Herbert Henry Lehman was an American financier and Democratic politician who served as the 45th governor of New York from 1933 to 1942 and represented New York in the United States Senate from 1949 until 1957.
Stephen Frank Altschul is an American mathematician who has designed algorithms that are used in the field of bioinformatics. Altschul is the co-author of the BLAST algorithm used for sequence analysis of proteins and nucleotides.
The Bronfman family is a Canadian family, known for its extensive business holdings. It owes its initial fame to Samuel Bronfman (1889-1971), the most influential Canadian Jew of the mid-20th century, who made a fortune in the alcoholic distilled beverage business during American prohibition, including the sale of liquor through organized crime, through founding the Seagram Company, and who later became president of the Canadian Jewish Congress (1939-62).
Arthur Lehman Goodhart was an American-born academic jurist and lawyer; he was Professor of Jurisprudence at the University of Oxford, 1931–51, when he was also a Fellow of University College, Oxford. He was the first American to be the Master of an Oxford college, and was a significant benefactor to the college.
Jonathan Brewster Bingham was an American politician and diplomat. He was the US delegate to the United Nations General Assembly and was elected to Congress from The Bronx, serving in the House of Representatives from 1965 to 1983.
Serena Altschul is an American broadcast journalist, known for her work at MTV News and CBS.
Benjamin Joseph Buttenwieser was an American banker, philanthropist and civic leader in New York.
Arthur Goodhart Altschul was an American banker and a Goldman Sachs Group partner, and executive at his private family office, Overbrook Management Corporation, founded by his father.
June Bingham Birge was an author, playwright, and member of the Lehman family.
Siri Sylvia Patricia von Reis was an American botanist, author, and poet of half-Finnish and half-Swedish ancestry. She was an authority on traditional medicine. She was also an investigator at the New York Botanical Garden.
Mayer Lehman was an American businessman, banker, and philanthropist. He was one of the three founding brothers of the investment bank Lehman Brothers.
Matthew Bronfman is an American businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist. A member of the Bronfman family, he is the son of prominent businessman and philanthropist Edgar Bronfman, Sr.
Donald Sigmund Stralem (1903-1976) was an American investment banker and philanthropist. Stralem worked as a partner in Hallgarten & Company and then served as chairman of Stralem and Company, an international investment bank that he founded in 1967. He also co-founded the North Shore Hospital in Manhasset, New York.
Henry Morgenthau III was an American author and television producer, and scion of the Morgenthau dynasty and member of the Lehman family.
Frank Altschul was an American financier at General American Investors Company, and founder of the Overbrook Management Corporation.
Elinor Lehman Morgenthau was an American Democratic party activist, member of the Lehman family, and spouse of Henry Morgenthau Jr.
John Langeloth Loeb Sr. was an American investor and executive who served as president of Loeb, Rhoades & Company.
Joseph Leon Buttenwieser (1865–1938) was an American lawyer, philanthropist, and civic leader in New York.
Peter Lehman Buttenwieser was an American educator, philanthropist, and Democratic Party fundraiser. He was a member of the Lehman family.
Adam Rodgers Bronfman is an American philanthropist and scion of the Bronfman family. He currently serves as President of the Samuel Bronfman Foundation, named in honor of his grandfather, Samuel Bronfman. He is involved in Jewish outreach and advocates “a pluralistic and open Judaism.”
