The Lehman family is a prominent family of

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German-Americans who founded the financial firm Lehman Brothers. Some were also involved in American politics. Members have married into the prominent Morgenthau, Loeb, and

Bronfman Bronfman is a surname. The name is Yiddish in origin and originally referred to a dealer in distilled liquor (Yiddish ''bronfn''). Notable people with the surname include: *Bronfman family, Jewish-Canadian-American, owners of Seagram **Charles Bro ...

families. The family traces back to Abraham Lehmann, a cattle merchant in Rimpar,

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, who changed his Yiddish ( German-Jewish) surname Löw (Loeb) to the German

Lehman Lehman may refer to: People * Lehman (surname) * Lehman Engel (1910–1982), American composer and conductor of Broadway musicals, television and film * Lehman Kahn (1827–1915), Belgian educationalist and writer Places and physical features ...

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Some of the family members include:Full text of "John L. Loeb Collection"
retrieved October 28, 2015 *Abraham Lehmann, born Abraham Löw, cattle merchant in Rimpar,

** Zeira Lehmann Schloss (1810–1902), remained in Germany ** Berta Low Lehmann Schwab (born 1812), remained in Germany ** Seligmann Lehmann (1814–1890), remained in Germany ** Fratel Lehmann (1817–1817), died as a newborn ** Anna Lehmann Roman (born 1820), remained in Germany ** Henry Lehman (1822–1855), born Hayum Lehmann, founder of H. Lehman, which became Lehman Brothers, married to Rosa Wolf, 4 children ***Bertha Lehman Rosenheim ***Harriet Lehman Weil, married Moses Weil, 5 children ****Leon Weil ****Blanche Weil ****Hannah Weil ****Harry L. Weil ****Elsie Rose Weil, married Leon Weil, 2 children *****Helen Weil Benjamin (1905-1996) ***** George Leon Weil (1907–1995), nuclear physicist ***David Lehman ***Meyer H. Lehman ** Emanuel Lehman (1827–1907), born Mendel Lehmann, co-founder of Lehman Brothers, married to Pauline Sondheim (1843–1871), 4 children ***Milton Lehman ***Harriet Philip Lehman, married her cousin Sigmund M. Lehman, son of her uncle Mayer Lehman ***Evelyn Philip Lehman, married Jules Ehrich, 4 children: ****May Ehrich (born 1889) ****Pauline Ehrich (1893), married Monroe Gutman ****Dorothy Ehrich (born 1895), married John C. Mayer, 3 children *****Jane Mayer (born 1919), married Harold Field *****John Mayer (born 1921), married Dale Shoup, daughter of economist

Carl Shoup Carl Sumner Shoup (October 26, 1902 – March 23, 2000) was an American economist and public finance expert. He is best known for leading the Shoup Mission of 1949-1950, tasked with revising the fiscal system of post-World War II Japan. He direct ...

New York Times: "Carl S. Shoup, 97; Shaped Japan's Tax Code"
By David Cay Johnston March 31, 2000 and granddaughter of businessman Paul Shoup ***** William Mayer (1925–2017), composer, married Meredith Nevins, daughter of historian and journalist Allan Nevins, 3 children ******Steven Mayer (born 1952) ****** Jane Mayer (born 1955), journalist, married to William B. Hamilton ******Cynthia Mayer (born 1958) **** Ruth Ehrich (born 1900), married Ralph Friedman, 2 children *** Philip Lehman (1861–1947), married to Carrie Lauer (–1937) ****Pauline Lehman, married to Henry Ickelheimer (1868–1940) of Heidelbach, Ickelheimer & Co., 2 children ***** Jean Ickelheimer Stralem, married to Donald Stralem, 2 childrenNew York Times: "Jean Stralem, 86, Philanthropist Known for Work With the Blind" by WOLFGANG SAXON
December 22, 1994 ******Sandra Jean Stralem, married Robert A. Russell, 2 childrenNew York Daily News: "Inherit the Windfall? Snubbed Kin Claims an Heir in Judgment" by GEORGE RUSH and JOANNA MOLLOY
May 24, 1995 *******Donna Russell Cronin ******* Robin Becker Maki ****** Sharon Lynn Stralem married Ralph Albee Phraner Jr. ***** Philip Henry Isles (1912–1960), changed surname from Ickelheimer, married to model Lillian Fox, 3 children, divorced, she remarried

Stephane Groueff Stephane Groueff (May 22, 1922 – May 2, 2006) was a writer, journalist and a political refugee, born in Sofia, Bulgaria. Biography He was studying law in the University of Geneva when the communists seized power in his country in 1944. His fat ...

