Very incomplete list! | |  Jacob M. Arvey (1895-1977) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,November3, 1895.Democrat.Lawyer;alderman, 24th Ward, Chicago, 1923-41; commissioner, Chicago ParkDistrict, 1945-67;delegateto Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1936,1940,1948,1952,1956,1968;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II;chair ofCook County Democratic Party, 1946-50; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Illinois, 1950-.Jewish.Russianancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;FederalBar Association;B'naiB'rith;Jewish War Veterans;AmericanLegion;NavyLeague;Freemasons;Elks;Moose;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias.Died, ofheartfailure, in Weiss MemorialHospital,Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,August25, 1977 (age81 years, 295days).Interment atShalom Memorial Park, Arlington Heights, Ill. | | Howard E. Babbush (b. 1941) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,October8, 1941.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1976-93 (16th District 1976-82, 17th District1983-93, 19th District 1993).Jewish. Member,Knightsof Pythias;B'naiB'rith;Jewish War Veterans.Still living as of 1993. | | 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;Jewish War Veterans;AmericanLegion;B'naiB'rith;AmericanJewish 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.  | Julius S. Berg (1895-1938) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 15,1895.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; injured in combat andlost aleg; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Bronx County 3rd District, 1923-30; member ofNewYork state senate 22nd District, 1931-38; died in office 1938.Jewish. Member,AmericanLegion;Jewish War Veterans;Veterans ofForeign Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Freemasons;Elks;Knightsof Pythias.Indictedonchargesofreceivingmoney for his aid inprocuringliquor licenses and arranging for concessions at the New YorkWorld's Fair; that same day, hekilledhimself bygunshot,in hislawoffice, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 20,1938 (age43 years, 5days).Interment atMt.Ararat Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y. | | | Jeremiah B. Bloom (1913-1983) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 25,1913.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1957-78 (12th District 1957-65, 21st District 1966,17th District 1967-72, 19th District 1973-78); candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1978.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Jewish War Veterans.Suffered aheartattack at the Port AuthorityBusTerminal, and died soon after, in St. Clare'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October2, 1983 (age70 years, 130days).Interment atMt.Lebanon Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y. | | Alexander Chananau (b. 1915) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,November11, 1915.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1958-72 (Bronx County 8th District 1958-65, 88thDistrict 1966, 82nd District 1967-72); member ofNew YorkDemocratic State Committee, 1964; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1964.Jewish. Member,Jewish War Veterans;AmericanArbitration Association.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives:Married to Adele Hausthor. |
| | Joshua Eilberg (1921-2004) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,February12, 1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1952-66; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1960,1964,1968;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1967-79; defeated,1978.Jewish. Member,B'naiB'rith;American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Jewish War Veterans;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Knightsof Pythias;Freemasons.Pleadedguilty in federal court toconflictof interestcharges,February 1979;sentencedto five yearsprobationandfined$10,000.Died, ofParkinson'sdisease, in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,March24, 2004 (age83 years, 41days).Interment atMontefioreCemetery, Jenkintown, Pa. | | Joseph Forbes (b. 1916) — also known asJoe Forbes;Joseph Goldfarb — of Oak Park,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,October8, 1916.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;mayorof Oak Park, Mich., 1967; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives 67th District, 1971-84.Jewish. Member,OptimistClub;Kiwanis;Jewish War Veterans;B'naiB'rith.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Benjamin Arthur Gilman (1922-2016) — also known asBenjamin A. Gilman — of Middletown,OrangeCounty, N.Y.Born in Poughkeepsie,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,December6, 1922.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly 95th District, 1967-72;U.S.Representative from New York, 1973-2003 (26th District 1973-83,22nd District 1983-93, 20th District 1993-2003).Jewish. Member,AmericanLegion;Jewish War Veterans;Grange;Elks;Freemasons;NAACP.Died in Wappingers Falls,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,December17, 2016 (age94 years, 11days).Burial location unknown. | | Louis H. Glaser (1910-1989) — of Malden,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.; Melrose,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born inPoland,June15, 1910.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1952;candidate formayor ofMalden, Mass., 1953.Jewish. Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Jewish War Veterans.DiedOctober4, 1989 (age79 years, 111days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Philip Glaser and Lillian (Burstein) Glaser; married,November2, 1947, to Estelle Vineberg. |
| | 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;Jewish War 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. | | Julius Klein (1901-1984) — also known as"Dutch" — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September5, 1901.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;newspaperreporter; candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois at-large, 1932; general in the U.S.Army during World War II;publicrelations business;lobbyist;delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1952,1960;candidate forU.S.Senator from Illinois, 1954.Jewish. Member,Jewish War Veterans.Died, in the Great Lakes NavalHospital,Great Lakes,LakeCounty, Ill.,April 6,1984 (age82 years, 214days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Helene von Holstein. |
