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Leopold David (1878-1924) —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1878.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; mayor
of Anchorage, Alaska, 1920-23; trustee, Alaska Agricultural
College and School of Mines (now University of Alaska), 1923-25.
Jewish.
Died, of heart
failure, November
21, 1924 (age about 46
years).
Interment at Anchorage
Memorial Park Cemetery, Anchorage, Alaska.
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Irwin Delmore Davidson (1906-1981) —
also known as Irwin D. Davidson —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
2, 1906.
Married, June 4,
1936, to Berenice Feltenstein.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1937, 1939-48 (New York County 7th District 1937,
1939-44, New York County 5th District 1945-48); resigned 1948; U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1955-56; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1968.
Jewish.
Died in New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., August 1,
1981 (age 75 years, 211
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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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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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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Samuel Byron Dicker (b. 1889) —
also known as Samuel B. Dicker —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 4,
1889.
Son of Moritz Dicker and Rose (Weinberg) Dicker.
Republican. Statistician;
lawyer;
director, Rochester and Genesee Valley Railroad;
mayor
of Rochester, N.Y., 1939-55; appointed 1939; resigned 1955.
Jewish. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Dickstein (1885-1954) —
also known as "Crook" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born near Vilna, Lithuania,
February
5, 1885.
Son of Rabbi Israel Dickstein and Slata B. (Gordon) Dickstein.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 4th District, 1919-22; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1923-45 (12th District 1923-45,
19th District 1945); Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1945-51.
Jewish. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
B'nai
B'rith; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
According to old Russian records found in
the mid-1990s, he was a paid
agent of the Soviet intelligence service while in Congress, and
received some $12,000 in 1937-40 under the Soviet code-name "Crook".
Died, in Beth Israel Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 22,
1954 (age 69 years, 76
days).
Interment at Union
Field Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens, N.Y.
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Clarence Douglas Dillon (1909-2003) —
also known as C. Douglas Dillon; Clarence Douglass
Dillon —
of Far Hills, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in Geneva, Switzerland,
of American parents, August
21, 1909.
Son of Anne McEldin (Douglass) Dillon (1881-1961) and Clarence Dillon
(1882-1979; financier); married, March 10,
1931, to Phyllis Chess Ellsworth; married 1983 to Susan
Sage.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; financier;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,
1952;
U.S. Ambassador to France, 1953-57; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1961-65.
Scottish,
French,
Swedish,
and Jewish ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Recipient of the Presidential
Medal of Freedom on July 6, 1989.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
10, 2003 (age 93 years, 142
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Isidore Dollinger (1903-2000) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
13, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 4th District, 1937-44; member of
New
York state senate 26th District, 1945-48; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1949-61 (24th District 1949-53,
23rd District 1953-61); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1956,
1960,
1964;
Bronx
County District Attorney, 1960-68; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1968-75.
Jewish.
Died in White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y., January
30, 2000 (age 96 years, 78
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Melvyn Douglas (1901-1981) —
also known as Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Macon, Bibb
County, Ga., April 5,
1901.
Son of Edouard G. Hesselberg and Lena (Shackelford) Hesselberg;
married, April 5,
1931, to Helen
Gahagan.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1940;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Actor,
producer,
director
of many motion
pictures; worked in radio, television,
and Broadway.
Jewish and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Screen
Actors Guild; Americans
for Democratic Action; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Died, of pneumonia
and cardiac
complications, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August 4,
1981 (age 80 years, 121
days).
Cremated.
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Robert Jerry Dryfoos (1942-2006) —
also known as Robert J. Dryfoos —
of Forest Hills, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born August
11, 1942.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1972,
1980,
1988;
chief counsel for New York Lt. Gov. Mary
Ann Krupsak, 1975; member, New York City Council, 1980-91;
retired from office while under
investigation over alleged campaign
finance and federal
tax violations, but no charges were filed; lobbyist.
Jewish. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; American
Jewish Committee.
Died, from complications of a head
injury, in New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill
Cornell Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 2,
2006 (age 63 years, 203
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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David Dubinsky (1892-1982) —
also known as David Dobnievski —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Brest-Litovsk, Poland (now Brest, Belarus),
February
22, 1892.
Son of Zallel Dubinsky and Shaine (Wishingrad) Dubinsky; married 1915 to Emma
Goldberg (died 1974).
President
of International Ladies' Garment Workers Union, from 1932; one of the
founders
of the American Labor Party in New York, 1936; Presidential Elector
for New York, 1936;
vice-chair of New York
Liberal Party, 1944, 1958; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1967.
Jewish. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom on January 20, 1969.
