1. Leonard Farbstein was an American lawyer and politician who served seven terms as a US Representative from New York from 1957 to 1971.
10 Facts About Leonard Farbstein
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Leonard Farbstein's father, Louis, was a Jewish immigrant from Russia-Poland and worked as a tailor.
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Leonard Farbstein attended City College of New York and Hebrew Union Teachers College.
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Leonard Farbstein ran for the New York State Assembly and won his first election in 1932.
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Leonard Farbstein was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1933 to 1956.
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Leonard Farbstein was elected as a Democrat to the 85th United States Congress and the six succeeding Congresses, holding office from January 3,1957, to January 3,1971.
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In 1966, Leonard Farbstein was a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
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Leonard Farbstein was an open supporter of Lyndon B Johnson's policy on the Vietnam War.
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Leonard Farbstein died on November 9,1993, aged 91, in New York City, and was interred in Cedar Park Cemetery in Paramus, New Jersey.
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On September 18,1947, Leonard Farbstein married Blossom Langer, and they had one son whom they named after Leonard Farbstein's father.