Background
Benesch, Alfred Abraham was born on March 7, 1879 in Cleveland. Son of Isidore Julius and Bertha (Federman) Benesch.
Benesch, Alfred Abraham was born on March 7, 1879 in Cleveland. Son of Isidore Julius and Bertha (Federman) Benesch.
Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude, Harvard, 1900, A.M., 1901, Bachelor of Laws, 1903. Doctor of Laws, Fenn College, 1955, Western Reserve University, Cleveland, 1965, H.L.D. (honorary), Hebrew Union College, 1962.
Admitted to Ohio bar, 1903, practiced law in Cleveland, Ohio. With firm of Benesch, Friedlander, Mendelson & Coplan.
Member Cleveland City Council 1912-1913, director Public Safety, 1914-1915. Member Board Education, 1926-1963, president, 1933-1934. Presidential elector Democratic Party, 1941.
Vice president National Jewish Hospital. Member board of trustees Mount Sinai Hospital. Member Bureau Jewish Education, Jewish Community Federation.
Member Phi Beta Kappa. Member B’nai B’rith (past president Grand Lodge 2). Clubs: Commerce, Oakwood (Cleveland).
Married to Helen Newman, November 29, 1906.