Died, in St. Vincent's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
17, 1982 (age 90 years, 207
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Morris Michael Edelstein (1888-1941) —
also known as M. Michael Edelstein —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Poland,
February
5, 1888.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1940-41; died in
office 1941.
Jewish.
Completed delivery of a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of
Representatives, and then died nearby in the House cloakroom, in
the U.S.
Capitol Building, Washington,
D.C., June 4,
1941 (age 53 years, 119
days).
Interment at Mt.
Zion Cemetery, Maspeth, Queens, N.Y.
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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.
Married to Barbara
S. Effman.
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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Edwin Einstein (1842-1905) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, November
18, 1842.
Son of Lamle 'Lewis' Einstein and Judith Einstein (1818-1883);
married to Fanny Hendricks; uncle of Lewis
David Einstein.
Republican. Banker; U.S.
Representative from New York 7th District, 1879-81; candidate for
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1892; president, New River Mineral
Company; director, Alabama Mineral Land
Company; director, Raritan Woolen Mills;
trustee, Texas Pacific Land Trust.
Jewish.
Died, of heart
trouble, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
24, 1905 (age 62 years, 67
days).
Interment at Beth
Olom Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Lewis David Einstein (1877-1967) —
also known as Lewis Einstein —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 15,
1877.
Son of David Lewis Einstein (1839-1909) and Caroline (Fatman)
Einstein (1852-1910); nephew of Edwin
Einstein; married 1904 to Helene
Ralli (died 1949).
U.S. Minister to Costa Rica, 1911; Czechoslovakia, 1921-30.
Jewish. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Sons of
the Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Corresponded for 32 years with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver
Wendell Holmes.
Died in Paris, France,
December
4, 1967 (age 90 years, 264
days).
Interment at Père
la Chaise Cemetery, Paris, France.
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June Margolin Eisland —
also known as June M. Eisland —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1984
(alternate), 1988,
1996,
2000.
Female.
Jewish. Member, NAACP; League of Women
Voters.
Still living as of 2000.
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Abram Isaac Elkus (1867-1947) —
also known as Abram I. Elkus —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August 6,
1867.
Son of Isaac Elkus and Julia Elkus; married, April 15,
1896, to Gertrude R. Hess; father of Katharine
Elkus White.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member, New York State Board of Regents, 1911-19; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912;
U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, 1916-17; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1919-20; defeated, 1920.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Jewish Committee; Freemasons.
Died in Red Bank, Monmouth
County, N.J., October
15, 1947 (age 80 years, 70
days).
Interment at Beth
Olom Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Meyer C. Ellenstein (1886-1967) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
15, 1886.
Son of Max Ellenstein and Libby (Bzuroff) Ellenstein; married, March 15,
1913, to Hilda Hausner (divorced 1943); married, September
25, 1943, to Ruth Tlusty.
Democrat. Dentist;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1924
(alternate), 1940,
1948;
lawyer;
mayor
of Newark, N.J., 1933-41.
Jewish.
Died February
11, 1967 (age 80 years, 119
days).
Interment at Oheb
Shalom Cemetery, Hillside, N.J.
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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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Henry H. Eng (b. 1948) —
also known as Hank Eng —
of Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.; Arapahoe
County, Colo.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., February
7, 1948.
Democrat. Served
in the Peace Corps; aerospace
engineer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Colorado 6th District, 2008.
Jewish. Chinese
ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Eliot Lanze Engel (b. 1947) —
also known as Eliot L. Engel —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., February
18, 1947.
Democrat. School
teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1972
(alternate), 1984,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of New York
state assembly 81st District, 1977-88; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1989-2003 (19th District 1989-93,
17th District 1993-2003).
Jewish. Member, American
Federation of Teachers; Americans
for Democratic Action; Zionist
Organization of America; Knights
of Pythias.
Still living as of 2009.
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Eugene J. Epstein (b. 1912) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
5, 1912.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 8th District, 1938.
Jewish.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mitchell L. Erlanger (c.1857-1940) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., about 1857.
Son of Leopold Erlanger and Regina Erlanger; married 1932 to Janet
Nordenshield.
Democrat. Lawyer; New
York County Sheriff, 1904; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1907-27; president, A. L.
Erlanger Amusement Enterprises, and stage
producer.
Jewish. Member, Freemasons.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
30, 1940 (age about 83
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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; married to
Blossom Langer.
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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Samuel Fassler (c.1889-1958) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Chernowitz, Austria-Hungary (now Chernivtsi, Ukraine),
about 1889.
Married to Ruth Schlanger.
Democrat. President, Fassler Iron Works;
New York City Commissioner of Buildings, 1933-37; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1940.
Jewish. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
3, 1958 (age about 69
years).
Interment at Mt.
Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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George Joseph Feldman (1904-1994) —
also known as George J. Feldman —
of New York.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
6, 1904.
Married to Marion Schulman.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S. Ambassador to
Malta, 1965-67; Luxembourg, 1967-69.
Jewish.
Chief author of a Congressional study which led to the creation of
NASA as a civilian space agency.
Died in the Bryn Mawr Terrace Nursing
Home, Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa., November
22, 1994 (age 90 years, 16
days).
Interment at Jewish
Community Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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Jeffrey C. Feldman (b. 1953) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
20, 1953.
Democrat. Member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1983-85; Presidential Elector
for New York, 1996;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 2000.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2000.
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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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M. Maldwin Fertig (b. 1887) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 10,
1887.
Son of Joseph Fertig and Celia (Siegel) Fertig; married, August
25, 1920, to Mathilda W. Wohl.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1915-17, 1919 (New York County 34th District
1915-17, Bronx County 4th District 1919); defeated, 1917, 1919; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 22nd District, 1938.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Barbara J. Fife —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1980,
1988;
member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1983-90.
Female.
Jewish. Member, National
Organization for Women.
Still living as of 1993.
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Sidney Asher Fine (1903-1982) —
also known as Sidney A. Fine —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., September
14, 1903.
Father of Burton
M. Fine.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 2nd District, 1945-46; member of
New
York state senate 24th District, 1947-50; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1951-56 (23rd District 1951-53,
22nd District 1953-56); Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1956-75.
Jewish.
Died, in Mount Sinai Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 23,
1982 (age 78 years, 221
days).
Interment at Montefiore
Cemetery, St. Albans, Queens, N.Y.
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Israel Frederick Fischer (1858-1940) —
also known as Israel F. Fischer —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
17, 1858.
Son of Isaac Fischer and Hannah (Sarner) Fischer; married, October
11, 1895, to Clara Groedel.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
Republican State Executive Committee, 1888-90; U.S.
Representative from New York 4th District, 1895-99; member, U.S.
Board of General Appraisers, 1899-1927; Judge of
U.S. Customs Court, 1927-33.
Jewish.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 16,
1940 (age 81 years, 212
days).
Interment at Maimonides
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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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; married to Betty Kahn (died
1998).
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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Philip Forman (1895-1978) —
of New Jersey.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., November
30, 1895.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; U.S.
Attorney for New Jersey, 1928-32; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1932-59; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1959-61.
Jewish. Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died August
17, 1978 (age 82 years, 260
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Aaron Frank (c.1904-1955) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., about 1904.
Son of Philip Frank.
Democrat. Lawyer; accountant;
law
professor; New York City Third Deputy Police Commissioner,
1950-53; candidate in primary for borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1953.
Jewish. Member, American
Arbitration Association.
Died May 10,
1955 (age about 51
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jerome New Frank (1889-1957) —
also known as Jerome Frank —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
10, 1889.
Son of Herman Frank and Clara (New) Frank; married, July 18,
1914, to Florence Kiper.
Lawyer;
member, U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, 1937-41; chair, U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, 1939-41; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1941-57; died in
office 1957.
Jewish. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Order of the
Coif.
Died in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., January
13, 1957 (age 67 years, 125
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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Al Franken (b. 1951) —
also known as Alan Stuart Franken; "Stuart
Smalley" —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., May 21,
1951.
Son of Joseph P. Franken and Phoebe (Kunst) Franken; married, October
2, 1975, to Franni Bryson.
Comedian;
author;
U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 2009-.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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George Frankenthaler (1886-1968) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
14, 1886.
Son of Louis Frankenthaler and Mary (Strauss) Frankenthaler; married
1915 to
Marion Hendricks (died 1961); brother of Alfred
Frankenthaler; father-in-law of Richard
Lewisohn, Jr..
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932,
1936,
1940;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1944; defeated, 1943
(Judiciary), 1944.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 10,
1968 (age 81 years, 270
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Betty Friedan (1921-2006) —
also known as Bettye Naomi Goldstein —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill., February
4, 1921.
Daughter of Harry Goldstein and Miriam (Horowitz) Goldstein; married,
June
12, 1947, to Carl Friedan (divorced 1969).
Democrat. University
professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1984.
Female.
Jewish and Russian
ancestry. Member, National
Organization for Women; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Elected to National Women's Hall of
Fame.
Died, of heart
failure, in Washington,
D.C., February
4, 2006 (age 85 years, 0
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Friedman (b. 1934) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 18,
1934.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1977-94 (83rd District 1977-82, 79th District
1983-92, 80th District 1993-94); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1988;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1992.
Jewish.
Still living as of 1994.
