority. Represented Henry
Ford in negotiations over his formal apology for anti-Semitic
books and articles he had published.
Died, in the Ansonia Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
4, 1967 (age 85 years, 34
days).
Interment at Temple
Israel Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.
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Benjamin Antin (1884-1956) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Berlinez, Ukraine,
August
4, 1884.
Son of Charles Antin and Frances (Schwartzman) Antin; married, August
18, 1918, to Dora Polsky (c.1897-1970).
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 3rd District, 1921-22; member of
New
York state senate 22nd District, 1923-30; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; American
Jewish Congress; Lions; Tammany
Hall; Knights
of Khorassan; B'nai
B'rith.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
22, 1956 (age 72 years, 79
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Sidney H. Asch (b. 1919) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., 1919.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 2nd District, 1953-61; resigned
1961; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1960.
Jewish. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Arbitration Association; Zionist
Organization of America.
Still living as of 1961.
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Howard E. Babbush (b. 1941) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
8, 1941.
Democrat. Member of New York
state senate, 1976-93 (16th District 1976-82, 17th District
1983-93, 19th District 1993).
Jewish. Member, Knights
of Pythias; B'nai
B'rith; Jewish
War Veterans.
Still living as of 1993.
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Herman Benjamin Baruch (1872-1953) —
also known as Herman B. Baruch —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Huntington, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Camden, Kershaw
County, S.C., April 28,
1872.
Son of Simon Baruch and Belle (Wolfe) Baruch; married, February
5, 1908, to Rosemary Emetaz; married, October
22, 1949, to Anna Marie Baroness Mackay.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1932,
1952;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1932;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1932;
U.S. Ambassador to Portugal, 1945-47; Netherlands, 1947-49.
Jewish. Member, American
Arbitration Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Kappa
Sigma.
Died in Wyandanch, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., March 15,
1953 (age 80 years, 321
days).
Interment at Flushing
Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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Leon David Bayer (b. 1953) —
also known as Leon Bayer —
of Sunland, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Northridge, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Astoria, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., April 11,
1953.
Son of Herbert Bayer and Martha (Miller) Bayer.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1972.
Jewish.
Still living as of 1973.
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Abraham David Beame (1906-2001) —
also known as Abraham D. Beame; Abe Beame;
"Spunky" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in London, England,
March
20, 1906.
Democrat. Accountant;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1960
(alternate), 1964,
1980;
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1974-77; defeated, 1965, 1977; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 17th District, 1967.
Jewish.
First
Jewish mayor of New York City.
Died, from complications after heart
surgery, in New York University Medical
Center, New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
10, 2001 (age 94 years, 327
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralph Elihu Becker (1907-1994) —
also known as Ralph E. Becker —
of Port Chester, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
29, 1907.
Son of Max Joseph Becker and Rose (Becker) Becker; married to Ann
Marie Watters.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1936;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for
Presidential Elector for District of Columbia, 1972;
U.S. Ambassador to Honduras, 1976-77.
Jewish; later Episcopalian.
Lithuanian
and Belarusian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Federal
Bar Association; National
Trust for Historic Preservation; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Jewish
War Veterans; American
Legion; B'nai
B'rith; American
Jewish Committee.
Donor of the Ralph E. Becker Collection of Political Americana to the
Smithsonian Institution; a sponsor of the Antarctic-South Pole
Operation Deep Freeze expedition, 1963; a mountain in Antarctica is
named
for him.
Died, from congestive
heart failure, in George Washington University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., August
24, 1994 (age 87 years, 207
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Anthony Charles Beilenson (b. 1932) —
also known as Anthony C. Beilenson —
of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., October
26, 1932.
Son of Peter Beilenson and Edna (Rudolph) Beilenson; married, June 20,
1959, to Dolores Martin.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1963-66; member of California
state senate, 1967-76; candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1968; U.S.
Representative from California, 1977-97 (23rd District 1977-93,
24th District 1993-97); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1988,
1996.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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August Belmont (1816-1890) —
also known as August Schönberg —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Alzei, Germany,
December
2, 1816.
Son of Simon Belmont; married 1849 to
Caroline Slidell Perry (daughter of Matthew C. Perry (1794-1858;
Commodore, U.S. Navy); first cousin of Matthew
Calbraith Butler; aunt by marriage of Joseph
Clark Grew); father of Perry
Belmont, August
Belmont (1853-1924) and Oliver
Hazard Perry Belmont.
Democrat. U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Netherlands, 1853-54; U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1854-57; Chairman of
Democratic National Committee, 1860-68; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1860,
1864,
1876;
speaker, 1868.
Jewish.
Fought a duel
with Edward Hayward, in Elkton, Md., 1840; both men were injured.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
24, 1890 (age 73 years, 357
days).
Interment at Island
Cemetery, Newport, R.I.
