Very incomplete list! | |  Morris Berthold Abram (1918-2000) — also known asMorris Abram — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Fitzgerald,Ben HillCounty, Ga.,June 19,1918.Democrat.Rhodesscholar;lawyer;served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; served onprosecution staff at Nuremburg war crimes trials; U.S. Representativeto United Nations European office; worked on Marshall Plan forpostwar reconstruction of Europe; candidate forU.S.Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1952; candidate fornomination forU.S.Senator from New York, 1968;presidentof Brandeis University, 1968-70; member, U.S. Civil RightsCommission, 1984-86.Jewish. Member,PhiBeta Kappa;OmicronDelta Kappa;PhiKappa Phi;American BarAssociation;AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences;American Jewish Committee;UrbanLeague;Council onForeign Relations.Died, from aviralinfection, in ahospitalat Geneva,Switzerland,March16, 2000 (age81 years, 271days).Interment atWoodsideCemetery, Yarmouth Port, Yarmouth, Mass.| |  Relatives: Sonof Samuel Abram and Irene (Cohen) Abram; married,December23, 1944, to Jane Isabella Maguire; married,January25, 1975, to Carlyn (Feldman) Fisher; married,August26, 1990, to Bruna Molina. | | | | Epitaph: He established "one man, onevote" as a principle of American law. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Ralph Elihu Becker (1907-1994) — also known asRalph E. Becker — of Port Chester,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.;Washington,D.C.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January29, 1907.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1936;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Republican candidate forPresidential Elector for District of Columbia,1972;U.S. Ambassador toHonduras, 1976-77.Jewish;laterEpiscopalian.LithuanianandBelarusianancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;FederalBar Association;NationalTrust for Historic Preservation;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;JewishWar Veterans;AmericanLegion;B'naiB'rith;American Jewish Committee.Donor of the Ralph E. Becker Collection of Political Americana to theSmithsonian Institution; a sponsor of the Antarctic-South PoleOperation Deep Freeze expedition, 1963.Died, fromcongestiveheart failure, in George Washington UniversityHospital,Washington,D.C.,August24, 1994 (age87 years, 207days).Cremated;ashes interred atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Herman Bernstein (1876-1935) — Born inRussia,September21, 1876.Author;translator;journalist;founder and editor ofThe Day, Jewish dailynewspaper;published the "Willy-Nicky Correspondence," secret telegrams betweenthe Kaiser and the Czar, 1918; suedHenryFord for libel over anti-Semitic statements published in theDearborn Independent newspaper, and won a retraction; author of bookThe History of a Lie (1921) which exposed "The Protocols ofthe Elders of Zion" as fraudulent; U.S. Minister toAlbania, 1930-33.Jewish. Member,American Jewish Committee;ZionistOrganization of America.Died in Sheffield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,August31, 1935 (age58 years, 344days).Burial location unknown. | | Nathan Bijur (1862-1930) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 1,1862.Republican.Lawyer;took part inrailroadreorganizations and the creation of the SouthernRailway;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1910-30; died in office1930; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court1st Department, 1926-30; died in office 1930.Jewish. Member,American Jewish Committee;AmericanSociety for International Law;American BarAssociation;PhiBeta Kappa.Died, frompleurisy andempyema, in St. Luke'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 8,1930 (age68 years, 37days).Interment atBethOlom Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Asher Bijur and Pauline (Sondheim) Bijur; married1886 to LillyPronich. |
| | Charles David Breitel (1908-1991) — also known asCharles D. Breitel — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December13, 1908.Republican.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1950-58; appointed 1950;defeated, 1950; appointed 1950; Justice of the Appellate Division ofthe New York Supreme Court, 1952;judge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1966; appointed 1966;chiefjudge of New York Court of Appeals, 1973-79.Jewish. Member,American Jewish Committee.Died, followingstrokesandheartfailure, in Mary Manning WalshNursingHome, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December1, 1991 (age82 years, 353days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Herman L. Breitel and Regina D. (Zuckerberg) Breitel; married,April 9,1927, to Jeanne S. Hollander. |
