Background
Berns, Herman Jerome was born on February 19, 1907 in New York City. Son of Abraham and Sophia (Bazin) Berns.
Berns, Herman Jerome was born on February 19, 1907 in New York City. Son of Abraham and Sophia (Bazin) Berns.
Bachelor, University Cincinnati, 1929. Distributed control system (honorary), University Cincinnati, 1962.
Drama critic, editor, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1929-1938; vice president, secretary, 21 Club, Inc., New York City, since 1945; secretary, Iron Gate Products, Inc., New York City, since 1951.
President Kriendler Berns Foundation, since 1971. Trustee, University Cincinnati Foundation, 1976-1984. Employer-trustee Hotel/Restaurant Employees Welfare and Pension.
Member Restaurant League New York (chairman board 1958), National (director 1966-1976, honorary director since 1976), New York State (member executive committee 1960, vice president 1962, secretary-treasurer 1963) restaurant associations, New York Convention and Visitors Bureau (member executive committee 1953, vice president and treasurer 1953-1963, vice-chairman 1986-1989), University Cincinnati Alumni Association (regional vice president 1963), Food and Wine Society New York (Andre Simon award), Chaine de Rotisseur (founder United States of America group).
Married Suzanne Tanzer Pogany, March 3, 1977. Children: Cecily Miller Rosenthal, Diane Stein (deceased).