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28 results

title full_name born died nationality occupation url
Samuel Untermyer Samuel J. Untermyer 1858 1940 American prominent lawyer and civic leader https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Untermyer
Penny Pritzker Penny Sue Pritzker 1959 n/a American billionaire businesswoman, and civic leader https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_Pritzker
Melina Abdullah Melina Abdullah 1972 n/a American academic and civic leader https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melina_Abdullah
Fred Hochberg Fred Philip Hochberg 1952 n/a American businessman and civic leader https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Hochberg
Julius Meier Julius L. Meier 1874 1937 American businessman, civic leader, and politician in the state of Oregon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Meier
Barbara Ochs Adler Barbara Ochs Adler 1903 1971 American civic leader and philanthropist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Ochs_Adler
Herbert Fleishhacker Herbert Fleishhacker 1872 1957 American businessman, civic leader and philanthropist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Fleishhacker
Steve Soboroff Steve Soboroff 1948 n/a null Los Angeles Police Commissioner, a businessman, civic leader, and philanthropist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Soboroff
Irwin Untermyer Irwin Untermyer 1886 1973 American attorney, jurist, and civic leader most notable for his work in New York City https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irwin_Untermyer
Harold Dobbs Harold Stanley Dobbs 1918 1994 null influential civic leader in San Francisco, California https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Dobbs
Harold Schnitzer Harold J. Schnitzer 1923 2011 American businessman, civic leader, and philanthropist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Schnitzer
Joseph L. Buttenwieser Joseph Leon Buttenwieser 1865 1938 American lawyer, philanthropist, and civic leader in New York https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_L._Buttenwieser
Ronald M. Shapiro Ronald M. Shapiro 1943 n/a American attorney, sports agent, author, negotiator, educator, speaker, and civic leader https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_M._Shapiro
Bernardo Benes Dr. Bernardo Benes Baikowitz 1934 2019 Cuban prominent Jewish lawyer, banker, journalist and civic leader, who was responsible for freeing 3,600 Cuban political prisoners in 1978 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernardo_Benes
Benjamin Buttenwieser Benjamin Joseph Buttenwieser 1900 1991 American banker, philanthropist and civic leader in New York https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Buttenwieser
Monroe Abbey Monroe Abbey 1904 1993 Canadian lawyer specializing in mining law, and a Jewish civic leader in Montreal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_Abbey
Shawn Landres J. Shawn Landres 1972 n/a null social entrepreneur and independent scholar, and local civic leader, known for applied research related to charitable giving and faith-based social innovation and community development, as well as for innovation in government and civic engagement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Landres
Jacob I. Cohen Jr. Jacob I. Cohen Jr. 1789 1869 American banker, railroad executive, and civic leader in Baltimore who helped win the right for Jews to hold public office in Maryland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_I._Cohen_Jr.
Shad Polier Shad Polier 1906 1976 American lawyer and civic leader who fought racial and religious discrimination in employment, education, and law enforcement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shad_Polier
Johnny Rosenblatt John Ross Rosenblatt 1907 1979 American civic leader, the mayor of Omaha, Nebraska, from 1954 to 1961 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Rosenblatt
Miriam Freund-Rosenthal Miriam Kottler Freund-Rosenthal 1906 1999 American civic leader, best known for her contributions as President of the Hadassah Women's Zionist Organization of America https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miriam_Freund-Rosenthal
Evelyn Danzig Haas Evelyn D. Haas 1917 2010 null San Francisco Bay Area civic leader and philanthropist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evelyn_Danzig_Haas
Harry Hertzberg Harry Hertzberg 1883 1940 null prominent San Antonio lawyer, civic leader, and Texas state senator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Hertzberg
Dorothy Lehman Bernhard Dorothy Lehman Bernhard 1903 1969 null civic leader and philanthropist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Lehman_Bernhard
Walter I. Davidson Walter Isaac Davidson 1895 1985 null Philadelphia businessman, civic leader, and Republican politician who served two terms as a city commissioner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_I._Davidson
Harold M. Jacobs Harold Milton Jacobs 1912 1995 null Jewish and civic leader who headed a number of American Jewish organizations and institutions, and also played a significant role in New York City educational affairs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_M._Jacobs
Eugene M. Grant Eugene Martin Grant 1918 2018 American real estate investor, philanthropist and civic leader https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_M._Grant
Ruth Brown Kahn Ruth Brown Kahn 1902 1987 American civic leader in Dallas, Texas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Brown_Kahn