International Presidents
The leadership of the International Fraternity in the past century has included men from many different backgrounds and fraternity experiences. The men who serve as International President, the chairman of the Fraternity’s Supreme Council, work with selfless dedication, often for years, to mentor and lead brothers worldwide. Without exception, they are talented, motivated and dedicated brothers. Each has offered his personal time and financial sacrifice for the Good and Welfare of ZBT. Their commitment to Brotherhood for a Lifetime goes above and beyond. It is our honor to recognize those men who have served as International President of the Fraternity.
| Term | President | School | Graduation Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 - 1899 | *Rabbi David Levine | Founder | |||
| 1900 | *Louis A. Sable | City College - New York | 1899 | ||
| 1901 - 1902 | *Rabbi Aaron Eiseman | Founder | |||
| 1903 | *Maurice L. Zellermayer | Founder | |||
| 1904 | *Bernhard Bloch | Founder | |||
| 1905 | *Isidore Delson | Founder | |||
| 1906 | *Harold Kirschberg | Founder | |||
| 1907 - 1908 | *Arthur S. Unger | Long Island Medical College | 1905 | ||
| 1909 | *Arthur S. Leeds, Jr. | Columbia University | 1907 | ||
| 1910 - 1911 | *Samuel Stark | City College - New York | 1903 | ||
| 1912 - 1920 | *Richard J. H. Gottheil | Honorary, Columbia University | 1901 | ||
| 1921 - 1924 | *Hon. Julius Kahn | Honorary, Univ. of California - Berkeley 1923 | |||
| 1925 | *Harold Riegelman | Cornell University | 1914 | ||
| 1926 | *Harry Steiner | Columbia University | 1918 | ||
| 1927 - 1928 | *Judge Grover M. Moscowitz | New York University - Heights | 1906 | ||
| 1929 | *I. Emanuel Sauder | University of Pennsylvania | 1909 | ||
| 1930 | *Judge William S. Evans | City College - New York | 1906 | ||
| 1931 | *Herbert E. Steiner | University of Pennsylvania | 1914 | ||
| 1932 - 1933 | *Judge William S. Evans | City College - New York | 1906 | ||
| 1934 - 1937 | *Herbert E. Steiner | University of Pennsylvania | 1914 | ||
| 1938 - 1941 | *James R. Katzman | Syracuse University | 1919 | ||
| 1942 - 1945 | *Samuel R. Firestone | Ohio State University | 1918 | ||
| 1946 - 1948 | *James Frank Jr. | Yale University | 1928 | ||
| 1949 - 1952 | *Harold E. Grotta, Esq. | University of Virginia | 1933 | ||
| 1953 - 1955 | *L. Reyner Samet | University of Virginia | 1925 | ||
| 1956 - 1959 | *Stanley I. Fishel | Columbia University | 1934 | ||
| 1960 - 1962 | *Richard S. Graham | Cornell University | 1937 | ||
| 1963 - 1965 | *Jack London | City College - New York | 1938 | ||
| 1966 - 1967 | *Justin R. Wolf | Harvard University | 1932 | ||
| 1968 - 1969 | *Burton L. Litwin | Washington and Lee University | 1951 | ||
| 1970 - 1971 | *Richard A. Wells | University of Texas - Austin | 1954 | ||
| 1972 - 1973 | *Arthur J. Horwitz | University of Pennsylvania | 1948 | ||
| 1974 - 1975 | *Rabbi Matthew H. Simon | University of Chicago | 1953 | ||
| 1976 - 1977 | Saul A. Fern | Boston University | 1954 | ||
| 1978 - 1979 | *Seymour R. Brown, Esq. | Case Western Reserve University | 1948 | ||
| 1980 - 1981 | *Richard S. Simon | University of Michigan | 1943 | ||
| 1982 - 1983 | *Bernard S. Kaplan, Esq. | University of Chicago | 1947 | ||
| 1984 - 1988 | *Martin D. Braver | Boston University | 1947 | ||
| 1988 - 1990 | *Frederick E. Schatz | University of Michigan | 1957 | ||
| 1990 - 1992 | Stephen P. Ehrlich, Esq. | University of Denver | 1970 | ||
| 1992 - 1994 | Leonard Komen, Esq. | University of Missouri | 1965 | ||
| 1994 - 1998 | Irving M. Chase, Esq. | University of California-Los Angeles | 1974 | ||
| 1998 - 2002 | *Ronald J. Taylor, M.D. | Washington & Jefferson College | 1966 | ||
| 2002 - 2004 | Kenneth L. Simon | University of Pittsburgh | 1975 | ||
| 2004 - 2006 | Harold R. Oseff, Esq. | University of Michigan | 1968 | ||
| 2006 - 2008 | Harold A. Davidson, Ph.D. | University of Southern California | 1965 | ||
| 2008 - 2010 | *Philip M. Waxberg | City College - New York | 1966 | ||
| 2010 - 2012 | Ronald A. Pardo | University of Arizona | 1988 | ||
| 2012 - 2014 | Michael D. Cimini | Cornell University | 1992 | ||
| 2014 - 2016 | Matthew J. Rubins | Cornell University | 1990 | ||
| 2016 - 2020 | Norman M. Waas, Esq. | University of Miami | 1982 | ||
| 2020 - 2024 | Hon. Jonathan D. Frieden | University of Virginia | 1994 | ||
| 2024 - Present | Barry M. Aarons | Arizona State University | 1971 | ||
| * Deceased |