******Jill Isles Blanchard, married to Guillermo B. Aguilera, divorced and remarried to Richard F. Blanchard.New York Times: "WEDDINGS; Pauline Aguilera, Nicholas Longano"
May 10, 1998 *******Pauline Aguilera Longano (born 1967), married to Nicholas Longano in 1998 ****** Tina Isles Barney (born 1945), photographer, married to John Joseph Barney in 1966 ******Philip Henry Isles II, married to Alexandra Moltke (1947–) *******Adam Isles (1969–), married to Hannah Harrison Bond **** Robert Lehman (1891–1969), married three times *****married Ruth S. (née Lamar) Rumsey (born 1902) in 1929, divorced 1931, no children *****married Ruth "Kitty" (Leavitt) Meeker (1904–1984), daughter of

William Homer Leavitt William Homer Leavitt (April 23, 1868 – August 8, 1951) was an American portrait painter who married the daughter of politician William Jennings Bryan. For a time, Leavitt was a sought-after society portraitist, until he departed for Paris to pu ...

and Ruth Bryan Owen, and granddaughter of

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William Jennings Bryan William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) was an American lawyer, orator and politician. Beginning in 1896, he emerged as a dominant force in the Democratic Party, running three times as the party's nominee for President ...

; 1 childBiographical Dictionary of U.S. Business Leaders By John N. Ingham
/ref> ****** Robert "Robin" Owen Lehman Jr. (born 1936), married to Aki Lehman, 2 children, before marrying music theorist Marie Rolf, 2 children ******* Philip Lehman *******Kate Lehman *******Rolf Lehman ******* Morgan Lehman *****married Lee "Elena" (Anz) Lynn (1919-2006) in 1952; no children ** Aaron Lehman (1829-1924) ** Mayer Lehman (1830–1897), co-founder of Lehman Brothers, married to Babette Newgass, sister-in-law of

Isaias W. Hellman Isaias Wolf Hellman (October 3, 1842 – April 9, 1920) was a German-born American banker and philanthropist, and a founding father of the University of Southern California. Early life Hellman was born in Reckendorf, Bavaria on October 3, 1842. ...

*** Lisette Lehman Fatman, married to Morris Fatman, clothing manufacturer, 2 childrenJewish Women's Archive: "Elinor Morgenthau 1891 – 1949"
by Edna S. Friedberg] retrieved October 3, 2015 ****Margaret Fatman married to composer Werner Josten, 2 childrenNew York Times: "Obituary: Eileen Lowe"
December 17, 2016 *****Peter Josten ***** Eileen Josten Lowe, married Dr. Charles U. Lowe in 1955, 4 children **** Elinor Fatman Morgenthau, married Henry Morgenthau Jr., U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 3 childrenMorgenthau Family Tree
retrieved October 3, 2015 ***** Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney for New York County ***** Henry Morgenthau III, author and television producer, married Ruth Schachter Morgenthau (1931-2006), advisor to President Jimmy Carter, 3 children ******Henry (Ben) Morgenthau (1964) ****** Kramer Morgenthau (1966), cinematographer, married Tracy Fleischman in 2011New York Times: "Tracy Fleischman and Kramer Morgenthau"
December 23, 2011 ******Sarah Elinor Morgenthau Wessel (1963), married to Carlton Wessel in 1993 *****Joan Morgenthau Hirschhorn (1922-2012) married Fred Hirschhorn Jr. in 1957, 3 childrenNew York Times: "Joan Morgenthau Hirschhorn"
October 7, 2012 ******Elizabeth Hirschhorn Wilson, married Bruce Wilson ******Joan Hirschhorn Bright, married David Bright ******Elinor H. Hirschhorn, married Michael J. Carroll in 1996 *** Clara Lehman Limburg
August 27, 2007 ****Mabel Limburg Rossbach married to Max J. H. Rossbach
March 29, 1987 *****

June Bingham Birge June Bingham Birge (June 20, 1919 – August 21, 2007) was an author, playwright, and member of the Lehman family. Biography Born as June Rossbach in White Plains, New York. She was the daughter of Mabel Limburg and Max J.H. Rossbach. She was t ...

