Background
Tanenbaum, Marc Herman was born on October 13, 1925 in Baltimore. Son of Abraham and Sadie (Singer) Tanenbaum.
Tanenbaum, Marc Herman was born on October 13, 1925 in Baltimore. Son of Abraham and Sadie (Singer) Tanenbaum.
Bachelor, Yeshiva University, 1945. Master in Hebrew Lit, Jewish Theological Seminary America, 1950. DDiv, Jewish Theological Seminary America, 1975.
Rabbi, 1950; executive director Synagogue Council American (national coordinating agency Orthodox, Conservative and Reform rabbinic and congressional bodies of Judaism United States), 1954—1960. Director department interreligious affairs American Jewish Committee, 1961—1983, director department international relations, 1983—1989. Editor, public relations counselor Abelard Schuman, 1956, Henry Schuman, Farrar, Straus & Giroux.
Staffer Eternal Light Radio Program. Correspondent, columnist Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Television writer and panelist WMAR-television, Baltimore.
Writer, narrator, director religious films.
Member executive committee White House Conference Children and Youth, 1960. National advisory council White House Conference Aging, 1961. National vice chairman American Red Cross.
Member council trustees United Seamen's Service. Member religious advisory committee United States Committee United Nations. Member United States national commission United Nations Educational Committee International Economic Growth.
Board directors International Rescue Committee. Vice president, director Religion in American Life. Director Clergymen's Economic Institute.
Board directors American Jewish World Service, National Peace Board. Chairman emeritus International Jewish Committee Interreligious Consultant with Vatican, Covenant House Board. Member of Rabbinical Assembly American, National Conference Christians and Jews.
Married Helga Weiss, May 22, 1955 (divorced September 1977). Children: Adena, Michael, Susan, Joshua. Married Georgette F Bennett, June 6, 1982.