Posted on January 2, 2008 by balev
Richard H. Friedman, 56, an attorney active in the Jewish community of Albany, N.Y., died in a swimming accident while on vacation with his family in Puerto Rico, Dec. 30, 2007.
Friedman was a member of the board of Albany’s Temple Israel, a Conservative synagogue, president of its Men’s Club, and former president of Albany’s Jewish [...]
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Posted on December 13, 2007 by balev
Gordon Jacob Samuels, 84, an honored lawyer, university chancellor and former governor of the Australian state of New South Wales, died Monday, Dec. 10, 2007.
“I was saddened to hear of the passing of Mr Samuels who had a long and distinguished career in the law before becoming the state’s 36th governor,” New South Wales Premier [...]
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Posted on December 3, 2007 by balev
Moses M. Weinstein, 95, who got his start in New York electoral politics in his 40s, spent 10 days as acting governor, and then became a judge, died Friday in Florida.
Weinstein was born in New York on July 8, 1912. According to the New York Times, his first name was originally Morris and he had [...]
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