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Louis L. Friedman (b. 1906) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
29, 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 16th District, 1941-44; member
of New
York state senate 15th District, 1945-55; resigned 1955; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1957-58.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American
Jewish Congress; B'nai
B'rith; National
Lawyers Guild.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stanley H. Fuld (1903-2003) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
23, 1903.
Son of Emanuel I. Fuld and Hermine (Frisch) Fuld; married, May 29,
1930, to Florence Geringer (died 1975); married to Stella
Rapaport.
Republican. Lawyer; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1946-66; appointed 1946; chief
judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1967-73.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Pythias; B'nai
B'rith.
Died July 22,
2003 (age 99 years, 333
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Clarence G. Galston (1876-1964) —
of Woodmere, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 18,
1876.
Son of Sigmund Galston and Linda (Mainster) Galston; married, February
5, 1906, to Estelle Elkus.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1929.
Jewish.
Died January
22, 1964 (age 87 years, 279
days).
Interment at Mt.
Neboh Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Julius J. Gans (b. 1896) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
21, 1896.
Son of Nathan Gans and Ida (Lowenthal) Gans; married to Sylvia Tisch.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1936-37, 1939-54 (Bronx County 5th District
1936-37, 1939-44, Bronx County 6th District 1945-54); defeated, 1937.
Jewish. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Zionist
Organization of America; B'nai
B'rith.
Burial
location unknown.
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Helen Getler (b. 1925) —
of Roslyn Harbor, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Roslyn, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 30,
1925.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1972.
Female.
Jewish. Member, Delta
Sigma Pi; League of Women
Voters.
Still living as of 1993.
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Louis DeWitt Gibbs (1880-1929) —
also known as Louis D. Gibbs —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Lodz, Poland,
October
16, 1880.
Son of Isadore Gibbs and Pauline (Greenbaum) Gibbs; married, October
14, 1906, to Anna White.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 32nd District, 1913; county
judge in New York, 1914-24; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1924;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1925-29; died in office
1929.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association; B'nai
B'rith.
Died in 1929
(age about
48 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jacob H. Gilbert (1920-1981) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., June 17,
1920.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 4th District, 1951-54; member of
New
York state senate 27th District, 1955-60; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1960-71 (23rd District 1960-63,
22nd District 1963-71); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1964.
Jewish. Member, B'nai
B'rith; Zionist
Organization of America; American
Jewish Congress; Lions; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., February
27, 1981 (age 60 years, 255
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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Benjamin Arthur Gilman (b. 1922) —
also known as Benjamin A. Gilman —
of Middletown, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y., December
6, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly 95th District, 1967-72; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1973-2003 (26th District 1973-83,
22nd District 1983-93, 20th District 1993-2003).
Jewish. Member, American
Legion; Jewish
War Veterans; Grange; Elks; Freemasons;
NAACP.
Still living as of 2009.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg (b. 1933) —
of District of Columbia.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 15,
1933.
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1980-93; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1993-.
Female.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association; Council on
Foreign Relations; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences; American Civil
Liberties Union; American
Jewish Congress; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Still living as of 2009.
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Benjamin Gladstone (1896-1935) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 5th District, 1934-35; died in
office 1935.
Jewish. Member, American
Legion.
Died December
13, 1935 (age about 39
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Deborah J. Glick —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly, 1991-2001 (61st District 1991-92, 66th District
1993-2001); Presidential Elector for New York, 1996;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1996,
2000,
2008.
Female.
Jewish. Member, National
Organization for Women; Lesbian.
Still living as of 2008.
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Bernard Hugo Goetz (b. 1947) —
also known as Bernard H. Goetz; Bernhard Goetz;
"Subway Vigilante" —
of New York City (unknown
county), N.Y.
Born in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., November
7, 1947.
Fusion candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 2001.
German
and Jewish ancestry.
On December 22, 1984, he shot
and wounded four young men who were about to rob him, and
subsequently fled
to New England, until he turned
himself in at Concord, N.H.; arraigned
on attempted
murder, assault,
and weapons
charges;
convicted
only for carrying an
unlicensed gun; sentenced
to one year in jail;
served eight months.
Still living as of 2009.
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Arthur Joseph Goldberg (1908-1990) —
also known as Arthur J. Goldberg —
of Illinois; New York; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August 8,
1908.
Married, July 18,
1931, to Dorothy Kurgans.
Democrat. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; general
counsel, Congress of Industrial Organizations; helped merge that
group with the American Federation of Labor to form the AFL-CIO,
1955; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1960;
U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1961-62; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1962-65; U.S. Representative to United Nations, 1965-68; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1970; U.S. Ambassador to , 1977-78.
Jewish. Member, American
Jewish Committee; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1978.
