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Herman Goldman was very close to his brother (See Albert Goldman's tribute)
I was very close to Jan Clayton. (See Jan Clayton's tribute)
Albert Goldman commissioned a stamp of the 4 Chaplains.
I collect ship stamps and Herman Goldman the stamp his brother had commissioned
My friend, MSR. Robert J. Ecker was a Chaplain in the Navy.






Issue Date: May 28, 1948
City: Washington, D.C.
Quantity: 121,953,500
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Rotary Press
Perforations: 11 x 10 1/2
Color: Gray black
U.S. #956 honors the four chaplains who gave their lives in the sinking of the S.S. Dorchester. The stamp pictures the four chaplains (George L. Fox, Clark V. Poling, John P. Washington, and Alexander D. Goode) about the sinking of the ship.
Sinking of the S.S. Dorchester
On the night of February 3, 1943, the S.S. Dorchester, a coastal liner had been turned into a troop transport for World War II, was hit by a torpedo from a German submarine near Newfoundland. With the electrical system taken out by the torpedo, the men on the ship began to panic, with many trapped below deck. The chaplains helped to calm the men and establish an orderly evacuation. As they passed out life jackets, they found there weren’t enough for everyone, so the four chaplains gave theirs away to other men on board. After helping as many of the men into lifeboats as they could, they linked arms, said prayers, and sang hymns until the ship eventually sunk.
According to one survivor, “The last thing I saw, the Four Chaplains were up there praying for the safety of the men. They had done everything they could. I did not see them again. They themselves did not have a chance without their life jackets.” Of the 904 men initially aboard the ship, just 230 were rescued, as hypothermia took countless lives.
In December 1944, the four chaplains were awarded the Purple Heart and the Distinguished Service Cross.


During his lifetime, Goldman was active in the affairs of a number of New York charitable institutions, including Mount Sinai Hospital and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Goldman established the law firm now known as Brauner Baron Rosenzweig Kligler Sparber and Bauman, Attorneys-at-Law. In addition, he was one of the founders of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
In 1943, Goldman established the Herman Goldman Foundation, Inc.
Leeds Pond Preserve (Photo by Rob Zimmelman)
Until his death in 1968, Goldman made a series of gifts to his foundation totaling more than $1 million. His residuary estate was devised and bequeathed to the foundation, increasing its assets by approximately $18 million. The foundation is also the remainder of two trusts, one established by Goldman during his lifetime and the other under his will. He had no heirs when he died.
Initially, developers were interested in buying the Leeds Pond property, but Nassau County, also engaged in the process of the sale, ultimately purchased and retained the property as open public space.
The Herman Goldman Foundation, Inc. is an active 501(c)3, founded in 1943, based in New York City. Its mission enhances the quality of life through health, social justice, education and arts grants.
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