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Samuel David Berger (1911-1980) —
also known as Samuel D. Berger —
of Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y.
Born in Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y., December
6, 1911.
Son of Harry I. Berger and Bess (Cohen) Berger; married, September
25, 1937, to Margaret Fowler.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, 1961-64.
Jewish.
Died, of cancer, Washington,
D.C., February
12, 1980 (age 68 years, 68
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Shelley Berkley (b. 1951) —
also known as Rochelle Levine —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
20, 1951.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Nevada 1st District, 1999-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Female.
Jewish. Greek
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Solomon Berliner (1856-1910) —
also known as Sol Berliner —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
6, 1856.
Son of Julius Berliner (1819-1895) and Julia Berliner (1819-1890);
married, September
1, 1901, to Jennie Ottenberg (secretary-general of
Spanish-American Atheneum at Washington, D.C.).
Republican. Tobacco
dealer; U.S. Consul in Tenerife, 1898, 1905-10, died in office 1910.
Jewish. German
ancestry.
Died, probably from diabetes,
in Washington,
D.C., November
14, 1910 (age 54 years, 39
days).
Interment at Cypress
Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Carol Berman —
of Lawrence, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Democrat. Member of New York
state senate 9th District, 1979-84; defeated, 1984; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980;
chair, New York State Board of Elections.
Female.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2004.
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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.
Married to Ruth Schub and Gretchen Diamond.
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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Herman Bernstein (1876-1935) —
Born in Russia,
September
21, 1876.
Son of David Bernstein and Marie (Elsohn) Bernstein; married, December
31, 1901, to Sophie Friedman.
Author;
translator;
journalist;
founder and editor of The Day, Jewish daily newspaper;
published the "Willy-Nicky Correspondence," secret telegrams between
the Kaiser and the Czar, 1918; sued Henry
Ford for libel over anti-Semitic statements published in the
Dearborn Independent newspaper, and won a retraction; author of book
The History of a Lie (1921) which exposed "The Protocols of
the Elders of Zion" as fraudulent; U.S. Minister to Albania, 1930-33.
Jewish. Member, American
Jewish Committee; Zionist
Organization of America.
Died in Sheffield, Berkshire
County, Mass., August
31, 1935 (age 58 years, 344
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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J. Sidney Bernstein (1877-1943) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born May 9,
1877.
Son of Joseph Bernstein and Jeanette Bernstein; married, January
1, 1905, to Idalia Rosenblum.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 31st District, 1906;
defeated, 1904; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 19th District, 1915;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1940-43.
Jewish. Member, Tammany
Hall; Redmen.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
9, 1943 (age 66 years, 214
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.
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Alexander Bicks (1901-1963) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Russia,
March
17, 1901.
Son of Michael Bicks and Sarah (Thomas) Bicks; married, December
25, 1924, to Henrietta Isaacson.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1954-63;
died in office 1963.
Jewish.
Died, in University Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 9,
1963 (age 62 years, 53
days).
Interment at Mt.
Lebanon Cemetery, Queens, N.Y.
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Nathan Bijur (1862-1930) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 1,
1862.
Son of Asher Bijur and Pauline (Sondheim) Bijur; married 1886 to Lilly
Pronich.
Republican. Lawyer; took
part in railroad
reorganizations and the creation of the Southern Railway;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1910-30; died in office
1930; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court
1st Department, 1926-30; died in office 1930.
Jewish. Member, American
Jewish Committee; American
Society for International Law; American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from pleurisy and
empyema, in St. Luke's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 8,
1930 (age 68 years, 37
days).
Interment at Beth
Olom Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Philip Blank (b. 1898) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born May 8,
1898.
Married to Dora Rubenstein.
Democrat. Pharmacist;
lawyer;
college
teacher; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 24th District, 1945-46.
Jewish. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Delta
Sigma Theta.
Burial
location unknown.
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Maurice Bloch (c.1891-1929) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1891.
Married 1923
to Madelaine Neuberger.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1915-29 (New York County 22nd District 1915-17,
New York County 16th District 1918-29); died in office 1929; campaign
manager for U.S. Senator Robert
F. Wagner, 1926.
Jewish. Member, Elks; B'nai
B'rith; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Tammany
Hall.
Died, from an embolus of the
heart, following a appendicitis
surgery, in Roosevelt Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
5, 1929 (age about 38
years).
Interment at Cypress
Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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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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Jeremiah B. Bloom (b. 1913) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 25,
1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1957-78 (12th District 1957-65, 21st District 1966,
17th District 1967-72, 19th District 1973-78).
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Jewish
War Veterans.
Still living as of 1978.
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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; married 1897 to Evelyn
Hechheimer (1876-1941).
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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Steven Paul Bloom (b. 1944) —
also known as Steven P. Bloom —
of Hewlett, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
2, 1944.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly, 1974; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1980,
2000;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1993.
