Background
Hershaft, Alex was born on July 1, 1934 in Warsaw, Poland. Son of Jozef and Sabina (Kalina) Hershaft. came to the United States, 1951.
Hershaft, Alex was born on July 1, 1934 in Warsaw, Poland. Son of Jozef and Sabina (Kalina) Hershaft. came to the United States, 1951.
Bachelor in Chemistry, University Connecticut, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, Iowa State University, 1961.
Lecturer, Israel Institute Technology, Haifa, 1961-1963; operations analyst, Center for Naval Analyses, Arlington, Virginia, 1963-1965; staff analyst, Avco Corporation, Wilmington, Massachusetts, 1965-1968; research scientist, Grumman Corporation, Bethpage, New York, 1968-1972; principal scientist, Booz Allen & Hamilton, Bethesda, Maryland., 1972-1974; director environmental studies, Enviro Control, Rockville, Maryland., 1974-1976; senior scientist, MITRE Corporation, McLean, Virginia, 1977-1981; president, Farm Animal Reform Movement, Bethesda, Maryland., since 1981. Founder League for Abolition of Religious Coercion in Israel, 1961, Environmental Technology Seminar, 1969, Vegetarian Information Svc., 1976, Farm AnimalReform Movement, 1981. Co-founder United States animal rights movement, 1981;launched the Great American Meatout, 1985.
President Farm Animal Reform Movement, since 1981.
Married Eugenie Crystal, October 1, 1962. 1 child, Monica.