13 Facts About Herbert Tenzer

Herbert Tenzer was an American Democratic Party politician, who served two terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1965 to 1968.

Herbert Tenzer graduated from Stuyvesant High School in 1923 and the New York University School of Law in 1927.

Herbert Tenzer was admitted to the bar in 1929 and commenced the practice of law.

Herbert Tenzer was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-ninth and Ninetieth Congresses, serving from January 3,1965 to January 3,1969 as the Representative of New York's 5th congressional district.

Herbert Tenzer did not run for reelection in 1968, and resumed the practice of law.

Herbert Tenzer was a founder of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University.

Herbert Tenzer was a founder of the Benjamin N Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University, served on the board of trustees, and held the posts of chairman and chairman emeritus.

Herbert Tenzer was active in founding Yeshiva's Sy Syms School of Business.

Herbert Tenzer was a board of directors member and board president for the National Council to Combat Blindness.

Herbert Tenzer was a founder and past president of the United Jewish Appeal of Greater New York.

From 1969 to 1983 Herbert Tenzer was chairman of the Nassau County board of ethics.

Herbert Tenzer was a resident of Lawrence, on Long Island, New York, until his death there on March 24,1993.

Herbert Tenzer was buried at Beth David Cemetery in Elmont, New York.