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Elinor Lehman Morgenthau (née Fatman; February 19, 1892 [1] – September 21, 1949) was an American Democratic party activist, member of the Lehman family, and spouse of Henry Morgenthau Jr.
- Elinor Lehman Fatman, February 19, 1892, New York, US
- American
- September 21, 1949 (aged 57), New York, US
- B.A. Vassar College
Elinor Morgenthau was an assimilationist German Jewish success story. Morgenthau achieved prominence by promoting the men around her and by camouflaging her Judaism. She was a product of her era and was adept at its political and social strategies.
- Introduction
- Henrietta’s Influence
- Post-Treasury Department: Continued Connection
- After The War – United Jewish Appeal
- Harry Dexter White: An Example of Mrs. Klotz’s Gatekeeper Position
- The Closeness Between Hmjr and Henrietta
Henrietta Klotzserved as Henry Morgenthau Jr.’s (HMJr) primary personal secretary for 37years. She directly managed the Treasury Secretary’s schedule, and effectivelyran his central office. Klotz supervised the curation and indexing of the Henry Morgenthau Jr. Diaries, a vastcollection of 864 bound volumes of documentation spanning all 12 years ofH...
The transcript of one of many “Jewish evacuation” meetingsheld at the Treasury Department provides an example of Henrietta’s influence onHMJr. This particular meeting occurred on December 18, 1943, which was the daythat the Riegner license was finally issued to the World Jewish Congress.Gerhart Riegner was the World Jewish Congress representative i...
Morgenthau handwrote a letter to Henrietta on August 5, 1945after his tenure as Secretary of the Treasury had ended: “I would like you, Herman andElinor [Henrietta’s husband and daughter] to know how really important Iconsider your work as my assistant was.”[xvii] HMJr stated: “during the hundreds of conferences that yousat at my side” Mrs. Klotz’s...
After HMJr was forced to resign from the TreasuryDepartment, he moved back to NY, and Henrietta remained at Treasury. HMJr“begged her” to come back to New York to work with him. Henrietta finallyagreed to move to New York but only under the condition that Morgenthau wouldwork in “public service.” She proceeded to organize meetings with many Jewishl...
According to Henry Morgenthau III (HMIII), Henrietta usedher position as the “watchdog” to “regulate access to her boss.” HMIIIexplained that Treasury staff “courted her as a useful ally when they haddifficulty selling an idea” to HMJr. HMIII argued that HarryDexter White, a Jewish senior economic aide and advisor to HMJr, “benefitedmost from this”...
There are multiple sources which discuss rumors about aromantic relationship between Henrietta Klotz and Henry Morgenthau Jr., thoughHenrietta adamantly denied any such relationship. [xxxi]In fact, Henrietta repeatedly mentioned in herinterview with HMIII how much she admired HMJr’s wife, Elinor Morgenthau. She called Elinor: “one of the greathuman...
21 de jul. de 2019 · Robert M. Morgenthau, a courtly Knickerbocker patrician who waged war on crime for more than four decades as the chief federal prosecutor for Southern New York State and as Manhattan’s...
Dates: 1860-2015. Accession number: 2015.255.1. Creator: Henry Morgenthau III. Extent: approximately 50 linear feet (88 boxes, 7 oversized folders, 3 book enclosures, 7 digital files) Repository: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW, Washington, DC 20024-2126.
3 de mai. de 2022 · Elinor Morgenthau loved life and took a deep interest in what was happening in the world as a whole, as well as in what was happening in her own world of family and friends and personal affections. She cared deeply for her husband and her children and grandchildren.
Elinor Morgenthau in 1916. Courtesy of the U.S. Library of Congress. Happy Women’s History Month! Help JWA continue to lift up Jewish women’s stories, this month and every month, by making a gift today!
