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Ellen Braunstein

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 22, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Ellen Braunstein

    Irvin Nathan, Former DC Attorney General, Dies at 83 (opens the original)

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    For Irvin Nathan, public service was not an abstract ideal. His wife, Judy Walter, said he used to describe government work as the time when he was “wearing a white hat” — a chance to put his legal skills to work for the public. That instinct helped define a career that took Nathan from Arnold & Porter to the U.S. Justice Department, the U.S. House of Representatives and the District of Columbia attorney general’s office, and later to Tzedek DC, the Jewish legal services organization he helped l

  2. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Ellen Braunstein

    Dr. Herbert Tanenbaum, Pioneer in Washington Cardiology, Dies at 98 (opens the original)

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    When Dr. Herbert Tanenbaum helped establish Washington, D.C.’s first cardiac catheterization laboratory, the equipment cardiologists take for granted did not exist. Tanenbaum needed a wire thin and flexible enough to guide a catheter through an artery. His solution was low-tech: He went to a music store and bought guitar G-strings. “The storekeeper would say, ‘You must be a terrible guitarist,’” recalled Tanenbaum’s son Mark, himself a cardiologist. “Because you keep breaking the same G-string.”

  3. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Ellen Braunstein

    Norman Gelman, Longtime Montgomery County Political Activist, Dies at 97 (opens the original)

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    Norman Ira Gelman, a longtime Montgomery County political activist, policy analyst, writer and Jewish community leader who spent decades involved in public affairs in the Washington area, died July 20. He was 97. Gelman’s career ranged from journalism and congressional work to foreign policy analysis, while his civic life included leadership roles in Democratic politics, the American Jewish Committee, Congregation Har Shalom and organizations advocating for Israeli-Palestinian peaceful coexisten

  4. Article · Sep 2, 2026 · Ellen Braunstein

    Dana Fink, Who Fought for Accessibility and Inclusion, Dies at 38 (opens the original)

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    When Dana Fink was growing up in Atlanta, her two older sisters went to an orthodontist whose office had a step at the entrance. When it was Dana’s turn to become a patient, she refused to go until the office was accessible to her wheelchair. The orthodontist eventually installed a ramp and accessible parking. “That’s how she was all the time, always pushing for something better,” said her mother, Edith Fink. “It wasn’t always for her. It was for people who came after her.” Fink, a Washington-ba

  5. Article · Aug 24, 2026 · Ellen Braunstein

    Susan Linsky, Longtime DC Civic Leader and Organizer, Dies at 77 (opens the original)

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    When Susan Linsky’s funeral procession passed Nationals Park in Washington, the bus carrying family and friends got caught in traffic near the stadium. People on the bus looked toward the ballpark and began to applaud. For her family, the moment reflected Linsky’s impact across Washington. She had helped build support for bringing Major League Baseball back to the city. Her civic work also touched schools, playgrounds, affordable housing and neighborhood development. Linsky died on Aug. 8 at her

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