Herbert B. Ehrmann (HBE) (December 15, 1891 – June 17, 1970) [1] was an American lawyer and activist. He gained fame also for authoring books on the famous Sacco and Vanzetti case.
Ehrmann was born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1891, [2] graduated from Harvard College in 1912 [3] and got his law degree from Harvard University Law School. [4]
In October, 1914, Ehrmanm joined the Boston Legal Aid Society. [5]
During World War I, Ehrmann was the director of the industrial relations division of the United States Shipping Board and a member of the War Labor Policies Board. [4]
Ehrmann was active in Jewish human rights and civic affairs and in Jewish organizational life. [2] He was a trustee of the Combined Jewish Appeal, honorary trustee of the Associated Jewish Philanthropies in Boston [1], honorary president of the American Jewish Committee [4] in April 1959 and has served in that capacity until 1961. [2] He began his activism already as student at Harvard. [6]
In 1957 Ehrmann was a member of a Fact‐Finding Group, a nine-man delegation, conductinv a 15,000-mile fact-finding survey meeting government leaders in France, Italy, Tunisia, and Morocco, and Israel. The delegation was granted a special audience with Pope Pius XII. [4] [2]
Ehrmann was president of the Hale House Association in Boston.(1934-1937 [7]) He served on the Massachusetts Judicial Council and the Massachusetts Civil Service Commission. [4]
After the trial of Italian immigrants Sacco and Vanzetti, Ehrmann wrote two books about the case: The Untried Case and The Case That Will Not Die—Commonwealth vs. Sacco and Vanzetti - the book [2] for which in 1969 he won the Edgar Award for the best fact crime book of the year. [4] [8] In addition, Ehrmann wrote articles. Ehrmann also wrote the book, and play, Under this Roof. [9] It appeared at Windsor theatre in 1942. [2] [4] [10] [11] [12]
Ehrmann translated poetry from Hebrew into English. [2] [6]
Herbert's wife, Sara R. Ehrmann (1895–1993) was a Boston-area civic leader. She is best known for her work as an avid opponent of capital punishment. A career she began when Herbert became an associate counsel for Sacco and Vanzet in 1925. [13]
Herbert B. Ehrmann (HBE) (December 15, 1891 – June 17, 1970) [1] was an American lawyer and activist. He gained fame also for authoring books on the famous Sacco and Vanzetti case.
Ehrmann was born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1891, [2] graduated from Harvard College in 1912 [3] and got his law degree from Harvard University Law School. [4]
In October, 1914, Ehrmanm joined the Boston Legal Aid Society. [5]
During World War I, Ehrmann was the director of the industrial relations division of the United States Shipping Board and a member of the War Labor Policies Board. [4]
Ehrmann was active in Jewish human rights and civic affairs and in Jewish organizational life. [2] He was a trustee of the Combined Jewish Appeal, honorary trustee of the Associated Jewish Philanthropies in Boston [1], honorary president of the American Jewish Committee [4] in April 1959 and has served in that capacity until 1961. [2] He began his activism already as student at Harvard. [6]
In 1957 Ehrmann was a member of a Fact‐Finding Group, a nine-man delegation, conductinv a 15,000-mile fact-finding survey meeting government leaders in France, Italy, Tunisia, and Morocco, and Israel. The delegation was granted a special audience with Pope Pius XII. [4] [2]
Ehrmann was president of the Hale House Association in Boston.(1934-1937 [7]) He served on the Massachusetts Judicial Council and the Massachusetts Civil Service Commission. [4]
After the trial of Italian immigrants Sacco and Vanzetti, Ehrmann wrote two books about the case: The Untried Case and The Case That Will Not Die—Commonwealth vs. Sacco and Vanzetti - the book [2] for which in 1969 he won the Edgar Award for the best fact crime book of the year. [4] [8] In addition, Ehrmann wrote articles. Ehrmann also wrote the book, and play, Under this Roof. [9] It appeared at Windsor theatre in 1942. [2] [4] [10] [11] [12]
Ehrmann translated poetry from Hebrew into English. [2] [6]
Herbert's wife, Sara R. Ehrmann (1895–1993) was a Boston-area civic leader. She is best known for her work as an avid opponent of capital punishment. A career she began when Herbert became an associate counsel for Sacco and Vanzet in 1925. [13]