Samuel Steinfeld, 101, U.S., lawyer, state chief justice, Nov. 22

Samuel Steinfeld, 101, a former chief justice of Kentucky’s highest court, died Nov. 22, 2007.
“My dad was dedicated to anything that he went into,” whether it was the law, politics, civic leadership or his family, his son, James Steinfeld, told the Louisville Courier-Journal. “He loved the law, I can tell you that.”
Steinfeld was elected to [...]

Jewish obituaries roundup

Julius Harry “Jack” Kuney, 88, U.S., a pioneering TV producer, died Nov. 7, 2007, in Bradenton, Fla. The Chicago native produced plays such as “Waiting for Godot, and programs with Mel Brooks, Burgess Meredith, and Zero Mostel, among others. A satirical program he produced written by Woody Allen was pulled just before it aired by [...]