Very incomplete list! | |  Melville E. Abrams (1912-1966) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February14, 1912.Democrat.Lawyer;secretary to U.S. Rep.IsidoreDollinger; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1955-66 (Bronx County 5th District 1955-65, 90thDistrict 1966); died in office 1966.Jewish. Member,Elks;Knightsof Pythias;AmericanJewish Congress;Lions;B'naiB'rith;Zionist Organization of America;UrbanLeague;NAACP.Died, from aheartattack, in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,October10, 1966 (age54 years, 238days).Interment atBethEl Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y. | | Robert Abrams (b. 1938) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,July 4,1938.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1966-69 (89th District 1966, 81st District1967-69);boroughpresident of Bronx, New York, 1970-78; resigned 1978; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1972,1976,1980,1984;NewYork state attorney general, 1979-93; Democratic PresidentialElector for New York,1988;candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1992.Jewish. Member,B'naiB'rith;AmericanJewish Congress;Zionist Organization of America;Knightsof Pythias;PhiSigma Delta;NAACP;Americansfor Democratic Action.Still living as of 2000.| |  Relatives: Sonof Benjamin Abrams and Dorothy (Kaplan) Abrams. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
| | Sidney H. Asch (b. 1919) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,1919.Democrat.Lawyer;lawprofessor; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Bronx County 2nd District, 1953-61; resigned1961; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from NewYork,1960.Jewish. Member,PhiBeta Kappa;AmericanArbitration Association;Zionist Organization of America.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Abraham Bernstein (1918-1990) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 1,1918.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1961-90 (28th District 1961-65, 36th District 1966,32nd District 1967-90); died in office 1990.Jewish. Member,AmericanJewish Congress;Zionist Organization of America;B'naiB'rith.Oneleg wasamputated in 1977 due to phlebitis.Died, following aheartattack, in Albert EinsteinMedicalCenter, Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,March 4,1990 (age71 years, 307days).Interment atNewMt. Lebanon Cemetery, Iselin, N.J.| | Relatives:Married to Ruth Schub and Gretchen Diamond. |
| | 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,AmericanJewish Committee;Zionist Organization of America.Died in Sheffield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,August31, 1935 (age58 years, 344days).Burial location unknown. | | Samuel Bonom (1912-1962) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,March 7,1912.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 2nd District, 1956-62; died inoffice 1962.Jewish. Member,FederalBar Association;B'naiB'rith;Zionist Organization of America.DiedDecember13, 1962 (age50 years, 281days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof David Bonom and Lena (Jackel) Bonom; married to Clarice JulietGoldberg. |
| | Bernard S. Deutsch (b. 1884) — of Riverdale, Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Maryland,1884.Democrat.Lawyer;Independent candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1932.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJewish Congress;Zionist Organization of America.Burial location unknown. | | Eliot Lanze Engel (b. 1947) — also known asEliot L. Engel — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,February18, 1947.Democrat.Schoolteacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from NewYork,1972(alternate),1984,1996,2000,2004,2008;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly 81st District, 1977-88;U.S.Representative from New York, 1989-2003 (19th District 1989-93,17th District 1993-2003).Jewish. Member,PiLambda Phi;AmericanFederation of Teachers;Americansfor Democratic Action;Zionist Organization of America;Knightsof Pythias.Still living as of 2014.  | Julius J. Gans (1896-1973) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January21, 1896.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1936-37, 1939-54 (Bronx County 5th District1936-37, 1939-44, Bronx County 6th District 1945-54); defeated, 1937;civil court judge in New York, 1961-67.Jewish. Member,Elks;Freemasons;Zionist Organization of America;B'naiB'rith.Died, in DoctorsHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April24, 1973 (age77 years, 93days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Nathan Gans and Ida (Lowenthal) Gans; married to Sylvia (Kugel)Tisch. | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1936 |
