Background
Ohrenstein, Manfred was born on August 5, 1925 in Mannheim, Germany. Son of Markus and Fannie (Hollander) Ohrenstein. came to the United States, 1938.
Ohrenstein, Manfred was born on August 5, 1925 in Mannheim, Germany. Son of Markus and Fannie (Hollander) Ohrenstein. came to the United States, 1938.
Brooklyn College of the City University of New York (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1948). Columbia Law School (Juris Doctor, 1951). Spoken languages: German.
Worked at Ohrenstein & Brown, Limited liability partnership (New York, New York) specializing in Governmental Relations (Federal, New York and City), Real Estate Development, Insurance. Admitted to the bar, 1951, New New York 1958, United States. Court of Military Appeals.
1965, United States.
District Court, Southern District of New New York 1977, United States. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.
Author: "Should Banks and Insurance Companies be Allowed to Diversify Into Each Other"s Activities?" New York State Bar Journal, December, 1984.
Assistant District Attorney, New York County, 1954-1958. New York State Senator, 1960-1995.
Minority Leader, New York State Senate, 1974-1995. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committee on Insurance Law, 1980-1983).
New York State Bar Association.
Military: 1st. Lieutenant, Judge Advocate General"s Corps, United States. Army, 1951-1954; Captain, Judge Advocate General"s Corps, United States.
Army Reserve, 1954-1956.
Chairman New York State Holocaust Center, Albany. Co-chairman New York State Holocaust Memorial Commission. Member executive board New York City chapter American Jewish Committee 1st lieutenant Judge Advocate General Corps United States Army, 1952-1954, captain United States Army Reserve, 1954-1960.
Member American Civil Liberties Union, Association of Bar of City of New York (insurance committee 1977-1983), New York State Bar Association, American Israel Public Affairs Committee, New York State Bar Association.
Married Marilyn Bacher, 1957. Children: Nancy Ellen, David Jonathan.