Mordecai Lester Mendell

Background

Mendell, Mordecai Lester Son of Abraham and Fannie (Weintraub) Mendell.

Education

Student, City College of New York, 1916-1917; student, Sheffield Science School, Yale University, 1918-1919.

Career

Various positions manufacturing and wholesale lumber firms, 1920-1935; with liquidating committee New York banks, 1933; director, then chairman, Flushing National Bank, 1940-1950; merged into Bankers Turst Company New York, Flushing National Bank, 1950; vice president banking department, Flushing National Bank, 1950-1961. Director, member Executive Committee Glen Alden Corporation. Director Interstate Department Stores, National Equipment Rental Corporation, Palestine Economics Corporation, Bank Leumi, New York City, First National Bank Palm Beach.

Achievements

• Mordecai Lester Mendell has been listed as a noteworthy Banking company director by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors American Red Cross, Palm Beach County (Florida) Small Business Administration, National Jewish Welfare Board, Mental Health Hospital, Plam Beach Havilitaion Center, Florida chapter American Red Cross, Civic Association Palm Beach. Board of Governors Good Samaritan Hospital. Board directors, secretary Community Fund Palm Beach.

Trustee, member Executive Committee United Jewish Appeal. Trustee Federation Jewish Philanthropies New York. Founder Long Island Jewish Hospital.

Chairman lay board Queens General Hospital, Triboro Hospital, New York City. National co-chairman legacy committee Brandeis U. With United States Navy, 1917-1918. Member Flushing Interfaith Society (governor), Harmonie, Lotos, Palm Beach Country (director, president) clubs.

Connections

Married Malvina Winifred Cohen, June15, 1919. Children: Edward, Oliver, Olga Mendell Toll.

Father:

Abraham Mendell

Mother:

Fannie (Weintraub) Mendell

Spouse:

Malvina Winifred Cohen

child:

Oliver Mendell

child:

Olga Mendell Toll Mendell

child:

Edward Mendell