Herbert Tenzer
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's5th district
In office January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1969
Preceded by	Frank J. Becker
Succeeded by	Allard K. Lowenstein
Personal details
Born	(1905-11-01)November 1, 1905 New York City,New York
Died	March 24, 1993(1993-03-24) (aged 87) Lawrence, New York
Political party	Democratic

Herbert Tenzer (November 1, 1905 – March 24, 1993) was an AmericanDemocratic Partypolitician, who served two terms in theUnited States House of Representatives from 1965 to 1968.^[1] Tenzer was also a lawyer and a philanthropist.^[2]

Tenzer was born inNew York City and attended the city's public schools. He graduated fromStuyvesant High School in 1923 and theNew York University School of Law in 1927. He was admitted to the bar in 1929 and commenced the practice of law.

Tenzer was a senior partner in the firm of Tenzer Greenblatt Fallon & Kaplan, which he founded in 1937.^[2] From 1940 to 1960 he was chairman of theBarton's Candy Corporation.^[3][4]

He was elected as a Democrat^[4] to theEighty-ninth andNinetieth Congresses, serving from January 3, 1965 to January 3, 1969 as the Representative ofNew York's 5th congressional district. He did not run for reelection in 1968, and resumed the practice of law.

Tenzer was a founder of theAlbert Einstein College of Medicine atYeshiva University. He was a founder of theBenjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University, served on the board of trustees, and held the posts of chairman and chairman emeritus. He was also active in founding Yeshiva'sSy Syms School of Business. Tenzer was also a board of directors member and board president for the National Council to Combat Blindness (NCCB) (nowFight for Sight). He was also a founder and past president of the United Jewish Appeal of Greater New York. AfterWorld War II, he headed Rescue Children Inc., which cared for Jewish children in Europe orphaned by theHolocaust.^[5]

From 1969 to 1983 Tenzer was chairman of the Nassau County board of ethics. In 1975 he served as vice chairman of New York State's special advisory committee on medical malpractice. From 1977 to 1983 he served as chairman of the New York State Board of Social Welfare. He was a resident ofLawrence, onLong Island,New York, until his death there on March 24, 1993. He was buried atBeth David Cemetery inElmont, New York.

Tenzer and his wife, the former Florence Novor, had a daughter Diane and son Barry and nine grandchildren.^[2]

• List of Jewish members of the United States Congress

• United States Congress."Herbert Tenzer (id: T000128)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Saxon, Wolfgang (March 25, 1993)."Herbert Tenzer, Ex-Congressman And Philanthropist, Is Dead at 87".New York Times. New York, NY.

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