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Longtime JWV Leader Louis Abramson Dies at 90
of Pennsylvania and eventually
the national commander. He
was also a post commander
SOPHIE PANZER | JE STAFF
after he served his national
LOUIS ABRAMSON, who commander term.

Kanis said Abramson was a
served as national commander
peacekeeper among members
of the Jewish War Veterans of
of JWV,
always had a warm
the United States of America
smile and
was willing
to offer
and was active in the organiza-
guidance and
leadership when
tion throughout his life, died at
needed. Members
of his
post the Horsham Center for Jewish
considered him
a true
friend. Life in Montgomery County on
“At any time that I ever
April 19. He was 90.

spoke to him, he was a mentor,”
M.B. Kanis, commander
Kanis said.

of Drizin-Weiss
Jewish Abramson
grew up in
War Veteran Post 215 and
South Philadelphia
and Abramson’s colleague, said
attended Benjamin
Franklin Abramson rose through the
ranks of JWV after serving High School. His wife, Gloria
as a sergeant during the Abramson, said he was inspired
Korean War. He became a to join the armed forces and
member of the organization’s support veterans as a boy
Department of Pennsylvania, when his friends and family
an officer, a post commander, a members returned from World
commander of the Department War II with tales of serving
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their country.

“He was just taken with
wanting to do what he could
to help the veteran coming
back from the service,” Gloria
Abramson said. “He had this
empathy, the support and
devotion to the service people
that gave us this freedom.”
When he graduated high
school he joined the National
Guard and served in Korea.

After he was honorably
discharged, he remained part
of the National Guard and
owned a gas station in addition
to his career at JWV.

He was married for 70 years
and had three daughters. He
and his wife were childhood
sweethearts and grew up in
Bulletin South Philadelphia together
before living in Mt. Airy for 25
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Activist, Former Actor to Run for State House
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JONATHAN D. LOVITZ,
a Democrat and a political
activist for LGBTQ causes,
announced his candidacy for
the Pennsylvania House of
Representatives on April 19.

Lovitz seeks to represent the
182nd PA House district, an
area that encompasses a sizable
chunk of Center City. He said
that the “constant state of
growth” in the area could “teach
a lot of lessons” to lawmakers
and business communities
across Pennsylvania.

“This is personal to me. I’ve
got skin in this game because
I live here,” Lovitz said. “I pay
taxes here, and I want to see
this part of the city succeed,
because this is such a beacon
and role model to the rest of
the commonwealth about how
communities and business can
coexist side by side and grow
together.” Democrat Brian Sims has
represented the 182nd district
since 2013, but he announced
in February that he would leave
the office to run for lieutenant
governor. Sims was the first
openly gay legislator at the
state level in the history of
Pennsylvania. The race to replace him offers
a “historic opportunity,” Lovitz
told the Washington Blade.

Lovitz, 36, grew up in the
Atlantic City area, and spent
his childhood between the
Jersey shore and South Florida.

Lovitz graduated from the
University of Florida in 2006
with a bachelor’s in fine arts in
performance, and spent most
of the next 10 years in New
York City, acting, performing
and hosting. He was part of
national touring productions
of “Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat”
and “Jesus Christ Superstar,”
performed in several MTV
productions and did work for
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lived for the last five years.

“I love the intersection of Gov. Tom Wolf as models for
diversity and scrappiness that him politically and tempera-
is part of every office here,” mentally, citing their skills as
coalition builders as being of
Lovitz said.

special interest to him.

So what does he stand for?
Lovitz said he is committed
With the National Gay &
Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, to the preservation of racially
Lovitz worked to expand inclusive, strong, democratic
protections from discrimina- institutions; prior to last
tion and economic opportunity fall’s elections, he founded
for LGBTQ people across the PhillyVoting.org, a voter regis-
country, and his vision for the tration and information initiative
future of Center City takes that that registered new voters during
sensibility — “pro-economy, that cycle. Bringing more people
pro-equity, pro-solutions,” his into the democratic process,
campaign announcement read especially younger people, will be
— and aims to move the ball a key initiative.

“They’re about people and
forward. Lovitz promises to promote service and engagement,”
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advocacy was already a part of
Lovitz’s life.

At Florida, he started
organizing on behalf of the
John Kerry campaign, and
learned more about forming
political relationships through
his campus Hillel.

In 2010, Lovitz began to work
as a vocal, visible advocate on
behalf of the LGBTQ commu-
nity. He addressed crowds
and led workshops related to
LGBTQ community issues for
major national organizations
like The Trevor Project and
GLAAD and, within a few years,
Lovitz was leading StartOut,
a nonprofit that sought to
provide opportunity to LGBT
entrepreneurs. Lovitz’s skills
as a communicator did not go
unnoticed, and he was soon on
board with both the National
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