(1919-2007), married U.S. Congressman Jonathan Brewster Bingham (1914-1986), four children;"June Bingham Birge, Who Wrote Books and Plays, Dies at 88"
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'', August 29, 2007. Accessed May 4, 2008. "June Bingham Birge, the author of books and plays, died August 21 at her home in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. She was 88." remarried to Robert B. Birge in 1987, no children ******Sherrell Bingham Downes ******Timothy Woodbridge Bingham ******Claudia Bingham Meyers ******June Mitchell Esselstyn (1942-1999) married Erik C. Esselstyn, 2 childrenGainesville Sun: "Local reverend dies of cancer" By GARY KIRKLAND
October 28, 1999
October 28, 1999 *******June Eriksson (Jody) Esselstyn *******Blakeman Bingham Esselstyn *** Sigmund M. Lehman married his cousin Harriet Philip Lehman, daughter of his uncle Emanuel Lehman **** Allan S. Lehman married Evelyn SchifferNew York Times: "Orin Lehman, 88, Parks Steward, Dies" by Dennis Hevesi
February 23, 2008 *****Ellen Lehman Long *****

Orin Lehman Orin Allan Lehman (January 24, 1920 – February 22, 2008) was an American public servant who served as New York State’s longest-serving commissioner of New York State Office of Parks and Recreation. Early life Lehman was born to a Jewish ...

****

Harold M. Lehman Harold may refer to: People * Harold (given name), including a list of persons and fictional characters with the name * Harold (surname), surname in the English language * András Arató, known in meme culture as "Hide the Pain Harold" Arts ...

, married Cecile R. Seligman, 2 daughters *****Betty Lehman Asielnew York Times: "Susan L. Cullman, 79, Decoder and an Editor"
January 4, 1994 married to E. Nelson Asiel, 3 children ******Harold N. Asiel ******Terri L. Grammas ****** John H. Asiel *****Susan Lehman, married Joseph Cullman (1912–2004) in 1935, one daughter. ******Dorothy Cullman Treisman *** Harriet Lehman (1860–1948), married to Philip Goodhart **** Arthur Lehman Goodhart (1891-1978), British academic; married Cecily Carter, 3 children *****

Philip Goodhart Sir Philip Carter Goodhart (3 November 1925 – 5 July 2015) was a British Conservative politician, the son of Arthur Lehman Goodhart. Biography Goodhart attended the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut. He contested Consett in 1950 ...

(1925-2015), British politician; married Valerie Forbes Winant, niece of John Gilbert Winant; 7 childrenDaily Telegraph: "Valerie Forbes Winant died peacefully on April 1st aged 88"
retrieved 30 September 2015 ******Arthur Goodhart ******Sarah Goodhart ****** David Goodhart, (1956-) journalist; married to journalist

Lucy Kellaway Lucy Kellaway (born 26 June 1959) is a British journalist turned teacher. She remains listed as a management columnist at the ''Financial Times'' (''FT''), and became a trainee teacher in a secondary school in 2017. She is a co-founder of th ...

; 4 children ******Rachel Goodhart ******Harriet Goodhart ******Rebecca Goodhart ******Daniel Goodhart ***** William Goodhart (1933-2017) ***** Charles Goodhart (1936-) ****Howard Goodhart **** Helen Goodhart (1887–1985), married to Frank Altschul (1887–1981), banker *****Margaret Lang, married to journalist Daniel Lang, 3 childrenNew York Times: "Paid Notice: Deaths LANG, MARGARET ALTSCHUL"
January 10, 2002 ******Frances Lang Labaree ******Helen Lang ****** Cecily Lang Kooyman ***** Edith Altschul Graham (died 2003), married Robert Claverhouse Graham, 3 childrenNew York Times: "Deaths GRAHAM, EDITH ALTSCHUL"
May 14, 2003 ******Robert C. Graham Jr. married Christine Denny, daughter of

Charles R. Denny Charles Ruthven Denny Jr. (April 11, 1912 – October 30, 2000) was general counsel of the United States Federal Communications Commission, then a member of the commission itself, and was later its chairman. He was married and had three childr ...

, 2 children,
New York Times: "Elizabeth Graham, Graduate Student, Is Married to Adam Marc Lindemann"
October 16, 1989 divorced. Married Julie Moran, 1 Child. *******Elizabeth Ashley Graham, married Adam Marc Lindemann, son of George Lindemann ******* Kathryn Graham *******James Wesley Hawkes Graham ******Michael C. Graham ****** Kathryn G. Graham *****

Arthur Goodhart Altschul Sr. Arthur Goodhart Altschul (April 6, 1920 – March 17, 2002) was an American banker and a Goldman Sachs Group partner,Stephen Altschul (1957-), mathematician and researcher; married to Caroline Kershaw James ********James Altschul ******** William Altschul (1998-) ******* Charles Altschul ******married Siri von Reis (divorced 1972), 3 children *******Arthur Goodhart Altschul Jr. (1964–), married 2013 Rula Jebreal Divorced 2016 *******Emily Helen Altschul (1966–), married John Miller in 2002 ******* Serena Altschul (1970-), broadcast journalist and MTV host ***

Arthur Lehman Arthur is a common male given name of Brythonic origin. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The etymology is disputed. It may derive from the Celtic ''Artos'' meaning “Bear”. Another theory, more wi ...

