Berger, Meyer 'Mike' b. September 1, 1898 d. February 8, 1959 Journalist. Berger won the 1950 Pulitzer Prize for Journalism, for a 4,000 word story regarding the shooting of 13 people by an insane war veteran in Camden, NJ. Riverside Cemetery, Saddle Brook, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA Plot: Section 2, Block A, Lot 103, Grave 4
Bogdanove, Abraham Jacob 'A.J.' b. September 2, 1886 d. August 26, 1946 Painter, Educator. He is best known for his Maine seascapes. Bogdanove came to America on December 25, 1900 with his parents and two brothers. He won a scholarship to Cooper Union and later to Columbia University to study Art. After graduating, he apprenticed with C.Y.Turner and F.C. Jones as a muralist, often working with the architectural firm of McKim, Meade and White. Bogdanove branched out on his own and painted murals in The Hebrew Sheltering and Guardian Society in 1912, Commercial HS...[Read More] (Bio by: Seth Bogdanove) Riverside Cemetery, Saddle Brook, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA
Cotel, Moshe b. February 20, 1943 d. October 24, 2008 Composer. Raised in an Orthodox Jewish family, he studied at the Talmudic Academy in Baltimore, Maryland, and at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, which he entered at age 9. He wrote a 200 page symphony at 13, entered the Julliard School in New York City, New York, and received his bachelor's and master's degrees in composition in 1964 and 1965 respectively. He won the American Academy in Rome, Italy prize for composition at 23, studied in Italy for two years, and was professor of...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford) Riverside Cemetery, Saddle Brook, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA
Rabin, Benjamin J. b. June 3, 1896 d. February 22, 1969 U.S. Congressman. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I. Elected to represent New York in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1945 to 1947. Also served as State Court Judge, from 1948 to 1969. Riverside Cemetery, Saddle Brook, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA
b. September 1, 1898 d. February 8, 1959