Background
Schwartzberg, Hugh Joel was born on February 17, 1933 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Ralph M. and Celia (Kaplan) Schwartzberg.
Schwartzberg, Hugh Joel was born on February 17, 1933 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Ralph M. and Celia (Kaplan) Schwartzberg.
Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1953). Yale University (Juris Doctor, 1956). Tau Epsilon Rho; Delta Sigma Rho.
Recipient, Boylstoc Prize. Co-Chair, Emergency Task Force on Indochinese Refugees, since 1979. Director, American Civil Liberties Union, Illinois Division, 1960-1971.
1973-1978. Chairman, Committee on Corrections, 1963-1964 and Acting Chairman, 1964-1967, Community Advisory Board, Joint Youth Development Committee. Member, Citizens Advisory Board, Sheriff of Cook County, since 1972. Chairman, United States.
Assembly of Youth, 1953. Chairman, Illinois State Advisory Commission to the United States. Civil Rights Commission, since 1985.
Associate Lederer, Livingston, Kahn & Adsit, Chicago, 1957-1962, Marks, Marks & Kaplan, Chicago, 1962-1967, partner, 1967-1979, Schwartzberg, Barnett & Schwartzberg, Chicago, 1970-1975, Schwartzberg, Barnett & Cohen, Chicago, since 1975. Chairman United States Assembly Youth, 1953. President Arizi Corporation, Green Valley, Arizona, 1972-1973, BMDC Warehouse Inc., Buffalo, since 1975.
Adjunct professor Medill Graduate School Journalism, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1976, 78. Partner Ledgecrest Village, New Britain, Connecticut, 1975-1986, SFS Lambert, Hyde Park Apartments, Bath, Maine, 1975-1988, Delaware Park Apartments, Buffalo, 1972-1986, High Wall, Highland Park, Illinois, since 1975. Chairman board Zytek Manufacturing, Inc., Manila, 1987-1996.
Board publications New American Writing, Chicago, since 1993.
Chairman Illinois State advisory committee to the United States Civil Rights Commission, 1985-1992, commissioner, since 1985. Board directors Fund for Open Society, Philadelphia. Chairman executive committee, 1996.
Board directors Home Health Service of Chicago, North, 1974-1988. Member Cook County (Illinois) Sheriff's Advisory Committee, 1972-1986. Trustee Modern Poetry Association.
Public Poetry Magazine, Chicago, since 1980, secretary 1997-1998. Chairman committee on international affairs, public affairs committee Jewish United Fund, Chicago, 1980-1983. Co-chairman emergency task force on Indo-Chinese refugees, 1978-1980.
Board directors Jewish Education, 1973-1976, 1987-1990. United States sponsor Project South Africa, 1985-1994. Secretary Raoul Wallenberg committee, Chicago.
Fellow Illinois Bar Foundation (charter). Member American Bar Association (regional attorney section on indvidual rights and responsibilities 1985-1986), Chicago Bar Association (chairman committee civil rights 1979-1980), Tau Epsilon Rho (national historian 1988, national scholar 1990, president since 1992, Schwartzberg Scholarship Foundation), Harvard Club, Yale Club, Chicago Literature Club, Union League Civic and Arts Foundation (general counsel 1990-1995, secretary 1995-1996, vice president since 1996, president 1998-1999), Union League Club (board directors 1997-2000, chairman public affairs committee 1999-2000), Chaine des Rotisseurs (commandeur), B'nai B'rith (president district 6, 1986-1988, international board since 1982, senior international vice president, 1992-1996, co-president world center 1996-1998, Appreciation award Anti Defamation League 1975, Torch of Freedom award 1988).
Married Joanne Gilbert, July 7, 1956. Children: Steven J., Susan Jennifer.