Philip Nettre Lilienthal (1850–1908) was an American banker and philanthropist. He served as a director of the California Title Insurance & Trust Company of San Francisco, the San Francisco Free Library, Union Iron Works, and was President of the Philharmonic Society.[1] He co-founded the Russian Jewish Alliance with Rabbi Jacob Voorsanger which assisted Jews who had fled Russia for the United States.[1]
Philip N. Lilienthal | |
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| Born | Philip Nettre Lilienthal 1850 |
| Died | 1908 (age 58) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Children | Joseph L. Lilienthal Elsie Lilienthal Beer Phillip N. Lilienthal, Jr. Theodore Max Lilienthal |
| Parent(s) | Babette Nettre Lilienthal Max Lilienthal |
Biography
editPhilip Nettre Lilienthal was born to a Jewish family in New York City in 1850, the son of Babette "Pepi" Nettre (born 1821) and Max Lilienthal, a leading Rabbi in Reform Judaism.[2][1][3] He was raised in Cincinnati, Ohio.[1] At the age of 14, he worked for Stix, Krause & Co. and at the age of 17, moved to New York City where he worked for James and Joseph Seligman at J. & W. Seligman & Co.[1] In 1869, he was sent to San Francisco to run the Seligman Bank.[1] In 1873, he co-founded the Anglo-Californian Bank with Ignatz Sheinhart.[1] He went on to found several other banks: the Porterville Bank of Porterville, California; the Bank of South San Francisco, the Bank of Pleasanton, the Bank of Willits, and the Bank of Eureka.[1]
Lilienthal married Isabella Seligman, daughter of Joseph Seligman; they had 4 children: Joseph L. Lilienthal, Elsie Lilienthal Beer (wife of Dr. Edwin Beer), Phillip N. Lilienthal, Jr. (married to Ruth Haas, daughter of Abraham Haas), and Theodore Max Lilienthal.[1][4] In 1908, Lilienthal died in an automobile accident.[1] He was a member of Temple Emanu-El in San Francisco.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Phillip N. Lilienthal, Jewish Pioneer Banker and Philanthropist". Jewish Museum of the American West. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
- ^ Western Jewry: An Account of the Achievements of the Jews and Judaism in California : Including Eulogies and Biographies. The Jews in California. Henry Hollander. Dec 31, 1916. pp. 123–125.
- ^ Ruben, Bruce L. (December 1, 2011). Max Lilienthal: The Making of the American Rabbinate. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0814336670.
- ^ "Philip Nettre Lilienthal III". Press Democrat. December 12, 2010.