Died of coronary artery
disease, in Washington,
D.C., January
19, 1990 (age 81 years, 164
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Henry Mayer Goldfogle (1856-1929) —
also known as Henry M. Goldfogle —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 23,
1856.
Son of Mayer Goldfogle.
Democrat. Lawyer;
municipal judge in New York, 1888-99; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1896,
1912
(alternate), 1916,
1924
(alternate), 1928
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from New York, 1901-15, 1919-21 (9th District
1901-13, 12th District 1913-15, 1919-21); defeated, 1920.
Jewish. Member, B'nai
B'rith.
Died June 1,
1929 (age 73 years, 9
days).
Interment at Union
Field Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens, N.Y.
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Harrison J. Goldin (b. 1936) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., February
23, 1936.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1966-73 (31st District 1966, 30th District
1967-73); New York City Comptroller, 1974-89; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1984;
candidate in primary for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1989.
Jewish. Member, Order of the
Coif; Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Jewish Congress; NAACP; B'nai
B'rith; American
Jewish Committee; American Bar
Association; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 2001.
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Irving Islington Goldsmith (b. 1881) —
also known as Irving I. Goldsmith —
of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Born April 27,
1881.
Son of Benjamin J. Goldsmith and Eliza (Cohn) Goldsmith.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 4th District, 1927-28; appointed 1927,
1928; defeated, 1928.
Jewish. Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Nathaniel Lawrence Goldstein (1896-1981) —
also known as Nathaniel L. Goldstein —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 9,
1896.
Married to Etta May Brown.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; law
partner of Charles
C. Lockwood during the 1920s; accountant;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1940,
1944,
1948;
New
York state attorney general, 1943-54.
Jewish. Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Alpha
Epsilon Pi; American
Jewish Committee; Freemasons;
Elks; Zionist
Organization of America; B'nai
B'rith.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 24,
1981 (age 84 years, 288
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Monroe Goldwater (1885-1980) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
11, 1885.
Married to Lea Prinstein; father of Richard
M. Goldwater.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Edward
J. Flynn; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1944,
1948
(alternate), 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1960,
1964;
candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966.
Jewish.
The Monroe Goldwater high school in Elat, Israel is named for
him.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
21, 1980 (age 95 years, 10
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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; married, August
27, 1905, to Louis Gompers (1883-1972).
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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Abraham Goodman (c.1885-1926) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1885.
Son of Samuel Goodman.
Democrat. Lawyer; counsel for
the Furriers Union and other labor
organizations; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 8th District, 1916-17.
Jewish.
Died, following appendicitis
surgery, in St. Mark's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 27,
1926 (age about 41
years).
Interment at Mt.
Neboh Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Bernard Gotlieb (b. 1893) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born November
7, 1893.
Son of Maurice H. Gotlieb (born 1868) and Rebecca (Wolff) Gotlieb.
Interpreter;
U.S. Vice Consul in Constantinople, 1915-17; Cairo, 1919-21; U.S. Consul in Teheran, 1921-24; Halifax, 1924-26; Singapore, 1926-27; Wellington, 1929-32; Trieste, 1938; Santiago de Cuba, 1943; Windsor, 1947.
Jewish.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sedgwick William Green (1929-2002) —
also known as S. William Green; Bill Green —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
16, 1929.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1965-68 (New York County 9th District 1965, 72nd
District 1966, 66th District 1967-68); U.S.
Representative from New York, 1978-93 (18th District 1978-83,
15th District 1983-93); defeated, 1968 (17th District), 1992 (14th
District).
Jewish.
Died, of liver
cancer, at New York-Presbyterian Hospital,
New York, New York
County, N.Y., 2002
(age about
72 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Greenbaum (b. 1854) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in London, England,
January
23, 1854.
Son of Louis Greenbaum and Rachel (Schlesinger) Greenbaum; married,
March
13, 1888, to Selina Ullman.
Republican. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1901-23; Justice of the
Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, 1920-23.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Abraham Greenberg (b. 1881) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
22, 1881.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1908, 1913-14 (New York County 31st District
1908, New York County 26th District 1913-14); member of New York
state senate 17th District, 1927-28; defeated, 1928.
Jewish. Member, Tammany
Hall; Elks; Freemasons;
Redmen;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel L. Greenberg (b. 1898) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
12, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1943-72 (8th District 1943-44, 12th District
1945-54, 17th District 1955-65, 22nd District 1966, 19th District
1967-72); alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1948,
1952.
Jewish. Member, Phi
Sigma Delta; Knights
of Pythias; American
Legion; American Bar
Association.
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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Nelson Gerard Gross (1932-1997) —
also known as Nelson G. Gross —
of Saddle River, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born January
9, 1932.
