Background
Himmelfarb, Milton was born on October 21, 1918 in Brooklyn. Son of Max and Bertha (Lerner) Himmelfarb.
Himmelfarb, Milton was born on October 21, 1918 in Brooklyn. Son of Max and Bertha (Lerner) Himmelfarb.
Bachelor, City College of New York, 1938. Master of Science, City College of New York, 1939. B.Hebrew Literature, Jewish Theological Seminary College, 1939.
Diplôme, University Paris, 1939. Postgraduate, Columbia University, 1942—1947.
Himmelfarb worked for four decades at the American Jewish Committee where he was director of information and research services. He edited various versions of the American Jewish Yearbook. He also was a contributing editor of Commentary, the monthly journal of opinion.
In 1986 President Ronald Reagan appointed Himmelfarb to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council.
Himmelfarb held several academic posts: visiting professor at the Jewish Theological Seminary and the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and visiting lecturer at Yale College. He earned a Bachelor in 1938 and Mississippi in 1939 from City College of New New York
Himmelfarb coined the aphorism on the Jewish community"s political persuasions: "Jews earn like Episcopalians, and vote like Puerto Ricans." Himmelfarb"s sister is the historian Gertrude Himmelfarb. He died in New York City at the age of 87.
Member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, 1986-1989. M C.
Married Judith Siskind, November 26, 1950. Children: Martha, Edward, Miriam, Anne, Sarah, Naomi, Dan.