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Edith Schnitzer Goodman ’35

Edith Schnitzer Goodman ’35, February 12, 2005, in Portland. Edith attended Reed for three years, earning her bachelor's degree from the University of Washington; she also did graduate work at Columbia University. In 1939, she married Morton J. Goodman; they had three children. Edith was a fine classical pianist, an avid reader, and an excellent cook, who faced adversity without complaint and engaged others with her warm heart. She served on the board of the Jewish Family and Child Services, the Child Welfare Advisory Committee of Multnomah County, and was president of the P.T.A. for Lincoln High School in Portland. Survivors include two sons and a daughter, four grandchildren, two brothers, and her sister, Mollie Schnitzer Levin ’35. Brothers Manual Schnitzer ’28 and Leonard Schnitzer ’46 also attended Reed. Her husband died in 2002.

Appeared in Reed magazine: August 2005

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