| | David Gerald Bress (1908-1976) — also known asDavid G. Bress — ofWashington,D.C.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,June 7,1908.U.S.Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1965-69.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation;American Jewish Committee;PhiBeta Kappa.Died in March,1976(age67years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.  | Emanuel Celler (1888-1981) — also known asManny Celler — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,May 6,1888.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York, 1923-73 (10th District 1923-45,15th District 1945-53, 11th District 1953-63, 10th District 1963-73);defeated (Liberal), 1972; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New York,1936,1940,1944(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1948,1952,1956,1960,1964.Jewish. Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;Elks;UnitedWorld Federalists;AmericanJewish Congress;American Jewish Committee;B'naiB'rith.Died, frompneumonia,in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January15, 1981 (age92 years, 254days).Interment atMt.Neboh Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y. | | Robert Jerry Dryfoos (1942-2006) — also known asRobert J. Dryfoos — of Forest Hills, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.BornAugust11, 1942.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1972,1980,1988;chief counsel for New York Lt. Gov.MaryAnn Krupsak, 1975; member, New York City Council, 1980-91;retired from office whileunderinvestigation over allegedcampaignfinance andfederaltax violations, but no charges were filed;lobbyist.Jewish. Member,Americansfor Democratic Action;American Jewish Committee.Died, from complications of aheadinjury, in New York-PresbyterianHospital/WeillCornellMedicalCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March 2,2006 (age63 years, 203days).Burial location unknown. | | Abram Isaac Elkus (1867-1947) — also known asAbram I. Elkus — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August6, 1867.Democrat.Lawyer;member, New York State Board of Regents, 1911-19; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1912;U.S. Ambassador toTurkey, 1916-17;judge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1919-20; defeated, 1913, 1920.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation;American Jewish Committee;Freemasons.Died in Red Bank,MonmouthCounty, N.J.,October15, 1947 (age80 years, 70days).Interment atBethOlom Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y. | | Jonas Martin Frost (b. 1942) — also known asMartin Frost — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Glendale,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January1, 1942.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Texas 24th District, 1979-; defeated, 2004;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,1988(co-chair,RulesCommittee;speaker),1996,2000,2004.Jewish. Member,American Jewish Committee.Still living as of 2014. | | Arthur Joseph Goldberg (1908-1990) — also known asArthur J. Goldberg — of Illinois; New York;Washington,D.C.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,August8, 1908.Democrat.Lawyer;major in the U.S. Army during World War II;generalcounsel, Congress of Industrial Organizations; helped merge thatgroup with the American Federation of Labor to form the AFL-CIO,1955; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIllinois,1960;U.S.Secretary of Labor, 1961-62;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1962-65; U.S. Representative toUnited Nations, 1965-68; candidate for Democratic nominationfor President,1968;candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1970; U.S. Ambassador to, 1977-78.Jewish. Member,American Jewish Committee;Americansfor Democratic Action.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1978.Died ofcoronaryartery disease, inWashington,D.C.,January19, 1990 (age81 years, 164days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Harrison Jay Goldin (b. 1936) — also known asHarrison J. Goldin — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,February23, 1936.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1966-73 (34th District 1966, 30th District 1967-72,31st District 1973); New York City Comptroller, 1974-89; candidateforNewYork state comptroller, 1978; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1984;candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1989.Jewish. Member,Order ofthe Coif;PhiBeta Kappa;AmericanJewish Congress;NAACP;B'naiB'rith;American Jewish Committee;American BarAssociation;Council onForeign Relations.Still living as of 2001. | | Nathaniel Lawrence Goldstein (1896-1981) — also known asNathaniel L. Goldstein — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 9,1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer; lawpartner ofCharlesC. Lockwood during the 1920s;accountant;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1940,1944,1948;NewYork state attorney general, 1943-54.Jewish. Member,AmericanLegion;American BarAssociation;AlphaEpsilon Pi;American Jewish Committee;Freemasons;Elks;ZionistOrganization of America;B'naiB'rith.Died, from aheartattack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March24, 1981 (age84 years, 288days).Interment atMt.Ararat Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y. | | 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,American Jewish Committee;PhiBeta Kappa;Americansfor Democratic Action.Died, following aheartattack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 12,1962 (age79 years, 288days).Cremated. | | Albert Davis Lasker (1880-1952) — also known asAlbert D. Lasker;"The Father of ModernAdvertising" —of Lake Forest,LakeCounty, Ill.