Julius Jay Tanenbaum, a World War II veteran who rose from Depression-era Brooklyn to become a pioneer in Long Island and regional real estate development, died on July 1 , 2025. He was six months away from celebrating his 100th birthday.

Born on January 2, 1926, to Jewish immigrants David and Rose Tanenbaum, Mr. Tanenbaum grew up on the streets of New York City at a time when discipline, grit, and resolve were the currencies of survival. He graduated from James Madison High School at just 16 and entered the University of Maryland as a student-athlete playing varsity football with the intent to become a doctor, but history had other plans.

In the wake of the Pearl Harbor attack, Jay enlisted in the U.S. Navy at the age of 17. As a Quartermaster Third Class in the Pacific Theatre, he he

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