Background
A native of Saint Louis, Missouri, Fleishman was born June 16, 1905, and studied at the Saint Louis College of Pharmacy, before being inducted into the United States. Army.
public relations executive writer
A native of Saint Louis, Missouri, Fleishman was born June 16, 1905, and studied at the Saint Louis College of Pharmacy, before being inducted into the United States. Army.
Sent by the American Jewish Congress as a special consultant to the Secretary of Defense, he headed a survey committee that studied the psychological, economic and social needs of displaced people in Germany and Austria.
As a major in the United States. Army Air Corps, he spent World World War II primarily as a Pentagon-based public information officer He traveled to war-torn Germany in October 1945. In that capacity, he was an early eyewitness to the horrors of the Holocaust, and his research and subsequent report alerted many organizations in the United States to the forgotten people of World World War II – the displaced Jews.
Upon completion of his report, Fleishman made a 60-city United States. lecture tour, discussing these refugees’ relief and rehabilitation needs.
The trip influenced his life as he became deeply involved in various Jewish causes and with minority affairs The two had known each other for more than a decade, dating back to when Fleishman had served as chief deputy to the city’s circuit clerk, and Hillard was a reporter for the Saint Louis Star-Times.
Fleishman served as the firm’s chairman until his retirement in 1975 at the age of 70. In addition to his prominence in the public relations arena, Fleishman gained distinction in the field of general semantics.
He wrote three books on that subject – “Sense and Nonsense: A Study in Human Communication,” “Troubled Talk,” and “Dialogue With Street Fighters.” Each was recognized as Book of the Year by the International Society for General He also was the author of numerous articles on public relations and human communication, and lectured extensively throughout the country.
Board directors St. Louis Symphony Society, Missouri Board Training Schools, Urban League St. Louis, Jewish Federation St. Louis, Jewish Community Relations Council, Library Board, Jewish Hospital Board Major United States Air Force, 1942-1946. Member Public Relations Society of America, Chamber of Commerce Creve Coeur (board directors), Regional Commerce and Growth Association (chairman member committee), Society Professional Journalists/SDX, Washington University Faculty Club, Media Club (chairman board).
Married Lucylle Elizabeth Magid (deceased), October 9, 1928.