Jewish. Member, American
Jewish Congress.
Still living as of 2000.
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Michael Rubens Bloomberg (b. 1942) —
also known as Michael Bloomberg —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born, in St. Elizabeth's Hospital,
Brighton, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., February
14, 1942.
Son of Charlotte Bloomberg; married 1975 to Susan
Brown (divorced 1993).
Republican. Mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 2002-.
Jewish. Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Still living as of 2009.
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George Blumberg (b. 1903) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 28,
1903.
Republican. Lumber
business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1926; member of New York
state senate 7th District, 1933-34; defeated, 1928, 1934.
Jewish. Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Howard Blumenthal (b. 1928) —
also known as Albert H. Blumenthal —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
13, 1928.
Son of Bennet M. Blumenthal and Matilda Blumenthal; married, May 18,
1958, to Joel Marie Winik.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1963-76 (New York County 5th District 1963-65,
73rd District 1966, 67th District 1967-72, 69th District 1973-76).
Jewish. Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; American
Jewish Congress; American Bar
Association; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Still living as of 1976.
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Joseph Blumenthal —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly, 1873-74, 1888-91 (New York County 15th District
1873-74, New York County 22nd District 1888-91); president, Jewish
Theological Seminary Association.
Jewish.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Bondy (1870-1964) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 9,
1870.
Son of Salaman Bondy and Amelia (Lederer) Bondy.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1916;
U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1923-56;
took senior status 1956.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, from arteriosclerosis,
in the Sherry-Netherland Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 30,
1964 (age 93 years, 356
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Bonom (1912-1962) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 7,
1912.
Son of David Bonom (born 1887) and Lena (Jackel) Bonom (1887-1974);
married to Clarice Juliet Goldberg (1910-1998).
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 2nd District, 1956-62; died in
office 1962.
Jewish. Member, Federal
Bar Association; B'nai
B'rith; Zionist
Organization of America.
Died December
13, 1962 (age 50 years, 281
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul P. E. Bookson (c.1933-2005) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., about 1933.
Son of Leo Bookson and Anna Bookson; married to Tova Heller.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1965-74 (24th District 1965, 27th District 1966,
24th District 1967-72, 25th District 1973-74).
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association; B'nai
B'rith.
Struck
by a motorcycle while crossing a street in Brooklyn, died later
the same day in Bellevue Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
22, 2005 (age about 72
years).
Interment somewhere
in Jerusalem, Israel.
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Louis B. Boudin (1874-1952) —
also known as Louis Boudianoff —
of New York.
Born in Russia,
December
15, 1874.
Socialist. Lawyer;
candidate for judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1910, 1917; candidate for chief
judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1916; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1910, 1912, 1919.
Jewish ancestry.
Died in 1952
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Barbara Levy Boxer (b. 1940) —
also known as Barbara Boxer; Barbara Levy —
of Greenbrae, Marin
County, Calif.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
11, 1940.
Daughter of Ira Levy and Sophie (Silvershein) Levy; married 1962 to Stewart
Boxer.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from California 6th District, 1983-93; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1988
(speaker),
1996
(delegation co-chair), 2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Senator from California, 1993-.
Female.
Jewish. Member, Delta
Phi Epsilon.
Still living as of 2009.
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Seymour Boyers (b. 1926) —
of Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born October
9, 1926.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly 24th District, 1967-68.
Jewish. Member, American
Jewish Congress; American
Arbitration Association.
Still living as of 1968.
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Charles David Breitel (1908-1991) —
also known as Charles D. Breitel —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
13, 1908.
Son of Herman L. Breitel and Regina D. (Zuckerberg) Breitel; married,
April
9, 1927, to Jeanne S. Hollander.
Republican. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1950, 1951-58; appointed
1950; defeated, 1950; appointed 1951; Justice of the Appellate
Division of the New York Supreme Court, 1952; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1966; appointed 1966; chief
judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1973-79.
Jewish. Member, American
Jewish Committee.
Died, following strokes
and heart
failure, in Mary Manning Walsh Nursing
Home, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
1, 1991 (age 82 years, 353
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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David Gerald Bress (1908-1976) —
also known as David G. Bress —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., June 7,
1908.
U.S.
Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1965-69.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Jewish Committee; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in March, 1976
(age 67
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold Brown (b. 1927) —
Born September
19, 1927.
U.S.
Secretary of Defense, 1977-81.
Jewish. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Trilateral
Commission.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1981.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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Maurice Z. Bungard (b. 1891) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born at sea in the North
Atlantic Ocean, August
24, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 16th District, 1924-33;
defeated, 1933.
Jewish. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jacob Aaron Cantor (1854-1921) —
also known as Jacob A. Cantor —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
6, 1854.