Son of Albert Gross.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1962; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1968;
chair
of Bergen County Republican Party, 1969; New Jersey
Republican state chair, 1969; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1970; real estate
developer; restaurant
owner.
Jewish.
Indicted
in May 1973 on charges
of falsifying
a $5,000 contribution to the 1969 campaign of Gov. William
T. Cahill, conspiring to commit tax
evasion by disguising the contribution as a business expense, and
counseling a witness to commit perjury;
convicted
in March 1974, and sentenced
to two years jail;
served six months.
Kidnapped in Edgewater, N.J., robbed of $20,000, taken to New York,
and stabbed
to death, in
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
17, 1997 (age 65 years, 251
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ernest Henry Gruening (1887-1974) —
also known as Ernest Gruening; "Mr.
Alaska" —
of Juneau,
Alaska.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
6, 1887.
Son of Emil Gruening and Phebe (Fridenberg) Gruening; married, November
19, 1914, to Dorothy Elizabeth Smith.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; newspaper
editor; writer; Governor of
Alaska Territory, 1939-53; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alaska Territory, 1956;
U.S.
Senator from Alaska, 1959-69; defeated, 1968; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alaska, 1960,
1972;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Alaska, 1972.
Jewish. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Leader in drive to gain statehood for Alaska. One of only two
Senators to vote against the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which gave
President Johnson authority to escalate the Vietnam War.
Died of cancer in
Washington,
D.C., June 26,
1974 (age 87 years, 140
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Henry Anatole Grunwald (b. 1922) —
also known as Henry Grunwald —
Born in 1922.
Editor-in-chief of Time magazine;
U.S. Ambassador to Austria, 1987-90.
Jewish.
Still living as of 1991.
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Harry Frank Guggenheim (1890-1971) —
also known as Harry F. Guggenheim —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in West End, Long Branch, Monmouth
County, N.J., August
23, 1890.
Son of Daniel Guggenheim (1856-1930) and Florence (Schloss)
Guggenheim; nephew of Solomon
R. Guggenheim and Simon
Guggenheim; brother of Meyer
Robert Guggenheim; married, November
9, 1910, to Helen Rosenberg (divorced 1923); married, February
3, 1923, to Caroline (Morton) Potter (divorced 1939;
granddaughter of Julius
Sterling Morton; daughter of Paul
Morton; sister of Pauline
Morton Sabin); married, July 1,
1939, to Alicia (Patterson) Brooks (1907-1963;
great-granddaughter of Joseph
Medill; daughter of Joseph
Medill Patterson).
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; mining and
smelting
business; U.S. Ambassador to Cuba, 1929-33; co-founder, with his wife Alicia, of
Newsday, the daily newspaper
of Long Island, New York.
Jewish.
Died, of cancer, in
Sloan-Kettering Memorial Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
22, 1971 (age 80 years, 152
days).
Interment at Salem
Fields Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Simon Guggenheim (1867-1941) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
30, 1867.
Son of Meyer Guggenheim and Barbara (Myers) Guggenheim; brother of Solomon
R. Guggenheim; married, November
24, 1898, to Olga H. Hirsh; uncle of Meyer
Robert Guggenheim and Harry
Frank Guggenheim.
Republican. Mining and
smelting
business; Presidential Elector for Colorado, 1904;
U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1907-13; member of Republican
National Committee from Colorado, 1912; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Colorado, 1912.
Jewish.
Died November
2, 1941 (age 73 years, 307
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Solomon R. Guggenheim (1861-1949) —
of New York.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
2, 1861.
Son of Meyer Guggenheim and Barbara (Myers) Guggenheim; married 1895 to Irene
Rothschild (aunt of V.
Henry Rothschild II); brother of Simon
Guggenheim; uncle of Meyer
Robert Guggenheim and Harry
Frank Guggenheim.
Republican. Mining, smelting, and
railroad
executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1924.
Jewish.
Founder of the Guggenheim Museum in New York City.
Died near Port Washington, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
3, 1949 (age 88 years, 274
days).
Interment at Salem
Fields Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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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; married, November
18, 1896, to Leonie B. Kleinert.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Missouri, 1896.
Jewish.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Jerome Hahn (b. 1868) —
also known as J. Jerome Hahn —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., August
20, 1868.
Son of Isaac Hahn and Rose (Stern) Hahn; married, March 16,
1911, to Katherine L. Marr.
Lawyer;
superior court judge in Rhode Island, 1919-30; justice of
Rhode Island state supreme court, 1930-38.
Jewish.
Burial
location unknown.
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Julius Halpern (c.1859-1928) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Russia,
about 1859.
Socialist. Physician;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1920; candidate for
New
York state assembly from New York County 15th District, 1921.
