Background
He was born on August 4, 1884, in Berlinez, then a village in the Podolia Governorate of the Russian Empire, now located in the Bar Raion, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine.
politician member of the New York State Senate
He was born on August 4, 1884, in Berlinez, then a village in the Podolia Governorate of the Russian Empire, now located in the Bar Raion, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine.
He attended the evening schools in New York City, and graduated from the College of the City of New York in 1910, and Bachelor of Laws from New York Law School in 1913.
He emigrated to the United States in 1900. In 1921, the Citizens Union endorsed Antin for re-election, saying that he was "intelligently active in behalf of housing reform bills."
In 1927, he published his autobiography: The Gentleman from the Twenty-Second (Boni & Liveright, New York City, 301 pages). He died on October 22, 1956, at his home at 601 East 20th Street in the Bronx, after a long illness.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Bronx Company, 3rd Doctorate) in 1921 and 1922. He was a member of the New York State Senate (22nd Doctorate) from 1923 to 1930, sitting in the 146th, 147th, 148th, 149th, 150th, 151st, 152nd and 153rd New York State Legislatures. And was Chairman of the Committee on Education from 1923 to 1924.
