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Neil Goldschmidt (b. 1940) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born June 16,
1940.
Mayor
of Portland, Ore.; U.S.
Secretary of Transportation, 1979-81; Governor of
Oregon, 1987-91.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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Solomon Hirsch (1839-1902) —
Born in 1839.
Republican. Merchant;
U.S. Minister to Turkey, 1889-92; Oregon
Republican state chair, 1896.
Jewish.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., December
15, 1902 (age about 63
years).
Interment at Beth
Israel Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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John A. Kitzhaber —
of Oregon.
Born in Colfax, Whitman
County, Wash.
Democrat. Member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1979-81; member of Oregon
state senate, 1981-93; Governor of
Oregon, 1995-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Oregon, 1996,
2000.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2000.
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Sidney Irving Lezak (1924-2006) —
also known as Sidney I. Lezak —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
8, 1924.
Son of Manny Lezak and Celia (Weiner) Lezak.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Oregon, 1961-82.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died April 24,
2006 (age 81 years, 167
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Julius L. Meier (1874-1937) —
of Oregon.
Born December
31, 1874.
Governor
of Oregon, 1931-35.
Jewish.
Died July 14,
1937 (age 62 years, 195
days).
Interment at Beth
Israel Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Richard Lewis Neuberger (1912-1960) —
also known as Richard L. Neuberger —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., December
26, 1912.
Son of Isaac Neuberger and Ruth (Lewis) Neuberger.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1941-42; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; member of Oregon
state senate 13th District, 1948-54; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1955-60; died in office 1960; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1956
(delegation chair).
Jewish. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Grange.
Died of a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., March 9,
1960 (age 47 years, 74
days).
Interment at Beth
Israel Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Joseph Simon (1851-1935) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Germany,
February
7, 1851.
Republican. Member of Oregon
state senate, 1880-98; member of Republican
National Committee from Oregon, 1892-96; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1898-1903; mayor
of Portland, Ore., 1909-11.
Jewish.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., February
14, 1935 (age 84 years, 7
days).
Interment at Beth
Israel Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Norton Winfred Simon (1907-1993) —
also known as Norton Simon; Norton
Glickman —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., February
5, 1907.
Republican. President, Val Vita Food Products,
1931-42; subsequently president and chairman of Hunt Foods;
director, Wheeling Steel
Corporation, Northern Pacific Railway,
and McCall's Publishing
Co.; art collector; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from California, 1970.
Jewish.
Died in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 1,
1993 (age 86 years, 116
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ronald Lee Wyden (b. 1949) —
also known as Ron Wyden —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., May 3,
1949.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1981-96; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1996-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Oregon, 1996
(delegation chair), 2000,
2004,
2008.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2010.
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