| |  Samson Inselbuch (b. 1903) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.BornOctober13, 1903.Republican.Schoolteacher;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1934; defeated,1934.Jewish. Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Rabbi Elias Inselbuch. |
| | Stanley Myer Isaacs (1882-1962) — also known asStanley M. Isaacs — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September27, 1882.Lawyer;realestate investor;builder;Progressive candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1912;boroughpresident of Manhattan, New York, 1938-41; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1944.Jewish. Member,AmericanJewish Committee;PhiBeta Kappa;Americansfor Democratic Action.Died, following aheartattack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 12,1962 (age79 years, 288days).Cremated. | | Leo Isacson (1910-1996) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.; Eastchester,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April20, 1910.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Bronx County 13th District, 1945-46; defeated(American Labor), 1946; American Labor candidate forboroughpresident of Bronx, New York, 1945, 1949;U.S.Representative from New York 24th District, 1948-49; defeated(American Labor), 1948; vice-chair of New York American Labor Party,1949; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1968.Jewish. Member,AlphaEpsilon Pi.Died ofcancer inahospitalat Fort Lauderdale,BrowardCounty, Fla.,September21, 1996 (age86 years, 154days).Burial location unknown. | | Steve J. Israel (b. 1958) — of Huntington,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.; Hauppauge,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,May 30,1958.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York 2nd District, 2001-; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,2004,2008.Jewish. Still living as of 2014. | | Ivan Itkin (b. 1936) — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,March29, 1936.Democrat.Nuclearengineer; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives 23rd District, 1973-81; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1984,1996;Democratic Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1992;Democratic Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1996;candidate forGovernor ofPennsylvania, 1998.Jewish. Member,ZionistOrganization of America.Still living as of 1998. | | Sidney Jacobi (b. 1906) — of Port Richmond, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.BornFebruary19, 1906.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Richmond County 2nd District, 1934; defeated,1934.Jewish. Member,AmericanJewish Congress.Burial location unknown. | | Meyer Jacobstein (1880-1963) — of Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January25, 1880.Democrat.Universityprofessor;newspaperpublisher;U.S.Representative from New York 38th District, 1923-29; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1924,1928,1932.Jewish. Died in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,April18, 1963 (age83 years, 83days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y. | | Eliot Janeway (1913-1993) — also known asEliot Jacobstein;"CalamityJaneway" —of Redding,FairfieldCounty, Conn.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.BornJanuary1, 1913.Democrat.Economist;economic advisor to PresidentsFranklinRoosevelt andLyndonJohnson; candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Redding, 1948;newspapercolumnist.Jewish ancestry. Died, fromdiabetesandheartproblems, in Columbia-PresbyterianMedicalCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February8, 1993 (age80 years, 38days).Burial location unknown. | | Jacob Koppel Javits (1904-1986) — also known asJacob K. Javits — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 18,1904.Republican.Lawyer;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Representative from New York 21st District, 1947-54;New Yorkstate attorney general, 1955-57;U.S.Senator from New York, 1957-81; defeated, 1980 (primary), 1980(Liberal); delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1956,1960,1964,1968;candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966.Jewish. Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;JewishWar Veterans;UnitedWorld Federalists;Amvets.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1983.Died, ofALS (Lou Gehrig'sdisease), in West Palm Beach,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.,March 7,1986 (age81 years, 293days).Interment atLindenHill Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens, N.Y. | | George Albert Jessel (1898-1981) — also known asGeorge Jessel;"Toastmaster General ofthe United States" —Born in Bronx, New York County (nowBronxCounty), N.Y.,April 3,1898.Democrat.Actor;songwriter;movieproducer;honored guest, Democratic National Convention,1960.Jewish. Died, from aheartattack, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 23,1981 (age83 years, 50days).Entombed atHillsideMemorial Park, Culver City, Calif. | | Philip Mayer Kaiser (1913-2007) — also known asPhilip M. Kaiser — of New York; Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,July 12,1913.Democrat.Rhodesscholar;economist;U.S. Ambassador toSenegal, 1961-64;Mauritania, 1961-64;Hungary, 1977-80;Austria, 1980-81.UkrainianandJewish ancestry. Member,Council onForeign Relations;AmericanPolitical Science Association;PhiBeta Kappa.Died, in SibleyHospital,Washington,D.C.,May 24,2007 (age93 years, 316days).Burial location unknown.  | George Kaminsky (born c.1906) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y., about 1906.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 19th District, 1935-36.Jewish. Member,OddFellows;Moose.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:New York Red Book 1936 |
| | | Gloria G. Karp (b. 1925) — of Scarsdale,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 21,1925.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1972.Female.Jewish. Member,American CivilLiberties Union;AmericanJewish Congress.Still living as of 1973. | | Paul Solomon Kastenbaum (1896-1955) — also known asPaul S. Kastenbaum — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September24, 1896.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 4th District, 1927, 1928.Jewish. Member,Knightsof Pythias.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February25, 1955 (age58 years, 154days).Interment atMt.Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y. | | Melinda Katz (b. 1965) — of Forest Hills, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.BornAugust19, 1965.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly 28th District, 1994-98; Liberal candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 9th District, 1998; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,2000(alternate),2008;member, New York City Council, 2002-09;boroughpresident of Queens, New York, 2014-.Female.Jewish ancestry. Still living as of 2017. | | Arthur J. Katzman (b. 1903) — of Forest Hills, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born inRussia,September21, 1903.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1972,1988.Jewish. Member,Americansfor Democratic Action;American CivilLiberties Union.Burial location unknown. | | Samuel Hamilton Kaufman (1893-1960) — of New York. Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October26, 1893.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1948.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation.DiedMay 5,1960 (age66 years, 192days).Interment atMaimonidesCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.  | Meyer Kestnbaum (1896-1960) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October31, 1896.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; president, Hart,Schaffner and Marx,clothingmanufacturers, from 1941; director, Chicago and North WesternRailway;chair, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1954-55; specialassistant to Pres.DwightD. Eisenhower, 1955-60; accompanied Vice PresidentRichardM. Nixon on an official visit to Moscow, 1959.Jewish. Member,Council onForeign Relations.Died, from aheartattack, in hisoffice,in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December14, 1960 (age64 years, 44days).Interment atRosehillCemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | | Arthur George Klein (1904-1968) — also known asArthur G. Klein — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August8, 1904.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York, 1941-45, 1946-56 (14th District1941-45, 19th District 1946-56);Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1957-67; famously ruled, in1963, that the novelFanny Hill was not obscene.Jewish. Died, following aheartattack, in Lenox HillHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February20, 1968 (age63 years, 196days).Interment atMt.Moriah Cemetery, Fairview, N.J.  | Philip M. Kleinfeld (b. 1894) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 19,1894.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 16th District, 1922; defeated,1920; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 4th District, 1923-41; resigned 1941; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1936,1940;candidate forboroughpresident of Brooklyn, New York, 1937;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 4th District, 1938;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1941-58; appointed 1941.Jewish. Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;B'naiB'rith.Burial location unknown. | | Edward Irving Koch (1924-2013) — also known asEdward I. Koch;Ed Koch — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,December12, 1924.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 1st District, 1962;U.S.Representative from New York, 1969-77 (17th District 1969-73,18th District 1973-77);mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1978-89; defeated in primary, 1989;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1980,1984(speaker);candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1982.Jewish. Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February1, 2013 (age88 years, 51days).Burial location unknown. | | Sadie Koenig (c.1876-1939) — also known asSadie Prince — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born about 1876. Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1920;member ofNew YorkRepublican State Committee, 1930.Female.Jewish. Died, from aheartattack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 18,1939 (ageabout 63years).Interment atUnionField Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens, N.Y.  | Samuel S. Koenig (1872-1955) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inHungary,September7, 1872.Republican.Lawyer;Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1901(voted forWilliamMcKinley andTheodoreRoosevelt); delegate to Republican National Convention from NewYork,1908,1912,1916,1920,1924,1928(ConventionVice-President),1932,1936,1940,1944,1948,1952;secretaryof state of New York, 1909-10; defeated, 1910;chair ofNew York County Republican Party, 1911-33; member ofNew YorkRepublican State Committee, 1930;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March17, 1955 (age82 years, 191days).Interment atUnionField Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens, N.Y. | | | Jerome H. Kohn (c.1900-1948) — of Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y., about 1900.Democrat.Tobaccobusiness; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromConnecticut,1944,1948.Jewish. While serving as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention, hedied, apparently of aheartattack, in hishotelroom in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,July 12,1948 (ageabout 48years).Interment atBethIsrael Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.| | Relatives:Married to Alice Bussy. |
| | Harry Kopp (1881-1943) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Scarsdale,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Brest-Litovsk, Russia (now Brest,Belarus),February27, 1881.Republican.Lawyer; lawpartner ofNathanD. Perlman from 1909, Samuel Markewich in 1910-33, andSamuelNull in 1927-33; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 6th District, 1910-12;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1912,1916.Jewish. Died, ofcancer,in Mount SinaiHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October27, 1943 (age62 years, 242days).Interment atMt.Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y. | | Quentin Lewis Kopp (b. 1928) — also known asQuentin L. Kopp — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,1928.Lawyer; candidate formayorof San Francisco, Calif., 1979; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1986-98; superior court judge in California,1999-2004.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation.Still living as of 2006. | | G. Oliver Koppell (b. 1940) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,December15, 1940.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1970-94 (84th District 1970-82, 80th District1983-92, 81st District 1993-94); candidate forboroughpresident of Bronx, New York, 1979 (Democratic primary), 1979(Liberal); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1984,1996;NewYork state attorney general, 1994; appointed 1994; member CityCouncil, New York City, from 2002.Jewish. Member,AmericanJewish Congress;American BarAssociation;FederalBar Association.Still living as of 2002. | | Richard Morton Koster (b. 1934) — also known asRichard M. Koster;R. M.Koster —of Canal Zone (now part ofPanama).Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,1934.Democrat.Novelist;journalist;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Canal Zone,1964,1968,1972;member of Democratic National Committee from Canal Zone, 1967-76;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Democrats Abroad,1988,1992,1996.Jewish ancestry. Still living as of 2013. | | Harry Kraf (b. 1907) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January1, 1907.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 26th District, 1956-65.Jewish. Member,TauEpsilon Phi;Elks;UrbanLeague;B'naiB'rith.Burial location unknown. | | Charles K. Krieger (c.1914-1982) — of Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born in Vienna,Austria,about 1914.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;mayorof Jersey City, N.J., 1971; defeated, 1971.Jewish. Died in Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,June 17,1982 (ageabout 68years).Interment atUnitedHebrew Cemetery, Staten Island, N.Y. | | David Kusnetz (c.1912-1959) — of Astoria, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; Long Island City, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y., about 1912.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 3rd District, 1938; member, New York State Workmen'sCompensation Board, 1947-49; law secretary to JusticeJosephM. Conroy, 1949-55;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 10th District, 1956-59; died in office1959.Jewish. Member,Elks.Suffered an apparentheartattack, and was dead on arrival at St. John'sHospital,Long Island City, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,June 27,1959 (ageabout 47years).Burial location unknown.
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