He was elected to the Beverly Hills City Council the first time in 1952, and was appointed Mayor and held the position until his resignation last year. He retained his Council seat, was re-elected in 1956 and was again named Mayor. He retained the post until his resignation this past summer. A native of Denver, Mr. Tannenbaum attended schools there until his family moved to Los Angeles. He was graduated from Stanford University and received his law degree at SC in 1925. He was married in 1924, entered law practice in 1928. From 1929 through 1936, he served as chief State inheritance tax attorney for Southern California. He re-entered practice practice at that time, and in recent years has been a member of the law firm of Tannenbaum, Steinberg & Shearer. He was a past president of the Los Angeles B'nai B'rith Lodge, a past president of the Federation of Jewish Welfare Organizations of Los Angeles, and a director of the University Religious Conference at UCLA. Mr. Tannenbaum was also a member of the directorate of the National Conference of Christians and Jews and served a four-year term as a trustee of the Los Angeles Bar Association. He held memberships in Westgate Masonic Lodge, the Lincoln Club and many other civic, service and philanthropic groups. He was chosen Man of the Year in Beverly Hills in 1953 by Emanuel Chapel and again in 1954 by the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce. He was also a member of the Hollywood Post, American Legion.
He was elected to the Beverly Hills City Council the first time in 1952, and was appointed Mayor and held the position until his resignation last year. He retained his Council seat, was re-elected in 1956 and was again named Mayor. He retained the post until his resignation this past summer. A native of Denver, Mr. Tannenbaum attended schools there until his family moved to Los Angeles. He was graduated from Stanford University and received his law degree at SC in 1925. He was married in 1924, entered law practice in 1928. From 1929 through 1936, he served as chief State inheritance tax attorney for Southern California. He re-entered practice practice at that time, and in recent years has been a member of the law firm of Tannenbaum, Steinberg & Shearer. He was a past president of the Los Angeles B'nai B'rith Lodge, a past president of the Federation of Jewish Welfare Organizations of Los Angeles, and a director of the University Religious Conference at UCLA. Mr. Tannenbaum was also a member of the directorate of the National Conference of Christians and Jews and served a four-year term as a trustee of the Los Angeles Bar Association. He held memberships in Westgate Masonic Lodge, the Lincoln Club and many other civic, service and philanthropic groups. He was chosen Man of the Year in Beverly Hills in 1953 by Emanuel Chapel and again in 1954 by the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce. He was also a member of the Hollywood Post, American Legion.
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