David Wisnia
(1926-2021) Author. David Wisnia was born in Sochaczew, Poland. Soon after arriving in the United States, he worked at a market in the Bronx, New York.
County: Bronx
Joel Chadabe
(1938-2021) Author. Joel Chadabe was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Albany, New York. He published a book, “Electric Sound: The Past and Promise of Electronic Music.”
Eli Broad
(1933-2021) Businessman, philanthropist, author. Eli Broad was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California. He wrote a memoir, “The Art of Being Unreasonable: Lessons in Unconventional Thinking.”
Naomi Rosenblum
(1925-2021) Historian. Naomi Rosenblum was born in Los Angeles, California, and died in Queens, New York.
Dietrich von Hildebrand
(1889-1977) Writer. Dietrich von Hildebrand was born in Florence, Italy, and died in New Rochelle, New York.
John J. Sweeney
(1934-2021) Labor leader, memoirist. John J. Sweeney was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Bethesda, Maryland.
Kim Chernin
(1940-2020) Writer, poet, memoirist. Kim Chernin was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Marin County, California.
Gerald Shur
(1933-2020) Lawyer, author. Gerald Shur was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Warminster, Pennsylvania.
Florence Howe
(1929-2020) Author. Florence Howe was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Adeline Leitzbach
(1884-1968) Playwright, screenwriter. Adeline Leitzbach was born in Buffalo, New York. She often used the pseudonym Adeline Hendricks.