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Charles S. Blondy (1905-1982) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
29, 1905.
Democrat. Constable; member of Michigan
state senate, 1941-64 (5th District 1941-54, 4th District
1955-64); defeated in primary, 1934, 1938; charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case
collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles
F. Hemans, refused to testify; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1964.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai B'rith.
Died in Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich., January
28, 1982 (age 76 years, 364
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Josiah Cohen (1840-1930) —
of Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Plymouth, Cornwall, England,
November
29, 1840.
Son of Henry Cohen and Rose Cohen.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Allegheny County Republican Party, 1882; Presidential Elector for
Pennsylvania, 1884;
orphan's court judge in Pennsylvania, 1901-07; common pleas court
judge in Pennsylvania 5th District, 1907-29.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai B'rith.
Among the founders
of the Union of American Hebrew Hebrew Congregations (denominational
body, now the Union for Reform Judaism); also a founder,
in 1875, of Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati.
Died June 11,
1930 (age 89 years, 194
days).
Interment at West
View Jewish Cemetery, Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Joshua Eilberg (1921-2004) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
12, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1952-66; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960,
1964,
1968;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1967-79; defeated,
1978.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai B'rith; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Jewish
War Veterans; Disabled
American Veterans; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Pleaded
guilty in federal court to conflict
of interest charges,
February 1979; sentenced
to five years probation
and fined
$10,000.
Died, of Parkinson's
disease, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 24,
2004 (age 83 years, 41
days).
Interment at Montefiore
Cemetery, Jenkintown, Pa.
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Herbert Fineman (b. 1920) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 4,
1920.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1955-72; Speaker of
the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1969-72; delegate to
Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1967-68; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1972.
Jewish.
Member, American
Jewish Congress; B'nai B'rith.
Still living as of 1972.
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Harry Ellis Kalodner (1896-1977) —
also known as Harry E. Kalodner —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 28,
1896.
Son of David Kalodner and Ida (Miller) Kalodner.
Democrat. Lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1936-37; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1938-46;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1946-69.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Elks;
B'nai B'rith.
Died March 15,
1977 (age 80 years, 352
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Leon Sacks (1902-1972) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
7, 1902.
Son of Morris Sacks and Dora (Clayman) Sacks.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1937-43; served in
the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II.
Jewish.
Member, American
Legion; Jewish
War Veterans; Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Elks;
B'nai B'rith.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 11,
1972 (age 69 years, 156
days).
Interment at Shalom
Memorial Park, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Herman Toll (1907-1967) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Kiev, Ukraine,
March
17, 1907.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1951-59; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1959-67 (6th District 1959-63,
4th District 1963-67).
Jewish.
Member, Urban
League; American Bar
Association; B'nai B'rith; American
Jewish Committee; American
Jewish Congress.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 26,
1967 (age 60 years, 131
days).
Interment at Roosevelt
Memorial Park, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Samuel Arthur Weiss (1902-1977) —
also known as Samuel A. Weiss —
of Glassport, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Krotowocz, Poland,
April
15, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1935-39; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1941-46 (31st District 1941-43,
30th District 1943-45, 33rd District 1945-46); common pleas court
judge in Pennsylvania, 1946.
Jewish.
Member, Elks; Eagles; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; Lions; Odd
Fellows; B'nai B'rith; American Bar
Association.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
1, 1977 (age 74 years, 292
days).
Interment at B'nai
Israel Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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