Dorothy Lehman Bernhard

Dorothy Lehman Bernhard (April 22, 1903 – March 6, 1969) was an American civic leader and philanthropist.

Biography Dorothy Lehman Bernhard was born in New York City to a secular Jewish family, the oldest child of Adele (née Lewisohn) and Arthur Lehman. Her son William married Catherine Cahill, daughter of attorney John T. Cahill and Grace Pickens who was one of the Pickens Sisters, a trio born on a Georgia plantation that reached national stardom in the 1930s with its own radio show, concert tours and records. She was a member of Temple Emanu-El in Manhattan. She died of cancer on March 6, 1969.