Background
Jaretzki was born in New York City to Alfred Jaretzki, a leading corporate lawyer, and Tillie Shire Jaretzki on November 17, 1892.
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Alfred Jaretzki
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After graduating from Morristown School (now Morristown-Beard School) in Morristown, New Jersey, Jaretzki completed his bachelor"s degree at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1913.
Career
Jaretzki helped draft the Investment Company Acting of 1940 passed by the United States Congress. He later authored an article in a 1941 issue of Washington University Law Quarterly that details the elements of the law and reasons for its passage. The Investment Acting of 1940 created requirements for all United States. investment companies to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission (Securities and Exchange Commission) and strengthened their government oversight.
He then earned a law degree at Harvard Law School in 1916.
Jaretzki earned admittance to the Bar association that year. He also played on the lacrosse team and participated on the debate team
In 1916, Jaretzki joined Sullivan & Cromwell as a partner. He later rose to the position of senior partner at the firm.
Jaretzki served at Sullivan & Cromwell during the same period as John Foster Dulles.
During World War I, Jaretzki served on the War Trade Board. He later acted as an adviser to the United States. Delegation at the Évian Conference for Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi persecution. Following the conference, Jaretzki made four trips to Vienna to assist Jewish refugees and others emigrating from Germany on behalf of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (AJJDC).
He served as vice chairman of AJJDC and chaired their Committee on Refugee Aid in Central and South America.
During World World War II, Jaretzki served as special consultant to United States Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson. Overseeing election regulations and procedures in New York City, Jaretzki chaired the New York City Board of Elections.
He received appointment to that post from the New York City Council. He also served as president of Saint John"s Guild, an agency that assisted ill children and older adults, from 1958 to 1961.
Jaretzki married Edna Astruck on June 22, 1916.
They had four children together: Josephine (Josie), Alfred III, Paul, and Katharine (Dotsy).
Membership
While at Harvard, Jaretzki served as a member of the Editorial Board of the Harvard Law Review. Jaretzki served as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and as an honorary trustee of the Public Education Association of New York City.
