Background
Berkman, Allen Hugh was born on January 7, 1912 in Canton, Ohio, United States. Son of Hyman and Sarah Berkman.
Berkman, Allen Hugh was born on January 7, 1912 in Canton, Ohio, United States. Son of Hyman and Sarah Berkman.
Bachelor of Arts Michigan, 1933. Juris Doctor, Harvard Law School, 1936. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Hebrew Union College, 1993.
Worked at Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Limited Liability Partnership (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) specializing in Business Law, Corporate Law, Labor and Management, Trusts and Estates. Admitted to the bar, 1937, Pennsylvania. Member: American Law Institute.
Trustee Pittsburgh Trust for Cultural Resources, since 1983, executive committee. Adb. committee Benedum Center Performing Arts. Board directors Bedford International Festival Foundation, since 1991, Pittsburgh Symphony Society, 1978-1994, board directors since 1998.
President Rodef Shalom Congregation, 1976-1982. Board directors Montefiore Foundation (now Jewish Healthcare Foundation Pittsburgh), audit finance committee since 1990. Advisory board The Salvation Army Pittsburgh, 1967-1982.
Board directors United Jewish Federation Greater Pittsburgh. National board governors American Jewish Committee, national executive council (Human Relations award Pittsburgh chapter, 1994). Board directors National Conference for Community & Justice.
Trustee, chair Winchester-Thurston School for Girls. Board directors American Friends Hebrew University. Honorary member national board governors Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute Religion.
Director emeritus World Affairs Council Pittsburgh. Fellow Pennsylvania Bar Foundation. Member American Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, American Law Institute, American Arbitration Association, Supreme Court of the United States Court History Society, American Judicial Society, Allegheny County Bar Association, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Selma Wiener, March 20, 1938 (deceased November 1995). Children: Barbara B. Ackerman, Susan B. Rahm, Richard L., Helen B. Habbert, James S.