Notable People
JCAM honors those that served
Senator Julius Ansel
1908-1965
King Solomon, Centre Street, West Roxbuty MA
Julius Ansel was a Vilnius-born, charismatic American-Jewish politician. Immigrating to the United States from Russia at the age of two, Julius grew up in Dorchester. Ansel’s public service notably began with his enlistment in the United States military during World War II. Following his activity as a soldier, he became active in city politics. Ansel was a Boston City council member from 1948-1951. Then, from 1953-1955 and 1959-1965, Ansel represented Ward 14 in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Though he lost the Boston mayoral race in 1963 to Irish candidate, John Collins, Ansel went on to serve in the Massachusetts Senate in 1965.
As an experienced local politician, Ansel knew it was strategically necessary to gain the attention of Ward 14 residents in West Roxbury. G&G Delicatessen on Blue Hill Avenue was a popular place for political activity and exposure. Ansel could often be found at the delicatessen, engaging with constituents. According to city residents, he was a “good orator” and managed to sweep a crowd off its feet.
In 1965, Senator Ansel died suddenly of a heart attack. He is buried in King Solomon Memorial Park on Centre Street in West Roxbury. There were a large number of people who attended Ansel’s funeral, due to his political influence and impact in Boston and beyond. Upon hearing of the sudden loss of the senator, President Lyndon B. Johnson sent his late wife, Lillian Ansel Levenson, a message naming him a dutiful “public servant.” During this time of urban development and demographic changes in Boston, Julius Ansel represented his community on the political stage.
Always a giving person, Ira dedicated time and money to starting and continuing the project of cemetery restoration. He prioritized cleaning up the grounds, finding families, and establishing an endowment for future perpetual care. Ira’s strong focus on caring for the memories of those interred manifested in his relentless restoration efforts.
Stanley J. Sage
Lindwood Memorial Park, Randolph MA
Lt. Stanley J. Sage was born on December 14, 1923, and enlisted in the United States Air Corps in 1943. According to military records, he was a reservist and earned an Air Medal award during his service. A resident of Mattapan (Dorchester), Massachusetts, Lt. Sage attended Northeastern University for one year prior to his military service. His father, David, worked as a linotype operator, and Rose, his mother, was reportedly a homemaker. Lt. Sage is a World War II veteran and is buried in Lindwood Memorial Park in Randolph, Massachusetts.
Captain Horace R. Falk
Crawford St., West Roxbury MA
Captain Horace Raphael Falk, of Leominster, Massachusetts, served in the United States Air Force during World War II. While flying over Northern Honshu, Japan as a navigator, he died at age twenty-nine. Falk helped with the military’s work on a navigation device, which the Allied forces made use in war operations.
Barach Margolin
Lindwood Memorial Park, Randolph MA
Barach Margolin served in the United States Army from 1941 to 1961. Throughout that period, he was a Lieutenant Colonel and served in both World War II and the Korean War. Born in April 1911 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Barach married his wife, Ruth and continued to live in Massachusetts, specifically Dorchester. During his lengthy US Army service, Margolin was a freemason and held an army mason membership. He was part of the Rising Sun No. 1401 Lodge in Kobe, Japan. In 1951, there are records of Captain Margolin’s travels as part of the US Army. Along with other US Army members of higher rank, Margolin was a passenger on Northwest Airlines headed for west coast locations such as Seattle, Washington and Anchorage, Alaska. During World War II, Northwest Airlines flew cargo missions to Canada, Alaska, and the Aleutian Islands. Margolin, a dedicated veteran, died in 1981 and is buried in Lindwood Memorial Cemetery in Randolph, Massachusetts.
Throughout our cemeteries, veterans from many generations are laid to rest.
Their dedication, courage, and commitment to service are an enduring part of their legacy. At JCAM, we are privileged to care for the final resting places of these men and women.
