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There will never be another Ed Koch. He was an original, but he represented a significant, if shrinking, segment of American Jewry who refused to compromise their liberal values, their support for Israel or their Jewish pride.

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Alan Dershowitz
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: September 1
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