Bernard Jerome Tanenbaum

Background

Tanenbaum,, Bernard Jerome was born on November 26, 1934 in Little Rock. Son of Bernard Jerome and Naomi (Dante) Tanenbaum.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration, Tulane University, 1956. D.Pub. Service, Arkansas Baptist College, 1974.

Career

Salesman Dantan Company, Dumas, Arkansas, 1955. Buyer Dantes Stores, 1956-1961. Executive vice president Dante and Tanenbaum, 1961.

President UDS Inc. (formerly United Dollar Stores, Inc.), since 1967. President Pudata Inc. Chairman JAT II, Inc., vice chairman Arkansas Tax Revision Commission.

Membership

County chairman American Red Cross, 1957—1960. Vice president, director Desota council Boy Scouts American. President Henry S. Jacobs Camp, Southwest region Union American Hebrew Congregations, also vice chairman board trustees, member executive committee, member national committee camps and institutions, representative Southwest region to long-range planning committee.

Trustee Leo N. Levi Hospital, 1994, treasurer, 1996. Founding chairman Arza/World Union-North America. Past chairman North America board World Union Progressive Judaism, 1995, member executive governing body, 1989, senior vice president, since 2001.

President, director Camp Association Southern Temples. Member board governors Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute Religion. Board directors Dante & Tanenbaum Foundation, Arkansas department National Conference of Christians and Jews, Arkansas chapter Arthritis Foundation, Hot Springs Music Festival, 1995, "50 for the Future", Hot Springs, 1995.

Board directors, chairman Hot Springs Documentary Film Institute, 1996—2002. Trustee advisory board Tulane University. Member Arkansas Retail Merchants Association (director), Dumas Merchants Association (past chairman), Dumas Junior Chamber of C. (past president), Arkansas Junior Chamber of C. (past international director), Dumas Chamber of Commerce, Zeta Beta Tau.

Member B'nai B'rith (past director). Club: Mason (32).

Connections

Married Patricia Wise, June 9, 1955. Children: Bernard Jerome III, Albert Wise.

Father:

Bernard Jerome Tanenbaum,

Mother:

Naomi (Dante) Tanenbaum,

Spouse:

Patricia Wise

child:

Albert Wise Tanenbaum,

child:

Bernard Jerome III Tanenbaum,