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born, of American parents, in Freiburg (Freiburg im Breisgau),Germany,May1, 1880.Republican.Advertisingbusiness; member, U.S. Shipping Board, 1921-23; resigned 1923;chair, U.S. Shipping Board, 1921-23; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Illinois,1936,1940;Universityof Illinois trustee, 1937-42.Jewish.Germanancestry. Member,American Jewish Committee.As part owner of the Chicago Cubsbaseballteam, devised "Lasker Plan" for reorganization of baseball, 1920.Established the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation for promotion ofmedical research.Died, ofcancer,in the Harkness Pavilion of the Columbia-PresbyterianMedicalCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 30,1952 (age72 years, 29days).Entombed atSleepyHollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. | | Frank Raleigh Lautenberg (1924-2013) — also known asFrank R. Lautenberg — of Montclair,EssexCounty, N.J.; Secaucus,HudsonCounty, N.J.; Cliffside Park,BergenCounty, N.J.Born in Paterson,PassaicCounty, N.J.,January23, 1924.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; executive withAutomaticData Processing, a payroll services company;U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1982-2001, 2003-13; died in office 2013;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,1996,2000,2004,2008.Jewish. Member,American Jewish Committee.Died, fromviralpneumonia, while suffering withstomachcancer, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 3,2013 (age89 years, 131days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.  | Herbert Henry Lehman (1878-1963) — also known asHerbert H. Lehman — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March28, 1878.Democrat. Director, ConsolidatedCotton DuckCo., ImperialCotton Co.,U.S.CottonDuck Co., Washington Mills; colonel in the U.S. Army during WorldWar I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1928,1932,1936,1940,1948,1952,1956,1960;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1929-32;Governor ofNew York, 1933-42;U.S.Senator from New York, 1949-57; defeated, 1946.Jewish. Member,American Jewish Committee;Council onForeign Relations;PhiGamma Delta;Americansfor Democratic Action.Awarded thePresidentialMedal of Freedom posthumously in 1963; inducted into theJewish-AmericanHall ofFame in 1974.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December5, 1963 (age85 years, 252days).Interment atKensicoCemetery, Valhalla, N.Y. |  | Irving Lehman (1876-1945) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January28, 1876.Democrat.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1909-23;judge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1924-39;chiefjudge of New York Court of Appeals, 1940-45.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation;American Jewish Committee.Died, of aheartailment, in Port Chester,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,September22, 1945 (age69 years, 237days).Interment atBethOlom Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y. | | | Orin Lehman (1920-2008) — also known as"Father Nature" — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.BornJanuary14, 1920.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; injured duringthe Battle of the Bulge andlost aleg;newspaperpublisher; chairman, ColgreenBroadcastingGroup, owner ofradiostations; founder, Just One Break, Inc., not-for-profitemployment service for people with disabilities; campaign manager,JohnJ. Burns for Lieutenant Governor, 1962; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1964;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 17th District, 1966;producerof several popular off-Broadway plays; New York State Commissioner ofParks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, 1975-93.Jewish. Member,American Jewish Committee;Council onForeign Relations;UrbanLeague;NAACP.Died, ofpneumonia,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February22, 2008 (age88 years, 39days).Burial location unknown. | | Meldon Edises Levine (b. 1943) — also known asMel Levine — of Santa Monica,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,June 7,1943.Democrat. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1977-83;U.S.Representative from California 27th District, 1983-93; delegateto Democratic National Convention from California,1988;member, Credentials Committee,2008.Jewish. Member,American Jewish Committee;NAACP.Still living as of 2014. | | Nita Melnikoff Lowey (b. 1937) — also known asNita M. Lowey;Nita SueMelnikoff —of Harrison,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,July 5,1937.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York, 1989-2019 (20th District 1989-93,18th District 1993-2013, 17th District 2013-19); delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1996,2000,2004,2008.Female.Jewish. Member,American Jewish Committee.Still living as of 2019. | | Julian William Mack (1866-1943) — also known asJulian W. Mack — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,July 19,1866.Democrat.Lawyer;lawprofessor; circuit judge in Illinois, 1904-05; Judge, IllinoisAppellate Court, 1905-11;Judgeof U.S. Commerce Court, 1911-13; Judge of U.S. Circuit Court forthe 7th Circuit, 1911;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1911-29;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1929-30;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1929-40; tooksenior status 1940; senior judge, 1940-43.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation;ZionistOrganization of America;AmericanJewish Congress;American Jewish Committee.Died, in his room at the Fifth AvenueHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September5, 1943 (age77 years, 48days).Burial location unknown. | | Newton Norman Minow (b. 1926) — also known asNewton N. Minow — of Glencoe,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,January17, 1926.