| |  Louis Waldman (1892-1982) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Yancherudnia, Russia (nowUkraine),January5, 1892.Socialist.Civilengineer;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 8th District, 1918, 1920;defeated, 1916 (New York County 10th District); expelled 1920, 1920;defeated, 1920 (New York County 8th District); candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 14th District, 1922; candidate forNew Yorkstate attorney general, 1924; candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1927 (Socialist), 1937(American Labor); candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1928, 1930, 1932;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Jewish andUkrainianancestry.Expelledfrom the New York State Assembly over allegeddisloyalty,along with the other four Socialist members, April 1, 1920;re-elected to the same seat in a special election, andexpelledagain on September 21.Suffered a severestroke,and died four years later, in the JewishHomeand Hospital for the Aged, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September12, 1982 (age90 years, 250days).Burial location unknown. | | David A. Wallach (b. 1895) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February9, 1895.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1948.Jewish. Member,Elks;Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Elias Wallach and Clara Wallach; married to MadeleineSpiro. |
 | Felix Moritz Warburg (1871-1937) — also known asFelix M. Warburg — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Hamburg,Germany,January14, 1871.Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen;financier;philanthropist; Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1908.Jewish. Died, from aheartattack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October20, 1937 (age66 years, 279days).Interment atSalemFields Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Deborah Wasserman=Schultz (b. 1966) — also known asDebbie Wasserman=Schultz;DeborahWasserman —of Davie,BrowardCounty, Fla.; Weston,BrowardCounty, Fla.Born in Forest Hills, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,September27, 1966.Democrat. Aide to U.S. Rep.PeterDeutsch, 1989-92; member ofFloridastate house of representatives 97th District, 1993-2000; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Florida,1996,2000,2004,2008;member ofFloridastate senate, 2001-04;U.S.Representative from Florida, 2005-18 (20th District 2005-13, 23rdDistrict 2013-18);Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 2011-16.Female.Jewish. Member,OmicronDelta Kappa;NationalOrganization for Women;AmericanJewish Congress.Youngest woman ever elected to the Florida legislature. Still living as of 2018. | | Anthony David Weiner (b. 1964) — also known asAnthony D. Weiner;"CarlosDanger" —of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Forest Hills, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; Kew Gardens, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,September4, 1964.Democrat. Staff for U.S. Rep.CharlesE. Schumer, 1985-91; member, New York city council, 1992-98 (atage 27, the youngest member ever elected);U.S.Representative from New York 9th District, 1999-2011; resigned2011; defeated, 2011; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,2000,2004,2008;candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 2005, 2013; in 2011, ascandaldeveloped over his Internet communications with much younger women,includingsexuallysuggestive andsexuallyexplicit photos and texts; after initially denyingresponsibility, he admitted that the photos were of him, and that hehad sent them;resignedfrom Congress in June 2011; in July 2013, more pictures andsexting,sent under the name "Carlos Danger", were revealed, whichdiscreditedhis mayoral candidacy; in September 2017, hepleadedguilty to a federalchargeof transferringobscenematerial to a minor;sentencedto 21 months inprison.Jewish. Still living as of 2018. | | Herman Weinkrantz (1908-1969) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Lodz,Poland,April15, 1908.American Labor candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Bronx County 6th District, 1937; AmericanLabor candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 23rd District, 1940; legal aide to New York CityMayorRobertF. Wagner, 1952-59; criminal court judge, 1959-69.Jewish. DiedApril 4,1969 (age60 years, 354days).Interment atMt.Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y. | | Helene E. Weinstein — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly 41st District, 1981-.Female.Jewish. Still living as of 2001. | | Theodore S. Weiss (1927-1992) — also known asTed Weiss — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Gava,Hungary,September17, 1927.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1972,1980,1984,1988;U.S.Representative from New York, 1977-92 (20th District 1977-83,17th District 1983-92); died in office 1992.Jewish. DiedSeptember14, 1992 (age64 years, 363days).Burial location unknown. | | Saul Weprin (1927-1994) — of Fresh Meadows, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,August5, 1927.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly 24th District, 1971-94; died in office 1994;Speaker ofthe New York State Assembly, 1991-94; died in office 1994;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1984,1988;Democratic Presidential Elector for New York,1992.Jewish. Died, from complications of astroke,in Long Island JewishMedicalCenter, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,February11, 1994 (age66 years, 190days).Burial location unknown. | | Ben Werbel (b. 1898) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born inPoland,November23, 1898.Democrat.Advertisingbusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 24th District, 1949-54.Jewish. Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;ZionistOrganization of America;B'naiB'rith.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Mollie Katz. |
