Great Americans: No One Loved America Like Irving Berlin
The man who wrote ‘God Bless America’ loved his adoptive home in the way only an immigrant could. Years later, his words of gratitude echo into eternity.
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Great Americans: No One Loved America Like Irving BerlinIrving Berlin sings at the dedication of Los Angeles City Hall. (Bettmann Archive via Getty Images)The man who wrote ‘God Bless America’ loved his adoptive home in the way only an immigrant could. Years later, his words of gratitude echo into eternity. By Charles Fain Lehman 06.10.26--:----:--Upgrade to ListenProduced by ElevenLabs using AI narration11READ IN APPWelcome back to Great Americans, a countdown to our country’s 250th birthday. We’re bringing you a writer we love on an American they love, every weekday between now and July 4. Previously, Colleen Shogan wrote about the 36 passengers who drove a hijacked plane into a Pennsylvania field.
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