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;member, Federal Communications Commission, 1961-63; chair, FederalCommunications Commission, 1961-63; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Illinois,1964(alternate),1972;HonoraryConsul-General for Singapore inChicago,Ill., 2006.Jewish. Member,Order ofthe Coif;American BarAssociation;AmericanSociety for International Law;B'naiB'rith;American Jewish Committee.Still living as of 2016. | | Manfred Ohrenstein (b. 1925) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Mannheim,Germany,1925.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1961-93 (25th District 1961-65, 29th District 1966,27th District 1967-93); delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New York,1980,1984.Jewish. Member,American Jewish Committee;AmericanJewish Congress;Americansfor Democratic Action;B'naiB'rith;American CivilLiberties Union;NAACP.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Abraham Captain Ratshesky (1864-1943) — also known asAbraham C. Ratshesky;A. C.Ratshesky —of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,November6, 1864.Republican.Banker;delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts,1892,1904,1916,1924;member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1892-94; U.S. Minister toCzechoslovakia, 1930-32.Jewish. Member,American Jewish Committee.Died in1943(ageabout78 years).Burial location unknown. | | Victor Rosewater (b. 1871) — of Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.; Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.,February13, 1871.Republican.Newspapereditor; member ofUniversityof Nebraska board of regents, 1896-97; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Nebraska,1908;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Nebraska, 1908-12;Chairmanof Republican National Committee, 1912.Jewish. Member,American Jewish Committee;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;AmericanEconomic Association.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward Rosewater and Leah (Colman) Rosewater; married,January27, 1904, to Katie Katz. |
| | Bernard L. Shientag (d. 1952) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Democrat.Lawyer;City Court judge, 1924-30;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1930-52; died in office1952; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court1st Department, 1949.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation;American Jewish Committee.Died in1952.Burial location unknown. | | Caroline Klein Simon — also known asCaroline K. Simon — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.Republican.Lawyer;secretaryof state of New York, 1959-63; Judge of New York Court of Claims,1963-64.Female.Jewish. Member,American Jewish Committee;American BarAssociation.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Jesse Henry Steinhart (b. 1881) — also known asJesse H. Steinhart — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.; Belvedere,MarinCounty, Calif.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,May 11,1881.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from California,1944(alternate),1948,1952.Jewish. Member,American Jewish Committee;B'naiB'rith.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William Steinhart and Louise (D'Allemand) Steinhart; married,November11, 1939, to Genevieve Tully. |
| | Lewis Lichtenstein Strauss (1896-1974) — also known asLewis L. Strauss — of Virginia. Born in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,January31, 1896.Republican. Personal secretary toHerbertHoover, then director-general of the Allied Supreme EconomicCouncil; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Virginia, 1928; served in the U.S. Navyduring World War II; member, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, 1946-50;chair, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, 1953-58;U.S.Secretary of Commerce, 1958-59.Jewish. Member,American Jewish Committee.Died in Brandy Station,CulpeperCounty, Va.,January21, 1974 (age77 years, 355days).Burial location unknown. | | Alvin M. Suchin (b. 1919) — of Dobbs Ferry,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Hastings-on-Hudson,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,November18, 1919.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1966-75 (96th District 1966, 89th District1967-75).Jewish. Member,AmericanLegion;RoyalArcanum;Elks;Kiwanis;B'naiB'rith;American Jewish Committee.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Benjamin Harrison Swig (1893-1980) — also known asBenjamin H. Swig — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.,November17, 1893.Democrat. Chairman, FairmontHotelCo.; chairman, WesternDairyProducts, Inc.; president, Security TitleInsuranceCo., Benefit StandardLifeInsurance Co., BeneficialFire andCasualty Insurance Co.; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,1956,1960,1964.Jewish. Member,American Jewish Committee.Died in1980(ageabout86 years).Burial location unknown. | | Herman Toll (1907-1967) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Kiev (Kyiv),Ukraine,March17, 1907.Democrat. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1951-59;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1959-67 (6th District 1959-63,4th District 1963-67).Jewish. Member,UrbanLeague;American BarAssociation;B'naiB'rith;American Jewish Committee;AmericanJewish Congress.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,July 26,1967 (age60 years, 131days).Interment atRooseveltMemorial Park, Trevose, Pa.
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