Background
Gotshal, Sylvan was born on March 21, 1897 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of Leopold and Julia Gotshal.
Gotshal, Sylvan was born on March 21, 1897 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of Leopold and Julia Gotshal.
Bachelor of Arts, Vanderbilt University, 1917, A.M., 1918. Bachelor of Laws, Columbia, 1920.
Ann (Mistress John Weinberg). Admitted to the New York State bar, 1920, practiced law, New York City, member firm Rose & Paskus Proskauer, Rose & Paskus, 1920-1932, Weil, Gotshal, Manges, and predecessor companies Chairman Society National Shrine of Bill of Rights. Co-chairman lawyers’ division National Conference Christians and Jews.
Member board vice chairman American Council Nationalities Service, chairman New York chapter National Foundation Infantile Paralysis. Former president, Chairman of the Board United Jewish Appeal Greater New York, honorary chairman, trustee. Director Federal Bill of Rights Society.
Former treasurer, now director Council Jewish Fedns. and Welfare Funds, Inc. Director City of Hope (Los Angeles Sanitorium). Chairman New York American Red Cross.
Advisory board Salvation Army. Director Lafayette.
Fellow Brandeis U.; Served as Second lieutenant, United States Army, 1918. Member French Chamber of Commerce of the United States (councillor), Nigerian-American Chamber of C. (director), African-American Chamber of Commerce (director) American, New York City, New York State, New York Company bar associations, American Arbitration Association (past president and chairman. Clubs: City, Uptown, Bankers, Harmonie, Empire State (New York City).
Married Violet Kleeman, September 3, 1918.