[3] His family was well connected and hosted with world leaders and artists at their home, including German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, Polish-American classical pianist Arthur Rubinstein and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.
Goldman went on to be Kissinger's confidant, serving as a link between the US and German politicians during his frequent trips to West Germany.
[2][3] He also set up the German Marshall Fund, a policy think tank focused on furthering relations between US and Germany.
[3][4][5] Building on his inheritance from his mother's side, he was a real-estate investor and a private investment manager in the 1970s and 1980s, with him channeling much of those gains into philanthropy.
[3] He was the recipient of the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit by the Federal Republic of Germany in 1978 for his contributions towards advancing US-German relations.