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Jews and Judaism in Louisiana

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The list Jews and Judaism in Louisiana includes Tony Kushner, Judah Touro, Leon Godchaux, Sam Zemurray and Beulah Levy Ledner. The list consists of 11 members and 3 sublists.
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    Tony Kushner
    Playwright
    Tony Kushner
    Overview: Anthony Robert Kushner (born July 16, 1956) is an American playwright, author and screenwriter. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1993 for his play Angels in America, then adapted it for HBO ...
    Date of birth: 20 July 1956
    Age: 68
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Writer
    Gender: Male
    Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)
    Partner: Mark Harris (journalist) (Married)
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    Writers from Manhattan 74T
    Jewish theatre directors 22T
    Columbia College (New York) alumni 1,291T
  • 2.

    Judah Touro
    American businessman
    Judah Touro
    Overview: Judah Touro (June 16, 1775 – January 18, 1854) was an American businessman and philanthropist.
    Date of birth: 16 June 1775
    Date of death: 13 January 1854
    Age: 78 (age at death)
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Philanthropist
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    United States Army personnel of the War of 1812 186T
    Businesspeople from Newport, Rhode Island 22T
    Businesspeople from New Orleans, Louisiana 148T
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    Sam Zemurray
    American businessman
    Overview: Samuel Zemurray (born Schmuel Zmurri; January 18, 1877 – November 30, 1961), nicknamed "Sam the Banana Man", was an American businessman who made his fortune in the banana trade. He founded the Cuyamel ...
    Date of birth: 18 January 1877
    Date of death: 30 November 1961
    Age: 84 (age at death)
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Philanthropist
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    Businesspeople from New Orleans, Louisiana 148T
    People from Chișinău 320T
    United Fruit Company 9T
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    Leon C. Weiss
    American architect
    Leon C. Weiss
    Overview: Leon Charles Weiss (1882–1953) was an architect in the 20th century who designed various public buildings in Louisiana and Mississippi, especially during the 1930s. Many of Weiss's notable designs were ...
    Date of birth: 10 December 1882
    Date of death: 1953
    Age: 70 (age at death)
    Occupation: Architect
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    Edith Rosenwald Stern
    American philanthropist and social reformer
    Overview: Edith Rosenwald Stern (1895 - 1980) was a philanthropist and champion of educational causes in New Orleans, Louisiana. She was instrumental in formation of the Stern Family Fund and was recognized as being ...
    Date of birth: 1895
    Date of death: 1980
    Age: 84 (age at death)
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Activist
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    Creole Kosher Kitchen
    Restaurant in New Orleans, Louisiana
    Creole Kosher Kitchen
    Overview: Creole Kosher Kitchen was one of the only kosher restaurants in the city of New Orleans prior to Hurricane Katrina. The restaurant, which was located in the French Quarter, was forced to close following ...
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    Edgar B. Stern Sr
    Businessperson and civic leader (1886–1959)
    Edgar B. Stern Sr
    Overview: Edgar Bloom Stern Sr. (1886–1959) was an American leader in civic, racial, business and governmental affairs for the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. He was successful at an early age in the cotton business ...
    Date of birth: 23 January 1886
    Date of death: 1959
    Age: 72 (age at death)
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Philanthropist
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    Beulah Levy Ledner
    New Orleans dessert and pastry chef
    Beulah Levy Ledner
    Overview: Beulah Levy Ledner (January 5, 1894 – March 30, 1988) was a dessert and pastry chef in New Orleans, Louisiana, who was most noted for her invention of Doberge cakes, which were an adaptation for Louisiana ...
    Date of birth: 5 January 1894
    Date of death: 30 March 1988
    Age: 94 (age at death)
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Chef
    Gender: Female
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    Chefs from New Orleans 5T
    Jews and Judaism in New Orleans 2T
    People from St. Rose, Louisiana 14T
  • 9.

    Leon Godchaux
    Plantation owner
    Overview: Leon Godchaux (June 10, 1824 – May 18, 1899) was a sugar plantation owner and the founder of the Leon Godchaux Clothing Co department store. He lived in Louisiana, where the "largest sugar plantations" ...
    Date of birth: 10 June 1824
    Date of death: 18 May 1899
    Age: 74 (age at death)
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Business
    Gender: Male
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    People from Reserve, Louisiana 9T
    Businesspeople from Louisiana 455T
    19th-century American businesspeople 2,374T
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    Martin Behrman
    American mayor
    Martin Behrman
    Overview: Martin Behrman (14 October 1864 – 12 January 1926), an American Democratic politician, was the longest-serving mayor in New Orleans history.
    Date of birth: 14 October 1864
    Date of death: 12 January 1926
    Age: 61 (age at death)
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Politician
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    Jewish American people in Louisiana politics 5T
    Politicians from New York City 672T
    Mayors of New Orleans, Louisiana 50T
  • 11.
    Pushcarts and Plantations: Jewish Life in Louisiana
    Overview: Pushcarts and Plantations is a 1998 documentary about Louisiana Jewry from award-winning director Brian Cohen. The documentary combines interviews with historians and locals to tell the 300-year-old history ...
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