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Nadia Reisenberg MP (1904 - 1983)

Nadia Reisenberg was an American pianist. Wikipedia

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3/20/2009
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Nadia Reisenberg MP (1904 - 1983)

Nadia Reisenberg was an American pianist. Wikipedia

7/2/2023

Jennifer Westfeldt is an American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer. She is best known for co-writing, co-producing, and starring in the 2002 indie film Kissing Jessica Stein , for which she ...

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Jennifer Westfeldt is an American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer. She is best known for co-writing, co-producing, and starring in the 2002 indie film Kissing Jessica Stein , for which she ...

7/1/2023

Irving Howe MP (1920 - 1993)

Howe (/haʊ/; June 11, 1920 – May 5, 1993) was an American literary and social critic and a prominent figure of the Democratic Socialists of America.Contents [show] Early years[edit] Howe was born as Ir...

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3/9/2007
6/30/2023
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3/9/2007

Irving Howe MP (1920 - 1993)

Howe (/haʊ/; June 11, 1920 – May 5, 1993) was an American literary and social critic and a prominent figure of the Democratic Socialists of America.Contents [show] Early years[edit] Howe was born as Ir...

6/30/2023

David Brion Davis MP (1927 - 2019)

David Brion Davis was an American intellectual and cultural historian, and a leading authority on slavery and abolition in the Western world. He was a Sterling Professor of History at Yale University, ...

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10/5/2021
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David Brion Davis MP (1927 - 2019)

David Brion Davis was an American intellectual and cultural historian, and a leading authority on slavery and abolition in the Western world. He was a Sterling Professor of History at Yale University, ...

6/30/2023

Ralph Frederick Manheim MP (1907 - 1992)

Ralph Manheim was a Jewish-American translator of German and French literature, as well as occasional works from Dutch, Polish and Hungarian. He was one of the most acclaimed translators of the 20th ce...

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3/25/2018
6/30/2023
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3/25/2018

Ralph Frederick Manheim MP (1907 - 1992)

Ralph Manheim was a Jewish-American translator of German and French literature, as well as occasional works from Dutch, Polish and Hungarian. He was one of the most acclaimed translators of the 20th ce...

6/30/2023

Allen Mandelbaum MP (1926 - 2011)

Mandelbaum (May 4, 1926 – October 27, 2011) was an American professor of Italian literature, poet, and translator. He was the W. R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Humanities at Wake Forest University. He was ...

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1/10/2009
6/30/2023
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Allen Mandelbaum MP (1926 - 2011)

Mandelbaum (May 4, 1926 – October 27, 2011) was an American professor of Italian literature, poet, and translator. He was the W. R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Humanities at Wake Forest University. He was ...

6/30/2023

Stanley Jasspon Kunitz MP (1905 - 2006)

--As long as the links work:>One Bio of him here: .>A combination Obit and Bio from the NY Times: >and another article:

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2/18/2016
6/29/2023
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2/18/2016

Stanley Jasspon Kunitz MP (1905 - 2006)

--As long as the links work:>One Bio of him here: .>A combination Obit and Bio from the NY Times: >and another article:

6/29/2023

Sherwin Bernard Nuland MP (1930 - 2014)

Bernard Nuland[1] (born Shepsel Ber Nudelman; December 8, 1930 – March 3, 2014) was an American surgeon and writer who taught bioethics, history of medicine, and medicine at the Yale School of Medicine...

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11/17/2019
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Sherwin Bernard Nuland MP (1930 - 2014)

Bernard Nuland[1] (born Shepsel Ber Nudelman; December 8, 1930 – March 3, 2014) was an American surgeon and writer who taught bioethics, history of medicine, and medicine at the Yale School of Medicine...

6/29/2023

E. L. Doctorow MP (1931 - 2015)

"E.L.", "Edgar Laurence"

Edgar Laurence "E. L." Doctorow (January 6, 1931 — July 21, 2015) was an American author. He is known internationally for his works of historical fiction.Doctorow was born in the Bronx, New York City, ...

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7/21/2015
6/29/2023
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7/21/2015

E. L. Doctorow MP (1931 - 2015)

"E.L.", "Edgar Laurence"

Edgar Laurence "E. L." Doctorow (January 6, 1931 — July 21, 2015) was an American author. He is known internationally for his works of historical fiction.Doctorow was born in the Bronx, New York City, ...

6/29/2023

Bernard Malamud MP (1914 - 1986)

Bernard Malamud (1914 - 1986) American author of novels and short stories. Along with Saul Bellow and Philip Roth, he was one of the best known American Jewish authors of the 20th century. His baseball...

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5/8/2008
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Bernard Malamud MP (1914 - 1986)

Bernard Malamud (1914 - 1986) American author of novels and short stories. Along with Saul Bellow and Philip Roth, he was one of the best known American Jewish authors of the 20th century. His baseball...

6/29/2023

Sheldon Mayer Harnick MP (1924 - 2023)

Sheldon Harnick (born April 30, 1924) is an American lyricist best known for his collaborations with composer Jerry Bock on hit musicals such as Fiddler on the Roof. Harnick began his career writing...

