Ambassador John L. Loeb, Jr.
Ambassador John L. Loeb Jr. has been a life-long philanthropist
and student of history, keenly aware of the role the Jewish
community has played in 
American
history, a role sometimes overlooked.
Eager to impart to scholars, historians and the general public his own passion for Jewish history, he has made possible this American Jewish Historical Society internet presentation of the Loeb Portrait Database of Early American Jews. The Ambassador John L. Loeb, Jr. Database of Early American Jewish Portraits makes available images of and data about every know portrait of an American Jew painted before 1865.
Ambassador Loeb is himself a descendent of many eminent Jewish families who have contributed meaningfully to the welfare of this country. The following individuals whose portraits are in the Database are related to Ambassador Loeb: Grace Mears Levy, Rachel Levy Seixas, Grace Mendes Seixas Nathan and her son Seixas Nathan, Samson Levy, Jr., Judge Moses Levy, Henrietta Levy, Martha Levy, Gershom Mendes Seixas, Joshua Isaacs, Frances Isaacs, Solomon Isaacs, Isaiah Moses, Rebecca Phillips Moses and Abraham and Judah Touro.
Among many honors and recognitions over the years, this modern-day patriot has been a recipient of the Distinguished Patriot Award from the Sons of the Revolution in the State of New York.
A graduate of Harvard and Harvard Business School, Ambassador Loeb has been engaged in the world of finance all of his life, but has been extensively involved in public service as well, serving as Ambassador to Denmark during the years of 1981-1983 and as Delegate to the United Nations in 1984.