Son of Henry Cantor and Hannah Cantor; married, August 8,
1888, to Julia (Lewenthal) Petshaw (died 1891); married, September
25, 1897, to Lydia Greenbaum.
Newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1884,
1888;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 23rd District, 1885-87;
member of New York
state senate, 1888-98 (10th District 1888-93, 14th District
1894-95, 20th District 1896-98); borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1902-03; U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1913-15; president,
New York City Department of Taxes and Assessments, 1918-21.
Jewish. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 2,
1921 (age 66 years, 208
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.
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Albert Cardozo (1828-1885) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
21, 1828.
Married to Rebecca Washington Nathan; father of Benjamin
Nathan Cardozo.
Lawyer;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court; implicated
in a judicial corruption
scandal in 1868, and resigned
from the bench.
Jewish. Portugese
ancestry.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
8, 1885 (age 56 years, 322
days).
Interment at Cypress
Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Benjamin Nathan Cardozo (1870-1938) —
also known as Benjamin N. Cardozo —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 24,
1870.
Son of Albert
Cardozo and Rebecca Washington (Nathan) Cardozo (died 1879).
Lawyer;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1914-17; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1914-26; chief
judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1927-32; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1932-38.
Jewish.
Suffered a heart
attack in 1937, and a stroke in
early 1938, and died a few months later, in Port Chester, Westchester
County, N.Y., July 9,
1938 (age 68 years, 46
days).
Interment at Beth
Olom Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Emanuel Celler (1888-1981) —
also known as Manny Celler —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 6,
1888.
Son of Henry H. Celler and Josephine (Müller) Celler; married,
June
30, 1914, to Stella B. Baar (died 1966).
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1923-73 (10th District 1923-45,
15th District 1945-53, 11th District 1953-63, 10th District 1963-73);
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964.
Jewish. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; United
World Federalists; American
Jewish Congress; American
Jewish Committee; B'nai
B'rith.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
15, 1981 (age 92 years, 254
days).
Interment at Mt.
Neboh Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Sol Chick Chaikin (1918-1991) —
also known as Sol C. Chaikin —
of Great Neck, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., January
9, 1918.
Son of Sam Chaikin and Beckie (Schechtman) Chaikin; married, August
31, 1940, to Rosalind Bryon.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; president,
International Ladies Garment Workers Union, 1975-86; vice-president,
AFL-CIO; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980,
1984.
Jewish. Member, Trilateral
Commission.
Died, from heart
failure, in Long Island Jewish Medical
Center, New Hyde Park, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., April 1,
1991 (age 73 years, 82
days).
Interment at Mt.
Ararat Cemetery, near Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
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Alexander Chananau (b. 1915) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., November
11, 1915.
Married to Adele Hausthor.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New York
state assembly, 1958-72 (Bronx County 8th District 1958-65, 88th
District 1966, 82nd District 1967-72); member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1964; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1964.
Jewish. Member, Jewish
War Veterans; American
Arbitration Association.
Still living as of 1972.
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Isaac Cohen —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 15th District, 1921.
Jewish.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Wolfe Cohen (1874-1940) —
also known as William W. Cohen —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
6, 1874.
Son of Benjamin Cohen and Fredericka (Kronacher) Cohen; married, February
4, 1902, to Sophie Dazian.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1927-29.
Jewish. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; B'nai
B'rith.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
12, 1940 (age 66 years, 36
days).
Interment at Mt.
Neboh Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Albert Cohn (c.1885-1959) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1885.
Married to Dora Marcus; father of Roy M. Cohn (1927-1986; lawyer and
associate of U.S. Sen. Joseph
R. McCarthy).
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1928;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1929-55; appointed 1929;
Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 1st
Department, 1936-49.
Jewish.
Died, from a stroke, in
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
8, 1959 (age about 74
years).
Interment at Cypress
Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Harold W. Cohn (b. 1913) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
25, 1913.
Married to Lillian Bartell.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New York
state assembly, 1959-68 (Kings County 4th District 1959-65, 49th
District 1966, 57th District 1967-68).
Jewish. Member, American
Legion.
Still living as of 1968.
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Norman Bertram Coleman, Jr. (b. 1949) —
also known as Norm Coleman —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
17, 1949.
Son of Norman Bertram Coleman, Sr. and Beverly Coleman; married 1981 to Laurie
Casserly.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1994-2002; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1998; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 2003-09; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Minnesota, 2008.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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Samuel Colman (b. 1933) —
of Monsey, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Wadowice, Poland,
January
14, 1933.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1976,
2000;
member of New York
state assembly 93rd District, 1985-.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2001.
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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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Lena Cymbrowitz (1957-2000) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born January
1, 1957.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly 45th District, 1999-2000.
Female.
Jewish.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
21, 2000 (age 43 years, 233
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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