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Elinor Lehman Morgenthau (née Fatman; February 19, 1892 – September 21, 1949) was an American Democratic party activist, member of the Lehman family, and spouse of Henry Morgenthau Jr. Biography. Born to a Jewish family in New York City, the daughter of Lisette "Settie" (née Lehman) and Morris Fatman, a clothing manufacturer.
Elinor Morgenthau was an assimilationist German Jewish success story. Morgenthau achieved prominence by promoting the men around her and by camouflaging her Judaism. She was a product of her era and was adept at its political and social strategies.
24 de mar. de 2020 · [xxxi] In fact, Henrietta repeatedly mentioned in her interview with HMIII how much she admired HMJr’s wife, Elinor Morgenthau. She called Elinor: “one of the great human beings.” [xxxii] Henrietta exclaimed to HMIII: “I adored your mother. I had a great respect for her.”
The Morgenthau family collection documents the interpersonal relationships between members of the family of Henry Jr. and Elinor Morgenthau and their children, Henry III, Robert, and Joan. Series 1, a chronological series, includes family documents, miscellaneous correspondence, clippings,
21 de jul. de 2019 · Robert M. Morgenthau, a courtly Knickerbocker patrician who waged war on crime for more than four decades as the chief federal prosecutor for Southern New York State and as Manhattan’s...
Eleanor Roosevelt was a leading American liberal and diplomat after World War II. Historians have long noted her strong support for the State of Israel and have attributed it to the decline of antisemitism, the legacy of the Holocaust, and the Cold War.
3 de may. de 2022 · Elinor Morgenthau loved life and took a deep interest in what was happening in the world as a whole, as well as in what was happening in her own world of family and friends and personal affections. She cared deeply for her husband and her children and grandchildren.
