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Posts tagged with H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest

Last Updated: Feb. 20, 2016 · 9:50 p.m.

There’s a celebration of Gerry Lenfest’s life on Oct. 17 at the Academy of Music, and everyone’s invited

H.F. "Gerry" Lenfest died on Sunday at 88 years old, after donating more than $1 billion to Philadelphia institutions.

8 Philadelphia institutions that wouldn’t be the same without the Lenfests’ generosity

Gerry Lenfest died Sunday at 88. His local philanthropy was without parallel in the modern era.