Arthur Naftalin (June 28, 1917 – May 16, 2005) was an American political scientist and politician. A member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party DFL, he served as mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota from 3 July 1961 to 6 July 1969. He was the city's only Jewish mayor.
Naftalin was born in Fargo, North Dakota, one of four children of Sandel and Tillie Naftalin. He was married to Frances Healy Naftalin; among their children is Mark Naftalin, a musician...
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Arthur Naftalin (June 28, 1917 – May 16, 2005) was an American political scientist and politician. A member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party DFL, he served as mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota from 3 July 1961 to 6 July 1969. He was the city's only Jewish mayor.
Naftalin was born in Fargo, North Dakota, one of four children of Sandel and Tillie Naftalin. He was married to Frances Healy Naftalin; among their children is Mark Naftalin, a musician.
Naftalin came to Minneapolis to attend the University of Minnesota, from which he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1939 and a Ph.D. in 1948. His Ph.D. dissertation was a history of the Farmer-Labor Party of Minnesota. During this time, he became acquainted with Hubert Humphrey and helped Humphrey lead the merger of Minnesota's Democratic and Farmer-Labor parties into the DFL in 1944.
In 1945, Humphrey was elected mayor and Naftalin was appointed to work in his office. Naftalin later became a professor in the department of political...
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