(1873–1936), married to

Adele Lewisohn Lehman Adele Lewisohn Lehman (May 17, 1882 – August 11, 1965) was an American philanthropist and member of the Lehman family. Biography Adele Lewisohn Lehman was born to a Jewish family on May 17, 1882 in New York City, the daughter of Emma (née Cah ...

,Jewish Women's Archive: "Adele Lewisohn Lehman 1882–1965" by Laurie Sokol
retrieved October 30, 2015 daughter of Adolph Lewisohn (1849–1938), mining magnate, 3 children **** Dorothy Lehman Bernhard (1903 – 1969), married to investment banker Richard Jaques Bernhard in 1923, 2 childrenJewish Women's Archive: "Dorothy Lehman Bernhard 1903–1969" by Jennifer Rosenberg
retrieved October 30, 2015 ***** Robert Arthur Bernhard (1928-2019) *****William Lehman Bernhard (born 1931), married Catherine Cahill, daughter of attorney John T. Cahill in 1974 and Grace Pickens, a member of the Pickens Sisters **** Helen Lehman (1905–1989), lawyer, married to Benjamin Buttenwieser (1900–1991), banker at Kuhn, Loeb & Co., son of Joseph L. Buttenwieser *****Lawrence B. Buttenwieser, lawyer at Katten Muchin Rosenman, married to Ann Lubin, daughter of Isador Lubin ******Jill Ann Buttenwieser Schloss, married to Richard Perry SchlossNew York Times: "Jill Ann Buttenwieser Weds"
March 20, 1989 ******Carol Buttenwieser Sharp ****** Peter Lubin Buttenwieser (1965), married to Susan Helen Upton in 1995 ***** Peter L. Buttenwieser, philanthropist, married to Elizabeth Werthan *****Paul A. Buttenwieser, psychiatrist ****

Frances Lehman Loeb The Lehman family is a prominent family of Jewish German-Americans who founded the financial firm Lehman Brothers. Some were also involved in American politics. Members have married into the prominent Morgenthau, Loeb, and Bronfman families. The ...

(1906–1996), married to

John Langeloth Loeb Sr. John Langeloth Loeb Sr. (November 11, 1902 – December 8, 1996) was an American investor and executive who served as president of Loeb, Rhoades & Company. Early life and education Loeb was born to a Jewish family on November 11, 1902, in St ...

(son of

Carl M. Loeb Carl Morris Loeb was a German-born American businessman who served as the president of the American Metal Company and the founder of Carl M. Loeb & Co, which became Loeb, Rhoades & Co. in 1938. Early life and education Carl Morris Loeb was b ...

), 5 childrenNew York Times: "Frances Loeb, 89, Lifesaver to Foreign Diplomats" By LAWRENCE VAN GELDER
May 19, 1996 *****

John Langeloth Loeb Jr. John Langeloth Loeb Jr. CBE (born May 2, 1930) is an American businessman, former United States Ambassador to Denmark, and former Delegate to the United Nations. He is an advocate for religious freedom and separation of church and state, having fo ...

(1930–), businessman ******married to Nina Sundby from 1960, 1 child *******Alexandra Loeb Driscoll, married to Joseph Edward Driscoll, 2 childrenLoeb website: Family
retrieved July 16, 2013 ********Aidan Edward Driscoll ********Allegra Frances Driscoll ******married to Meta Martindell Harrsen, 1 child *******

Nicholas M. Loeb Nicholas Mears Loeb (born August 2, 1975) is an American businessman and actor. He is the son of John Langeloth Loeb Jr. and Meta Martindell Harrsen, and he is the scion of both the Loeb family (founders of American Metal Company and the brokera ...

(1976–) ******married to Sharon J. Handler in 2011 *****Judith Loeb Chiara married to Richard N. Beaty, married and divorced from Marco Chiara, the son of the Italian novelist Piero Chiara *****Arthur Lehman Loeb *****Deborah Loeb Brice *****

Ann Loeb Bronfman Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in th ...

