Background
Feldman, Myer was born on June 22, 1917 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Israel and Bella (Kurland) Feldman.
Feldman, Myer was born on June 22, 1917 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Israel and Bella (Kurland) Feldman.
Student, Girard College, Philadelphia, 1922-1931; Bachelor of Science in Economics, University of Pennsylvania, 1935; Bachelor of Laws (fellow 1938-1939), University of Pennsylvania, 1938.
Fellow, University of Pennsylvania 1938-1939, Professor, of Law 1940-1942. Served United States.A.A.F. 1942-1946. Special Counsel, Securities and Exchange Commission, Executive Assistant to Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission 1949-1953.
Counsel, Senate Banking and Currency Committee 1955-1957.
Professor, of Law, American University 1956-1959. Legislative Assistant, Senator John F. Kennedy 1958-1961.
Director of Research, Democratic National Committee 1960. Deputy Special Counsel to President, of the United States 1961-1964, Counsel 1964-1965.
Governor Weizmann Institute, Israel 1962-1984.
Overseer College, of the Virgin Islands since 1963. Trustee, Eleanor Roosevelt Foundation 1963-1976, United Jewish Appeal since 1965, Jewish. Chairman Board Speer Publications, Capital Gazette Press Industry, Bay Publications 1968-1977.
Contributor to The Saturday Review 1965-1971.
Partner Ginsburg and Feldman since 1965. Director Flying Tiger Lincolnshire 1966-1982, Flame of Hope, Incorporated. since 1967.
Delegate to Democratic National Convention 1968. Chairman Board of directors of WWBA Incorporated., WLLH Incorporated. and WADK Incorporated., Financial Satellite Corporation since 1984.
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer Totalbank Corporation of Florida since 1987.
President Ardman Broadcasting Corporation since 1987. Vice-Chairman Congressional Leadership for the Future 1970. President New York Institute Art Festival 1973-1977.
President McGovern for President Committee 1972.
Chair, and Treasure Birch Bayh for President Committee 1975-1976. Director Special Olympics Incorporated. since 1983, Henry M. Jackson Foundation. since 1984.
John F. Kennedy Library since 1983. President Radio Association Incorporated.
1959-1981; Democrat.
President New York Art Festival, Inc., 1972-1980. Delegate Democratic National Convention, 1968. President McGovern for President Committee, 1971-1972.
Vice chairman Congressional Leadership for Future, 1970. Finance chairman Bayh for President Committee, 1975-1976. Board directors Weitzman Institute, 1963-1984.
Chairman executive committee Special Olympics, Inc. Trustee Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Foundation, 1963-2007, Jewish Publication Society, 1966-1978, Declaration of Independence, House and Library, 1965-1975. Board directors Henry M. Jackson Foundation, 1984-1992, trustee.
Member executive committee Hollings for President Committee, 1984. Board directors John F. Kennedy Library, 1983–2007. Board overseers Virgin Islands University, 1962-2007.
Director University Minnesota Freeman Center, 1991-2007 Served with United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946. Member University Pennsylvania Law Alumni Association Washington (president 1952-1958), Potomac Tennis Club, Tau Epsilon Rho (president 1938).
Married Adrienne Arsht, September 28, 1980. Children by previous marriage: Jane Margaret, James Alan.