Background
Savage, Leon was born on March 23, 1888 in Kovna, Lithuania. Son of Meyer and Rebecca (Dimenstein) Savage. came to the United States, 1914. Naturalized, 1921.
Savage, Leon was born on March 23, 1888 in Kovna, Lithuania. Son of Meyer and Rebecca (Dimenstein) Savage. came to the United States, 1914. Naturalized, 1921.
Business Level, Paris University. Bachelor of Laws, Columbia University, 1923. Doctor of Juridical Science, Brooklyn Law School, 1952.
Journalist, on Russian paper Telegraph, Kovna, 1905;
journalist, later on Russian, Yiddish, English newspapers and magazines. Feature writer Philadelphia, North American, 1917-1920. Special writer American Alliance for Labor and Democracy in World War I.
Associate representative Russian pressin United States, 1917-1918. Publicist, city editor Jewish Daily Day, 1917-1948. Practiced law in New York City, from 1925.
Member numerous political and civic committees and organizations, New York City, chairman or president of several. Also active in Jewish organizations and zionist movement. Honorary president Bronx Zionist Region.
Secretary, director Young Men’s Hebrew Association and YWHA, Washington Heights, from 1926. Board directors Metropolitan section Jewish Welfare Board American. Chairman special groups, member independent citizens committees in the senatorial campaigns for Herbert H. Lehman.
Active in campaign for Mayor Wagner, 1952. Member New York County Lawyers Association, Academy Political Science, and other business and professional organizations, Masons, B'nai B'rith (deputy district president district 1).
Married Anna Lifschitz, November 28, 1918 (deceased 1960). Married second, Rose Gootblat, March 1964.