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New York Passenger Lists 1820-1957: Einreise mit Schiff "America" vonCherbourg, Frankfreich nach New York, NY, USA. Ankunft 4.4.1947. Staatenlos, alleinreisend. Nächster Angehöriger: Großvater Mr. Lippmann, 15 Rue Du Palais, Vic Sure Seille, France. Reise bezahlt durch die Eltern. Reiseziel: zu Onkel Benny Jacobs, 1334 W. Mose Ave., Chicago, IL.
Mehrere Zeitungsberichte über Alexander Baum u.a. Nachruf in der Los Angeles Tinmes v. 2.3.2015: "Alex Baum, Los Angeles, bicycling advocate, dies at 92. Alex Baum, a Los Angeles bicycling advocate of bikes aslegitimate transportation in a sprawling city built around cars, hasdied. He was 92.
Baum's death Sunday in a Los Angeles hospital was cuased by bowel obstruction, his daughter Danielle said.
Baum wads a former member of the French resistance who was imprisonedin a Nazi labor camp and immigrated to the United States after the war. By trade he was caterer, but he was more well-known for his involvement in sports organizations, including the committee that organized the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
(u.a. Er war einer der Fackelträger der Olympischen Flamme in LA)
For more than 30 years, Baum was head of the city's Bicycle Advisory Committee - a group he organized under former LA Mayor Tom Bradley to work with city transportation officials on cycling issues.
"He was a voice for cyclists at a time when cyclists had no voice inLA" said Michelle Mowere, the city transportation's department seniorbicycle coordinator. "He used to call us the poor stepchild of transportation".
Without Baum's lobbing, the city's 56miles of bike paths and 369 miles of bike lanes would probably not exist, she said. Current plans, which Baum was instrumental in developing,call for 1680 miles of bike paths, bike landes and bike-friendly streets. A memorial service for Baumis planned for 1.30 pm Wednesday at the Santa Monica Synagogue, 1148th St., St. Monica.".
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