Jonah Jamison Goldstein (April 6, 1886 – July 22, 1967) was a Republican General Sessions Judge from New York, and the Republican candidate for

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in the 1945 election, losing to William O'Dwyer. He died in 1967, in Bethlehem, New Hampshire. Goldstein was

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, and he served on several Jewish institutions and was active in many

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activities. He also served as president of the Grand Street Boys Association.

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Guide to the Jonah J. Goldstein (1886-1967) Papers
at the American Jewish Historical Society, New York. 1886 births 1967 deaths New York (state) state court judges Politicians from New York City New York (state) Republicans 20th-century American judges Jewish American people in New York (state) politics Canadian emigrants to the United States {{NewYork-politician-stub