- David Abrams
- Samuel Abramson
- Louis V. Adam
- Louis Y. Adam
- Bernard Adelman
- Maxwell Adelman
- Arthur Adler
- Jacob Afromovitz
- Morris Alpert
- Herbert G. Ansin
- Edward Arnold
- Julius Arnold
- Samuel Arnold
- Milton Aronson
- Herbert Ausin
- Alfred Baer
- Max Baer
- J. H. Bahm
- Leon Baker
- Percy Baker
- Louis I Barnard
- Albert Barr
- Milton Baum
- Bernard Becker
- Morris Beckman
- Nathan Bensusan
- Samuel L. Bergheim
- Abram Berkowitz
- Louis Bial
- James (Isaac) Block
- Edward Bloom
- Jacob Blumenthal
- David Blumsack
- Arthur Bodkins
- Samuel Bodkins
- Joseph Book
- Harlan Bornstein
- Leonard Bornstein
- Benjamin Bramson
- Irving Bramson
- (Wife) Brill
- Myer Brill
- Samuel Brothers
- Heiman Caro
- Israel Caro
- Robert A. Carpenter
- Herman Carr
- Edward Cheren
- Maurice Cherenson
- Charles L Cohen
- Hyman Cohen
- Maurice Cohen
- Myer Cohen
- Harry Cole
- Arthur Constant
- Matthew Cooper
- Carl H. Crawford
- Frank Croan
- Molly Daniels
- Wally Daniels
- Leo Darrish
- Melvin Davidson
- Harry Deerfield
- Leo H. Dinner
- Fred Dinsfriend
- George D. Dishler
- Dr. James J. Dobby
- Irving Dropkin
- David Edovitz
- James A. Eisenberg
- Harry Ettinger
- Allen Finer
- Benjamin Finkelstein
- Ralph B. Fishel
- Jesse P. Fisher
- Irving Fistel
- Murray Fogel
- Max Fogul
- Joseph Frague
- Benjamin Frank
- Gertrude Frank
- Harry A. Frank
- Maurice Frank
- George Freedland
- Seymour Freedman
- Lee M Friedman
- Leon Galvin
- Howard Gershman
- Joseph Ginsberg
- Leonard Ginsburg
- Benjamin Glassman
- Isadore Glassoff
- Joseph Glassoff
- Phillip Gold
- David Goldberg
- Dr. Joseph Goldfarb
- Benjamin, Dr. Goldinger
- Harry, Dr. Goldinger
- Sidney Goldinger
- Samuel Goldman
- Herman Gordon
- Hyman Goren
- Morris Grandberg
- Oscar Green
- Irving W. Greenberg
- Sidney Greenberg
- Albert Grobman
- David Grolnic
- Benjamin Groman
- Joseph Gross
- Alfred P. Grossman
- Maxwell B. Grossman
- Meyer Gruber
- Anna Gulko
- Moses Gunsenhiser
- Leonard Gurnstein
- Joseph Hanken
- Herbert Harris
- S. Henry Harris
- Joseph Hay
- Saul Hershfield
- Henry Hirshberg
- Mayer Hirshe
- Fred Hookailo
- Arthur Hurwitz
- Godfrey M. Hyams
- Eli Izen (Ison)
- Benjamin F. Jacobs
- Allen Joseph
- George Kaiser
- (Louis) Abe Kalman
- Moe Kane
- Abraham Kaplan
- Abram Kaplan
- Robert Kaplan
- Joseph Karp
- George Katz
- Harold Katz
- Norton Katz
- Louis B. Kaufman
- Stanley J. Keizer
- Samuel Kessler
- Arthur Kosofsky
- Leopold Kroh
- Joseph Kupensel
- Harry Lampert
- Morris Larkin
- Benjamin Lazarus
- Oral Leavitt
- Abraham Lescovitz
- Frank Letterman
- Rosiland Letterman
- Harry Levine
- Harry Levitt
- Harold Levy
- Marcus Levy
- Raymond Levy
- Franklin Lewenberg
- Mandel Lewenberg
- Wilhelm Lewenstein
- Bernard Liberty
- Morris Liberty
- Kenneth Lipman
- Louis Lipman
- Sidney Lipman
- William Lipman
- Maurice Lowenberg
- William Lowensehn
- Jacob Luper
- Abraham Marcus
- Harold Marcus
- Judah Mendoza
- David Meyers
- Jonah Miller
- Julius Miller
- Philip Mindis
- Barry Minsky
- Lionel Mintzer
- Moses L. Morris
- Sidney Murachver
- Henry Nemrow
- Maurice Nemrow
- Martin Nesson
- David J. Newton
- Aaron Oppenheim
- Hyman Osvar
- Jackson Paul
- Samuel Pearlman
- David Pearlmutter
- Herbert Pearlmutter
- Charles Pollan
- Harry Pollan
- Arnold (Daniel) Porter
- Joseph Prague
- Joseph Pressman
- Philip Raphael
- Merrill Ravich
- Irving Reims
- Louis Rice
- Nathaniel Rice
- Isadore Rosenberg
- Maurice Rosenberg
- Max Rosenberg
- Samuel Ross
- Sidney Rotman
- Abe Rubin
- Samuel Rubinovitz
- Harry Rubitsky
- Adolph Rutter
- Samuel Sallop
- Louis Sandler
- Samuel Sandler
- Samuel Saval
- Max Scheinfein
- Saul Schlager
- Abe Schwartz
- Max Schwartz
- Morris Schwartz
- Bernard Shalit
- Joseph Sharaf
- Bernard Shatzman
- George Shatzman
- Leo Shlanger
- Sidney Shlanger
- David L. Shoolman
- Harold I. Shulman
- Melvin Shurmaster
- Nathan Siegal
- Irving B. Siegel
- Herbert Silver
- Max L. Silverman
- Melvin Silverman
- Morris Silverman
- Philip Silverman
- John Singer
- Hyman Smith
- Harry A. Solomon
- Solomon Spack
- Daniel Sperberg
- Julian Spitz
- Larry Starr
- Louis Steinberg
- Sumner Steinberg
- Barney Strauss
- Samuel Strauss
- Albert Strumph
- Irving Swartz
- Merrill Swartz
- William Tick
- Theodore Visnick
- Myer Wainrober
- Milton Walba
- Earl Warshaw
- Albert Wasserman
- Robert Waterman
- Benjamin Waxer
- Harry Waxer
- Erwin Weinberg
- Philip Weinberg
- George Weiner
- Joseph Weiner
- Sam Weiner
- Daniel Weinstein
- David Werlan
- Nehimiah H. Whitman
- Jacob Winakoo
- Harmond R. Wit
- Maurice Wit
- Bernard J. Wolf
- Herbert J. Wolf
- Morris Wolf
- Edward Wollenberg
If your loved one was a veteran and is not currently included on our list, please email jcamoffice@jcam.org as we continue building the list.