Herman Platt

Background

Hermann Platt was born in 1909. His father, Benjamin Platt, was the founder of the Platt Music Corporation and co-founder of the American Jewish University.

Career

He served as the Chief Executive of the American retail chain, Platt Music Corporation, until 1984 when he became Chairman of the Executive Committee. Philanthropy

He was also the President of Vista del March Charities. He served as the President of Sinai Temple from 1962 to 1964, after Edward Hyman.

In 2005, Mount Sinai named its chapel and administrative buildings after Platt.

Personal life

They had two daughters, attorney Cynthia Platt Flagg, and producer Nancy Platt Jacoby, as well as ten grandchildren. The Platt family has an archive at the University of California, Los Angeles library.

The Benjamin Platt Papers (Collection 929) is located in the Department of Special Collections, Charles East. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Los Angeles Death

He died in 2005.

Achievements

• He was a co-founder of the Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery.

Politics

He was a key supporter of and fundraiser for Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles, the Jewish Home for the Aging, the City of Hope National Medical Center and the University of California, Los Angeles Foundation.