 He donated to the San Antonio Public Library almost 15,000 rare books.Harry Hertzberg was born on November 28, 1883, in San Antonio, Texas, the son of Eli Hertzberg (1845–1908), a Russian-born jeweler, and Anna Goodman (1865-1937), a clubwoman who served as the co-founder of an all-women's chamber music society, the first women's music association in Texas.Hertzberg served as Texas State Senator on the 37th (1921) and & 36th (1919) Legislatures.