| | Anne L. Wexler (1930-2009) — also known asAnne Levy — of Westport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.;Washington,D.C.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February10, 1930.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromConnecticut,1968;associate publisher, Rolling Stonemagazine,1973;lobbyist.Female.Jewish. Member,Council onForeign Relations.Died, frombreastcancer, inWashington,D.C.,August7, 2009 (age79 years, 178days).Burial location unknown. | | Robert Wexler (b. 1961) — of Boca Raton,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.Born in Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,January2, 1961.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofFloridastate senate, 1990-96;U.S.Representative from Florida 19th District, 1997-; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Florida,2000,2004,2008.Jewish. Still living as of 2014.  | Joseph Aaron Whitehorn (1879-1926) — also known asJoseph A. Whitehorn — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born inRomania,April7, 1879.Socialist. Naturalized U.S. citizen;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1917-18 (Kings County 21st District 1917, KingsCounty 14th District 1918); candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1918 (3rd District), 1924 (10thDistrict); candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1921, 1925.Jewish. Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January23, 1926 (age46 years, 291days).Interment atMt.Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y. | | William Winter (1849-1917) — of Shreveport,CaddoParish, La.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,1849.Member ofLouisianastate house of representatives, 1904-08.Jewish. Died in1917(ageabout68 years).Interment atHebrewRest Cemetery, Shreveport, La. | | Stephen Samuel Wise (1874-1949) — also known asStephen Wise;Stephen SamuelWeisz —of Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Budapest,Hungary,March17, 1874.Democrat.Rabbi;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1924;offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,1924.Jewish. Member,AmericanJewish Congress;NAACP.Died, from astomachailment, in Lenox HillHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April19, 1949 (age75 years, 33days).Entombed atWestchesterHills Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.  | Joseph C. Wolff (b. 1849) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Besancon,France,January9, 1849.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 16th District, 1893; memberofNewYork state senate 11th District, 1894-95.Jewish. Member,TammanyHall;Freemasons;OddFellows;GrandArmy of the Republic.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:New York State Legislative Souvenir (1893) |
| | Lester Lionel Wolff (b. 1919) — also known asLester L. Wolff — of New York. Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,January4, 1919.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York, 1965-81 (3rd District 1965-73, 6thDistrict 1973-81); defeated, 1980.Jewish. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Paul Dundes Wolfowitz (b. 1943) — also known asPaul Wolfowitz — ofWashington,D.C.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,December22, 1943.Universityprofessor; U.S. Ambassador toIndonesia, 1986-89.Jewish. Still living as of 2014. | | Jerry Wurf (b. 1919) — ofWashington,D.C.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 18,1919.Democrat. President, American Federation of State, County, andMunicipal Employees, from 1964; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from District of Columbia,1972,1980.Jewish. Member,UrbanLeague;Americansfor Democratic Action;AmericanArbitration Association.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | David Levy Yulee (1810-1886) — also known asDavid Levy;"Father of Florida'sRailroads" —of St. Augustine,St. JohnsCounty, Fla.; Homosassa,CitrusCounty, Fla.Born in St. Thomas,VirginIslands,June 12,1810.Republican.Lawyer;delegateto Florida state constitutional convention from St. Johns County,1838-39;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Florida Territory, 1841-45;U.S.Senator from Florida, 1845-51, 1855-61;imprisonedas aConfederateat Fort Pulaski, Fla. for a time after the Civil War.Jewish. Slaveowner. Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October10, 1886 (age76 years, 120days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Lee M. Zeldin (b. 1980) — of Shirley,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in East Meadow,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,January30, 1980.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 3rd District, 2011-14;U.S.Representative from New York 1st District, 2015-; defeated, 2008;Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,2024(on behalf ofDonaldTrump andJ. D.Vance).Jewish. Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;JewishWar Veterans.Still living as of 2024. | | Herbert Zelenko (1906-1979) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,March16, 1906.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 21st District, 1955-63.Jewish. Died in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,February23, 1979 (age72 years, 344days).Interment atKensicoCemetery, Valhalla, N.Y. | | Charles Sasha Zimmerman (1896-1983) — also known asCharles Zimmerman;AlexanderUbsushone —of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Talna, Russia (now Talne,Ukraine),1896.Communist.Garmentworker; Workers candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly, 1925 (Bronx County 7th District), 1926 (BronxCounty 5th District), 1928 (Bronx County 4th District); expelled fromCommunist Party, 1929; broke with Communism by mid-1930s, and becameanti-Communist by 1946;vice-president,International Ladies Garment Workers Union, 1934-72; becameblindin 1966.Jewish ancestry. DiedJune 3,1983 (ageabout 86years).Burial location unknown.  | Frank Zuckerbrot (1909-1966) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Galicia, Austria-Hungary (nowPoland),August23, 1909.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 4th District, 1940; candidateforNew Yorkstate senate, 1942 (11th District), 1946 (8th District).Jewish. DiedApril28, 1966 (age56 years, 248days).Interment atMt.Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.| | Relatives:Married,December30, 1934, to Claire Smith. | | | | Epitaph: "Beloved Husband, Father,Grandfather." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Brooklyn (N.Y.) DailyEagle, October 12, 1946 |
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