(1932–2011), married to Edgar Bronfman Sr. (1929–2013) ******Samuel Bronfman (1954), married to Melanie Mann. ****** Edgar Bronfman Jr. (1955) *******married to Sherry Brewer from 1979-1991, 3 children ******** Benjamin Bronfman (1982); one child with

Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam (born 18 July 1975), known by her stage name M.I.A. (an initialism for both "Missing in Action" and "Missing in Acton, London, Acton"), is a British rapper and singer. Her music combines elements of alternative ...

(1975) *********Ikhyd Edgar Arular Bronfman (2009) ********Vanessa Bronfman ******** Hannah Bronfman (1987-), married Brendan Fallis (2017) *******married Clarisa Alcock San Román in 1993, 4 children ********Aaron Bronfman ********Bettina Bronfman ********Erik Bronfman ********Clarissa Bronfman ****** Matthew Bronfman (1959) *******married Fiona Woods, divorced 1997, 3 children ********Gabriela Talia Bronfman ********Eli Miles Bronfman ******** Jeremy Samuel Bronfman *******married

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, daughter of Canadian businessman

Samuel Belzberg Samuel Belzberg, (June 26, 1928 – March 30, 2018) was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. Biography Samuel Belzberg was born to a Jewish family in Calgary, AlbertaNew York Daily News: "Divorced Seagram heir steps out with new girlfriend" By Emily Smith
May 23, 2016 ********Coby Benjamin Bronfman ******* married Melanie Lavie in 2017, 1 child ******Holly Bronfman Lev, married to Yoav Lev. She is a convert to

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and has taken the name Bhavani Lev. ******

Adam Bronfman Adam Rodgers Bronfman (born 1963) 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 o ...

*** Irving Lehman (1876–1945), U.S. lawyer and politician, married to Sissie Straus, daughter of Nathan Straus, no children ***

Herbert H. Lehman Herbert Henry Lehman (March 28, 1878 – December 5, 1963) was an American Democratic Party politician from New York. He served from 1933 until 1942 as the 45th governor of New York and represented New York State in the U.S. Senate from 194 ...

(1878–1963), 45th Governor of New York; married Edith Louise Altschul in 1910 (sister of banker Frank Altschul), 3 childrenJewish Women's Archives: "EDITH ALTSCHUL LEHMAN 1889 – 1974" by Norma Spungen
retrieved December 26, 2015 ****Hilda Jane Lehman de Vadetzky Paul Wise (1921–1974), married three times, Her first marriage to Boris de Vadetzky in 1940 ended in divorce in 1944, no children; her second marriage to Eugene L. Paul in 1945 resulted in divorce, no children; her third marriage also resulted in divorce, 3 children ***** Peter Lehman Wise ******married Sharon Anne McAuliffe in 1977, divorced, 1 child ******* Catherine Jane Wise, married to David Giffen ******married

Marylou Hanover Mary Lou or Marylou may refer to: People * Mary Lou (name), including list of persons with this given name * Mary Lou (actress), American actress Mary Lou Kolbenschlag (born 1992) Films and television * ''Mary Lou'' (1928 film), a German silen ...

, 1 child ******* Matthew Lehman Wise ***** Stephanie Wise ***** Deborah Jane Wise, married Peter N. Sheridan in 1971 ****** Eli Wise ****Peter Gerald Lehman (1917-1944); in 1938, he married Peggy Lashanska Rosenbaum, daughter of soprano

Hulda Lashanska Hulda Lashanska (March 15, 1893 – January 17, 1974) was an American soprano. Biography Hulda Lashanska was the youngest of three daughters born to Henry and Barbette Lashanska (her siblings were Rosie and Lillian) in Manhattan, New York. She ...

, 2 children; he was killed while serving during

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.Columbia University Digital Archive: "1st Lieutenant Peter Gerald Lehman"
February 15, 1953 *****Penelope "Penny" Lehman Karp (born 1940) married to Stanley Mortimor Karp in 1964 *****Wendy Lehman (1942) ****John Robert Lehman File:Elias Altschul.png, Elias Altschul File:Rudolf Altschul (1927-1945).jpg, Rudolf Altschul File:Stolperstein Oberweg 56 Karl Altschul.jpg, Karl Altschul File:Miloš Altschul 1961 Oberhausen.jpg, Milos Altschul File:Portrait of Patricia Altschul.jpg, Patricia Altschul File:Serena Altschul 2011.jpg, Serena Altschul

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The Jewish Daily Forward: "The Lehmans? They’ve Moved On. Sad? A Little"
September 26, 2008
Full text of "John L. Loeb Collection"
retrieved October 28, 2015 {{Banking families Jewish-American families Business families of the United States American people of German-Jewish descent Jewish-German families Lehman Brothers

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