Jewish. Member, American Medical
Association.
Died, of cancer, in
St. Luke's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 24,
1928 (age about 69
years).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Philip Halpern (1902-1963) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., November
12, 1902.
Son of Samuel M. Halpern and Rebecca L. (Yatzkan) Halpern; married,
September
2, 1928, to Goldene Friedman.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 48th District, 1938;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1948-63; died in office
1963; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme
Court, 1952-63 (3rd Department 1952-57, 4th Department 1958-63); died
in office 1963.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association; Zionist
Organization of America; Knights
of Pythias; Sigma
Alpha Mu; B'nai
B'rith.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., August
25, 1963 (age 60 years, 286
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralph Halpern (1890-1975) —
of Richmond Hill, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Kew Gardens, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
1, 1890.
Father of Seymour
Halpern; granduncle of Stephen
Joshua Solarz.
Republican. Traveling
salesman; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 5th District, 1920-21;
defeated, 1921, 1922; delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1932,
1936
(alternate), 1940,
1948
(alternate), 1956
(alternate), 1960
(alternate), 1964,
1972;
member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1936, 1961.
Jewish.
Died in Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., October
5, 1975 (age 85 years, 277
days).
Interment at Mt.
Lebanon Cemetery, Queens, N.Y.
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Seymour Halpern (1913-1997) —
of Kew Gardens, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Richmond Hill, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., November
19, 1913.
Son of Anna (Swanton) Halpern and Ralph
Halpern; married, December
27, 1959, to Barbara Margaret Olsen; first cousin once removed of
Stephen
Joshua Solarz.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; advertising
business; candidate for New York
state assembly from Queens County 5th District, 1937; member of
New
York state senate, 1941-54 (2nd District 1941-44, 4th District
1945-54); U.S.
Representative from New York, 1959-73 (4th District 1959-63, 6th
District 1963-73); Presidential Elector for New York, 1972.
Jewish. Member, Elks; B'nai
B'rith; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died from complications of pneumonia,
at Southampton Hospital,
Southampton, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., January
10, 1997 (age 83 years, 52
days).
Interment at Mt.
Lebanon Cemetery, Queens, N.Y.
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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; married 1918 to Esther
Borstein.
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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Jane Frank Harman (b. 1945) —
also known as Jane F. Harman; Jane Lakes; Jane
Frank —
of Venice, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 28,
1945.
Daughter of Adolf Lakes and Lucille (Geier) Lakes; married 1969 to Richard
Frank (divorced 1978); married 1980 to Sidney
Harman.
Democrat. Lawyer;
legislative assistant to U.S. Sen. John
V. Tunney, 1972; counsel for congressional subcommittees; deputy
secretary to the Cabinet in the Jimmy
Carter White House, 1977-78; U.S.
Representative from California 36th District, 1993-99, 2001-;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1996,
2004,
2008;
candidate in primary for Governor of
California, 1998.
Female.
Jewish. Polish and
Russian
ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 2009.
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Emanuel Knight Harris (b. 1890) —
also known as E. Knight Harris —
of Far Rockaway, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
21, 1890.
Son of Solomon Marcus Harris and Florence Nightingale (Knight)
Harris; married, March 16,
1915, to Nanon Silverberg.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state assembly from Queens County 5th District, 1923.
Jewish.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Jacob Harris (1877-1960) —
also known as Samuel J. Harris —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., April 7,
1877.
Son of Solomon Joel Harris and Rachael Adeline (Brown) Harris;
married, June 14,
1921, to Goldie G. Weisburg (1884-1964).
Republican. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1925-45; Justice of the
Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 4th Department,
1940-45.
Jewish. Member, American
Jewish Congress; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; B'nai
B'rith.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., 1960
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Emanuel Bernard Hart (1809-1897) —
of New York.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
27, 1809.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1851-53.
Jewish.
Died August
29, 1897 (age 87 years, 306
days).
Interment at Cypress
Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Gustave Hartman (1880-1936) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Hungary,
August
12, 1880.
Son of Kalman Hartman and Sarah 'Sallie' (Luchs) Hartman; married, September
9, 1928, to May Weisser (1899-1997).
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 16th District, 1905-06;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 10th District, 1908; municipal judge
in New York, 1913-17, 1921-29; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1924, 1929; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932.
Jewish. Member, American
Jewish Congress; Zionist
Organization of America; American
Arbitration Association; B'nai
B'rith; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen.
Founder and president, Israel Orphan Asylum, New York City.
Died, of a heart
ailment, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
12, 1936 (age 56 years, 92
days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.; memorial monument at Hartman
Triangle, Manhattan, N.Y.
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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; married, November
21, 1926, to Naomi Aaronson.