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6/11/2011
6/23/2023
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Sheldon Mayer Harnick MP (1924 - 2023)

Sheldon Harnick (born April 30, 1924) is an American lyricist best known for his collaborations with composer Jerry Bock on hit musicals such as Fiddler on the Roof. Harnick began his career writing...

6/23/2023

Slapsie Maxie MP (1904 - 1976)

"Rosenblum/Rosenthal"

Everitt Rosenbloom, known as Slapsie Maxie (November 1, 1907[1] – March 6, 1976) was an American boxer, actor, and television personality.Life and career[edit] Born in Leonard's Bridge, Connecticut, Ro...

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8/8/2011
6/19/2023
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Slapsie Maxie MP (1904 - 1976)

"Rosenblum/Rosenthal"

Everitt Rosenbloom, known as Slapsie Maxie (November 1, 1907[1] – March 6, 1976) was an American boxer, actor, and television personality.Life and career[edit] Born in Leonard's Bridge, Connecticut, Ro...

6/19/2023

Benny Leonard MP (1896 - 1947)

Leonard (born Benjamin Leiner; Hebrew name דוב בער בן אברהם גרשון [Dov Ber ben Avraham Gershon]; April 7, 1896 – April 18, 1947) was an American professional lightweight boxer. He was ranked 8th on the...

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6/19/2023
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Benny Leonard MP (1896 - 1947)

Leonard (born Benjamin Leiner; Hebrew name דוב בער בן אברהם גרשון [Dov Ber ben Avraham Gershon]; April 7, 1896 – April 18, 1947) was an American professional lightweight boxer. He was ranked 8th on the...

6/19/2023

Morris "Whitey" Bimstein MP (1897 - 1969)

"Whitey"

Whitey Bimstein was a retired boxer who became a legendary fight trainer and cutman. He is a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame, the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame, and the Internation...

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Morris "Whitey" Bimstein MP (1897 - 1969)

"Whitey"

Whitey Bimstein was a retired boxer who became a legendary fight trainer and cutman. He is a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame, the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame, and the Internation...

6/19/2023

George Julius Gulack MP (1905 - 1987)

George Gulack was an American gymnast and Olympic champion, and was involved in gymnastics administration for both the American Athletic Union and the Olympic Committee. He competed at the 1932 Summer ...

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12/24/2021
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George Julius Gulack MP (1905 - 1987)

George Gulack was an American gymnast and Olympic champion, and was involved in gymnastics administration for both the American Athletic Union and the Olympic Committee. He competed at the 1932 Summer ...

6/19/2023

Robert Dover is an American equestrian who has had international success in the sport of dressage. Riding from the age of 13, he began specializing in dressage at age 19 and competed in his first Olymp...

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9/27/2016
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Robert Dover is an American equestrian who has had international success in the sport of dressage. Riding from the age of 13, he began specializing in dressage at age 19 and competed in his first Olymp...

6/19/2023

Bernhard "Barney" Dreyfuss MP (1865 - 1932)

"Barney; Bernhard"

of Fame Major League Baseball Team Owner. Born in Freiburg, Germany, he emigrated to America in 1881, enjoyed the game of baseball and organized amateur baseball teams first for the distillery workers,...

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Bernhard "Barney" Dreyfuss MP (1865 - 1932)

"Barney; Bernhard"

of Fame Major League Baseball Team Owner. Born in Freiburg, Germany, he emigrated to America in 1881, enjoyed the game of baseball and organized amateur baseball teams first for the distillery workers,...

6/19/2023

Benny "Little Fish" Bass MP (1904 - 1975)

"Benny", "Little Fish"

Benny "Little Fish" Bass was an American boxer. He was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, with his family emigrating to the United States in 1906 and choosing to settle in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Bass was worl...

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12/30/2010
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Benny "Little Fish" Bass MP (1904 - 1975)

"Benny", "Little Fish"

Benny "Little Fish" Bass was an American boxer. He was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, with his family emigrating to the United States in 1906 and choosing to settle in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Bass was worl...

6/19/2023

Red Auerbach MP (1917 - 2006)

"Red"

Jacob "Red" Auerbach (September 20, 1917 – October 28, 2006[1]%29 was an American basketball coach of the Washington Capitols, the Tri-Cities Blackhawks and the Boston Celtics. After he retired from co...

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4/2/2010
6/19/2023
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Red Auerbach MP (1917 - 2006)

"Red"

Jacob "Red" Auerbach (September 20, 1917 – October 28, 2006[1]%29 was an American basketball coach of the Washington Capitols, the Tri-Cities Blackhawks and the Boston Celtics. After he retired from co...

6/19/2023

Andrea Murez MP

"Andi"

(Andi) Murez (Hebrew: אנדראה מורז‎‎; born January 29, 1992), is an Israeli-American Olympic swimmer.[1][2] She is swimming for Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics.She represented the United States at th...

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12/28/2008
6/19/2023
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Andrea Murez MP

"Andi"

(Andi) Murez (Hebrew: אנדראה מורז‎‎; born January 29, 1992), is an Israeli-American Olympic swimmer.[1][2] She is swimming for Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics.She represented the United States at th...

6/19/2023