Frank Aranow

Frank Aranow (May 19, 1883 – February 27, 1971) was a Belarusian-born Jewish-American lawyer and politician from New York City.

Life

Aranow was born on May 19, 1883, in Minsk, Minsk Governorate, Russian Empire,[1] son of Max Aranow and Pauline Slepien.[2]

Aranow immigrated to America and lived in New York City. He attended P.S. 70, DeWitt Clinton High School, and New York Law School. He was a lawyer and part of the law firm Koenig, Goldsmith & Sittenfield, which Secretary of State of New York Samuel S. Koenig was the senior member of. He also taught at the Emmanuel Brotherhood in the Lower East Side, helped raise funds for the Lebanon Hospital building, and served as an organizer of the Darrach Home for Crippled Children.[3]

In 1914, Aranow was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Democrat, representing the New York County 20th District. He served in the Assembly in 1915,[3] 1916,[4] and 1917.[5] While in the Assembly, he was a member of the legislative committee to revise the Code of Civil Procedure and enact the Civil Practice Act. Starting in 1927, he practiced law with Harris Berlack. He received the Croix de Valour from Portugal in 1932.[6] In 1941, he was the Betty Compton's attorney in her divorce from former New York City mayor Jimmy Walker.[7]

In 1915, Aranow married Blanche Bodenheimer, daughter of Max Bodenheimer. They had one son, Richard Frank.[6]

Aranow died at his Springdale home on February 27, 1971. He lived there since around 1930.[8]

References

  1. ^ "United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5LP-PP2 : Tue Apr 29 03:14:16 UTC 2025), Entry for Frank Aranow, 1942.
  2. ^ Who's Who in American Jewry, 1926. New York, N.Y.: The Jewish Biographical Bureau. January 1927. p. 24 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b Murlin, Edgar L. (1915). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 126 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Murlin, Edgar L. (1916). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 128 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Malcolm, James, ed. (1917). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 151 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ a b Simons, John, ed. (1938). Who's Who in American Jewry, 1938-1939. Vol. 3. New York, N.Y.: National News Association, Inc. p. 36 – via FamilySearch.
  7. ^ "Index to Politicians: Applewhite to Archenback". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2026-03-08.
  8. ^ "FRANK ARANOW". Stamford Advocate. Vol. 142, no. 276. Stamford, C.T. 1 March 1971. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
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