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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Louis Benjamin Heller (1905-1993) —
also known as Louis B. Heller —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, 1905.
Democrat. Member of New York
state senate 7th District, 1943-44; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1948; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1949-54 (7th District 1949-53, 8th
District 1953-54).
Jewish.
Died in 1993
(age about
88 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Nathaniel T. Helman (b. 1905) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
10, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1950-60 (26th District 1950-54, 28th District
1955-60); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1956,
1960
(alternate); Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1968.
Jewish. Member, B'nai
B'rith; Zionist
Organization of America.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alan G. Hevesi —
of Forest Hills, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Father of Daniel
Hevesi and Andrew
Hevesi.
Democrat. University
professor; member of New York
state assembly, 1971-93 (25th District 1971-72, 28th District
1973-93); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1984,
1996,
2000,
2004;
New York City controller, 1994-2001; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 2001 (Democratic primary), 2001
(Liberal); New York
state comptroller, 2003-06; resigned 2006.
Jewish.
Pleaded
guilty to fraud charges
over his use of a state employee to chauffer his wife, December 22,
2006, and fined
$5,000.
Still living as of 2006.
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Sidney Hillman (1887-1946) —
of New York.
Born in Zagare, Lithuania,
March
23, 1887.
President,
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America (ACWA), and one of the founders of
the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO); New York American
Labor Party state chair, 1945.
Jewish.
Died in Point Lookout, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., July 10,
1946 (age 59 years, 109
days).
Entombed at Westchester
Hills Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.
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Morris Hillquit (1869-1933) —
also known as Moses Hillkowitz —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Riga, Latvia,
1869.
Son of Benjamin Hillquit and Rebecca (Levene) Hillquit; married, December
31, 1893, to Vera Levene.
Socialist. Immigrated to the United States in 1885; lawyer;
leader of "Kangaroo" faction which left the Socialist Labor Party and
marged with the Social Democratic Party to form the Socialist Party
of America in 1901; served as the Socialist Party's first national
secretary; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1906, 1908, 1920; candidate for judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1910; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1917; delegate to Socialist National
Convention from New York, 1920; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1931.
Jewish. Member, American Civil
Liberties Union.
Died, of tuberculosis,
in 1933
(age about
64 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul W. Hodes (b. 1951) —
of Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 21,
1951.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 2007-; defeated,
2004; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire,
2008.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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Samuel H. Hofstadter (b. 1894) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Austria,
1894.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 15th District, 1925-28;
member of New York
state senate 17th District, 1929-32; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1933-60.
Jewish. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Elizabeth Holtzman (b. 1941) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, August
11, 1941.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1972,
1984
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from New York 16th District, 1973-81; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1980.
Female.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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Lester Holtzman (b. 1913) —
of Rego Park, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, 1913.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1953-61.
Jewish.
Still living as of 1998.
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Samson Inselbuch (b. 1903) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born October
13, 1903.
Son of Rabbi Elias Inselbuch.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1934; defeated,
1934.
Jewish.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stanley Myer Isaacs (1882-1962) —
also known as Stanley M. Isaacs —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
27, 1882.
Son of Myer S. Isaacs and Maria (Solomon) Isaacs; married, May 18,
1910, to Edith Somborn.
Republican. Lawyer; real estate
investor; builder;
borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1938-41; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1944.
Jewish. Member, American
Jewish Committee; Phi
Beta Kappa; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 12,
1962 (age 79 years, 288
days).
Cremated.
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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; married, February
17, 1937, to Rose Roxon.
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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Steve J. Israel (b. 1958) —
of Huntington, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Hauppauge, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 30,
1958.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 2nd District, 2001-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 2004,
2008.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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Ivan Itkin (b. 1936) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., March 29,
1936.
Son of Abraham Aaron Itkin and Eda (Kreger) Itkin; married, July 12,
1975, to Joyce Lee Hudak.
Democrat. Nuclear
engineer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives 23rd District, 1973-81;
Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1992,
1996;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1996.
Jewish. Member, Zionist
Organization of America.
Still living as of 1996.
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Sidney Jacobi (b. 1906) —
of Port Richmond, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born February
19, 1906.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Richmond County 2nd District, 1934; defeated,
1934.
Jewish. Member, American
Jewish Congress.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Meyer Jacobstein (1880-1963) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
25, 1880.
Son of Joseph Jacobstein and Bertha (Nelson) Jacobstein; married 1907 to Lena
Lipsky.
Democrat. University
professor; newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from New York 38th District, 1923-29; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924,
1928,
1932.
Jewish.
Died in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., April 18,
1963 (age 83 years, 83
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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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; married, November
30, 1947, to Marion Ann Borris.
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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