Herbert Tenzer

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Herbert Tenzer
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 5th district
In office
January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1969
Preceded byFrank J. Becker
Succeeded byAllard K. Lowenstein
Personal details
Born(1905-11-01)November 1, 1905
New York City, New York
DiedMarch 24, 1993(1993-03-24) (aged 87)
Lawrence, New York
Political partyDemocratic

Herbert Tenzer (November 1, 1905 – March 24, 1993) was an American Democratic Party politician, who served two terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1965 to 1968.[1] Tenzer was also a lawyer and a philanthropist.[2]

Early life and education

Tenzer was born in New York City and attended the city's public schools. He graduated from Stuyvesant High School in 1923 and the New York University School of Law in 1927. He was admitted to the bar in 1929 and commenced the practice of law.

Career

Tenzer was a senior partner in the firm of Tenzer Greenblatt Fallon & Kaplan, which he founded in 1937.[2] From 1940 to 1960 he was chairman of the Barton's Candy Corporation.[3][4]

He was elected as a Democrat[4] to the Eighty-ninth and Ninetieth Congresses, serving from January 3, 1965 to January 3, 1969 as the Representative of New York's 5th congressional district. He did not run for reelection in 1968, and resumed the practice of law.

Tenzer was a founder of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University. He was a founder of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University, served on the board of trustees, and held the posts of chairman and chairman emeritus. He was also active in founding Yeshiva's Sy Syms School of Business. Tenzer was also a board of directors member and board president for the National Council to Combat Blindness (NCCB) (now Fight for Sight). He was also a founder and past president of the United Jewish Appeal of Greater New York. After World War II, he headed Rescue Children Inc., which cared for Jewish children in Europe orphaned by the Holocaust.[5]

From 1969 to 1983 Tenzer was chairman of the Nassau County board of ethics. In 1975 he served as vice chairman of New York State's special advisory committee on medical malpractice. From 1977 to 1983 he served as chairman of the New York State Board of Social Welfare. He was a resident of Lawrence, on Long Island, New York, until his death there on March 24, 1993. He was buried at Beth David Cemetery in Elmont, New York.

Family

Tenzer and his wife, the former Florence Novor, had a daughter Diane and son Barry and nine grandchildren.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Rep. Herbert Tenzer
  2. ^ a b c Wolfgang Saxon (March 25, 1993). "Herbert Tenzer, Ex-Congressman And Philanthropist, Is Dead at 87". The New York Times. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  3. ^ Morris Freedman (March 1952). "From the American Scene: Orthodox Sweets for Heterodox New York". Commentary Magazine. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  4. ^ a b two decades as Barton's chairman, ran for office against a noteworthy Republican opponent: Clarence Dean (October 12, 1964). "Businessman Seeks to Upset Aide to Carlino in 5th". The New York Times. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  5. ^ "An Inventory to the Rescue Children, Inc. Collection, 1946-1985". archives.yu.edu. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 5th congressional district
1965–1969 		Succeeded by