Ben Briscoe, who according to the Irish Times was “among the best-known Irish politicians with a Jewish background,” died on July 10. He was 89, his sister-in-law told Zenger News.
Briscoe and his father Robert Briscoe were the only Jews to serve as Lord Mayor of Dublin. Ben held that office from 1988 to 1989. For 37 years, from 1965 to 2002, he was a member (Teachta Dála) of the lower Parliamentary house as part of the Fianna Fáil party, Ireland’s largest.