| | | Jacob H. Gilbert (1920-1981) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,June 17,1920.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Bronx County 4th District, 1951-54; member ofNewYork state senate 27th District, 1955-60;U.S.Representative from New York, 1960-71 (23rd District 1960-63,22nd District 1963-71); delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New York,1964.Jewish. Member,B'naiB'rith;Zionist Organization of America;AmericanJewish Congress;Lions;Elks;Knightsof Pythias.Died in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,February27, 1981 (age60 years, 255days).Interment atMt.Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y. | | 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;AmericanJewish Committee;Freemasons;Elks;Zionist Organization 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. | | Philip Halpern (1902-1963) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,November12, 1902.Republican.Lawyer;lawprofessor;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 48th District, 1938;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1948-63; died in office1963; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York SupremeCourt, 1952-63 (3rd Department 1952-57, 4th Department 1958-63); diedin office 1963.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation;Zionist Organization of America;Knightsof Pythias;SigmaAlpha Mu;B'naiB'rith.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,August25, 1963 (age60 years, 286days).Interment atForestLawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.  | Gustave Hartman (1880-1936) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inHungary,August12, 1880.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 16th District, 1905-06;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 10th District, 1908; municipal judgein New York, 1913-17, 1921-29; candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1923, 1924, 1929; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1932.Jewish. Member,AmericanJewish Congress;B'naiB'rith;Zionist Organization of America;AmericanArbitration Association;Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;Elks;Woodmen.Founder and president, Israel Orphan Asylum, New York City. Died, of aheartailment, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November12, 1936 (age56 years, 92days).Interment atMt.Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.; memorial monument atHartmanTriangle, Manhattan, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Kalman Hartman and Sarah 'Sallie' (Luchs) Hartman; married,September9, 1928, to May Weisser. | | | | Epitaph: "Beloved husband, devotedbrother, a life of service." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Times, November13, 1936 |
| | | Moses Hartmann (b. 1872) — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,November26, 1872.Republican.Lawyer;circuit judge in Missouri 8th Circuit, 1919-37.Jewish. Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;B'naiB'rith;Zionist Organization of America;Elks.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Ignatz Hartmann and Anna (Kohn) Hartmann; married,November16, 1898, to Carrie A. Schooler. |
| | Nathaniel T. Helman (b. 1905) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February10, 1905.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1950-60 (26th District 1950-54, 28th District1955-60); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1956,1960(alternate);Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1967-68.Jewish. Member,B'naiB'rith;Zionist Organization of America.Burial location unknown. | | 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,Zionist Organization of America.Still living as of 1998. | | 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;Zionist Organization of America;AmericanJewish Congress;AmericanJewish Committee.Died, in his room at the Fifth AvenueHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September5, 1943 (age77 years, 48days).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;JewishWar Veterans;AmericanJewish Congress;Zionist Organization of America;NAACP;Americansfor Democratic Action;AFSCME.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | William Rosenblatt — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 16th District, 1945-70.Jewish. Member,B'naiB'rith;Knightsof Pythias;Zionist Organization of America.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | 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;JewishWar Veterans;Zionist Organization 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. |
| | Abba Hillel Silver (1893-1963) — also known asAbraham Silver — of Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.; Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio; Shaker Heights,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born in Nayshtot-Shaki, Suwalki, Russian Empire (now KudirkosNaumiestis,Lithuania),January28, 1893.Republican.Rabbi, TheTemple (Tifereth Israel), Cleveland, Ohio, 1917-63; offered prayer,Republican National Convention,1952,1960.Jewish. Member,Zionist Organization of America.Died, from aheartattack, in ahospitalat Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,November28, 1963 (age70 years, 304days).Interment atMayfieldCemetery, Cleveland Heights, Ohio. | | Herbert I. Sorin (b. 1900) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August1, 1900.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 10th District, 1949-59.Jewish. Member,Freemasons;FederalBar Association;AmericanLegion;Zionist Organization of America;B'naiB'rith.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;Zionist Organization of America;B'naiB'rith.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Mollie Katz. |
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