| | Curtis Levine (b. 1947) — also known asCurt Levine — of Florida. Born in New Britain,HartfordCounty, Conn.,November21, 1947.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofFloridastate house of representatives 89th District, 1999-; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Florida,2000.Jewish. Member,PhiAlpha Delta;B'naiB'rith;Jewish War Veterans.Still living as of 2000. | | Arthur Levitt (1900-1980) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,June 28,1900.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II;New Yorkstate comptroller, 1955-78; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1956,1960,1964,1968;candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1961.Jewish. Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Jewish War Veterans;Freemasons;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias;PhiSigma Delta;OddFellows.Died, from aheartattack, in hisofficein the Pan Am Building, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 6,1980 (age79 years, 313days).Burial location unknown. | | Samuel H. Malkan (b. 1893) — of New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born inWashington,D.C.,December4, 1893.Democrat. Member ofConnecticutstate senate 9th District, 1935-46.Jewish. Member,AmericanLegion;Jewish War Veterans;Eagles;Elks;Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Jacob Malkan and Sarah Malkan. |
| | Marvin Mandel (1920-2015) — ofBaltimore,Md.Born inBaltimore,Md.,April19, 1920.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;member ofMarylandDemocratic State Central Committee, 1951; member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1952-69;Speaker ofthe Maryland State House of Delegates, 1963-69; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Maryland,1964,1976;MarylandDemocratic state chair, 1968-69;Governor ofMaryland, 1969-77, 1979.Jewish. Member,OmicronDelta Kappa;AmericanLegion;Jewish War Veterans;American BarAssociation.Chargedwith mail fraud, over hisacceptanceof gifts from owners of the Marlboro Race Track, in return forhis support for legislation benefiting the track;triedandconvictedin 1977;sentencedtoprison;his conviction was later overturned.Died inSt. Mary'sCounty, Md.,August30, 2015 (age95 years, 133days).Burial location unknown. | | Jerome W. Marks (b. 1915) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,June 22,1915.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1963-68 (New York County 4th District 1963-65,67th District 1966, 61st District 1967-68).Jewish. Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;Jewish War Veterans;AmericanLegion;B'naiB'rith.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Seymour Posner (b. 1925) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,May 21,1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;schoolteacher;socialworker; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1965-75 (Bronx County 2nd District 1965, 85thDistrict 1966, 76th District 1967-75).Jewish. Member,DisabledAmerican Veterans;Jewish War Veterans;AmericanJewish Congress;ZionistOrganization of America;NAACP;Americansfor Democratic Action;AFSCME.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Martin Rodell — of Jamaica, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; Queens Village, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1965-71 (Queens County 10th District 1965, 28thDistrict 1966, 21st District 1967-71).Member,Jewish War Veterans;Knightsof Pythias.Still living as of 1971.| | Relatives:Married to Sonya Bilmes. |
| | S. William Rosenberg (b. 1916) — of Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.; Brighton,FranklinCounty, N.Y.Born in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,March16, 1916.Republican. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1961-72 (Monroe County 2nd District 1961-65,145th District 1966, 132nd District 1967-72).Jewish. Member,AmericanLegion;Jewish War Veterans;Elks.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Helen Daitz. |
| | Leon Sacks (1902-1972) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,October7, 1902.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1937-43; served inthe U.S. Army Air Force in World War II.Jewish. Member,AmericanLegion;Jewish War Veterans;Freemasons;American BarAssociation;Elks;B'naiB'rith.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,March11, 1972 (age69 years, 156days).Interment atShalomMemorial Park, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.  | Jacob J. Schwartzwald — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Williamsburg, Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1927-33; defeated,1933; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 7th District, 1935-42;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1955-67.Jewish. Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;Jewish War Veterans;AmericanLegion.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:New York Red Book 1936 |
| | Harold Shapiro (1906-1981) — of Miami Beach, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.Born in Pereyaslov,Russia,May1, 1906.Naturalized U.S. citizen;lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;mayorof Miami Beach, Fla., 1953-55.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation;FederalBar Association;AmericanLegion;Jewish War Veterans;ZionistOrganization of America;AlphaEpsilon Pi;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Moose;B'naiB'rith.Died in May,1981(ageabout74 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Max Shapiro and Fannie (Bernstein) Shapiro; married,June 14,1953, to Sylvia Simha Chinio. |
| | Stanley Steingut (1920-c.1990) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,May 20,1920.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1953-77 (Kings County 18th District 1953-65, 44thDistrict 1966, 41st District 1967-77);Speaker ofthe New York State Assembly, 1970;leader ofKings County Democratic Party, 1962-69; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1964,1968.Jewish. Member,Jewish War Veterans.Died about 1990 (ageabout 70years).Burial location unknown. | | 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;Jewish War Veterans.Still living as of 2024.
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