Eddie Gottlieb (1898-1979)

Philadelphia, PA · est. 2002

Born and raised in Philadelphia, Israel Goldstein rose to become one of American Judaism's most influential twentieth-century figures — a Conservative rabbi whose leadership stretched across the Jewish National Fund, the Zionist Organization of America, and the American Jewish Congress. He helped found Brandeis University and, in 1961, made his own aliyah, moving permanently to the young State of Israel he had spent decades working to establish. His career bridged American communal life and the international Zionist movement during the pivotal years surrounding Israel's founding.

Philadelphia, PA · est. 1991

Alain Leroy Locke was born here in 1886 and became one of the most influential interpreters of the Harlem Renaissance, the flowering of Black art and letters in the 1920s. A Harvard graduate and the first African American Rhodes Scholar, he taught for decades at Howard University while championing Black writers, artists, and musicians. His editing and criticism helped define the movement he called the flourishing of the 'New Negro.'

Philadelphia, PA · est. 1993

Stephen Girard arrived in Philadelphia in 1776, just as the young republic was being born, and rose to become one of America's wealthiest merchants and financiers. His backing steadied the First and Second Banks of the United States during the nation's precarious early decades, and his fortune later funded Girard College, which opened in 1848 to educate orphaned boys. This site held Gentilhommiere, his country house and a working farm of nearly 600 acres.

Philadelphia, PA · est. 2005

This was home to the Giannini family, a celebrated musical dynasty of the early 20th century. Father Ferruccio, a tenor, sang on one of the first phonograph discs in 1896; his daughter Dusolina became a Metropolitan Opera soprano, and his son Vittorio a composer who taught at the Curtis Institute and Juilliard. Their careers linked Philadelphia to the great stages and conservatories of American music.