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Alan J. Altheimer (September 2, 1903 – March 30, 1999) was an American lawyer with Altheimer & Gray and nonprofit leader who was the former president of the Chicago-based Jewish Council on Urban Affairs.[1]

Biography[edit]

Altheimer was born in St. Louis and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas. He is a descendent of the Altheimer brothers, who are the namesake of Altheimer, Arkansas.[2][3] He studied law at Columbia University, graduating from Columbia College in 1923 and Columbia Law School in 1925.[4][5] Upon being admitted to the Illinois Bar, he joined his uncle, prominent Chicago lawyer and civic leader Benjamin Altheimer's law firm, Altheimer, Mayer, Woods & Smith,[6][7] which eventually became Altheimer & Gray and where he remained for the next 73 years.[4]

Altheimer was involved in the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs, a non-profit organization that focuses on improve housing, business opportunities and education in low-income neighborhoods, shortly after it was founded and served as the organization's president. He also worked with mayor Harold Washington and Jesse Jackson to promote interracial dialogue.[1]

Altheimer also served as president of North Shore Congregation IsraelinGlencoe, Illinois.[1] He was also a president of the Phi Sigma Delta fraternity, and the midwestern section of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations and National Jewish Welfare Board.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "ALAN ALTHEIMER; FOUGHT SOCIAL INJUSTICE". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  • ^ LeMaster, Carolyn (July 1994). A Corner of the Tapestry: A History of the Jewish Experience in Arkansas, 1820s–1990s. University of Arkansas Press. ISBN 978-1-68226-190-3.
  • ^ "One powerful family". Arkansas Online. 2018-05-27. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
  • ^ a b c "CC Today - Obituaries". www.college.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  • ^ Columbia Alumni News. Alumni Council of Columbia University. 1923.
  • ^ Andreas, Alfred Theodore (1886). History of Chicago: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time ... A. T. Andreas.
  • ^ "Forced out at 65, lawyer thrives". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2022-01-21.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alan_J._Altheimer&oldid=1084659805"

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