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JACOB E. GOLDMAN

JACOB GOLDMAN Obituary

GOLDMAN--Jacob E., 90, died Tuesday. The funeral will be held Thursday at 10:30am at the Plaza Jewish Community Chapel. A former executive at Xerox and founder of the famed Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), Goldman was a dynamic leader and ardent supporter of innovative technologies. He was a lifelong Zionist, and supporter of the Weitzman Institute and Technion. He is survived by his wife Rhoda Miller Goldman, sister Judy Crystal, children Melvin, Edith, and Beth, step-sons Shalom, Ari, and Dov, eight grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.

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Published by New York Times on Dec. 21, 2011.

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B Maddigan

December 22, 2011

BLESS Israel!

Shalom Dear Brother,

GOD Be With You & your's...

Lorraine Denson

December 22, 2011

From the hand of Sheol (common grave) I shall redeem them. From death I shall recover them.

Hosea 13:14

Sabina Heller

December 21, 2011

We will never forget Dr. Jack Goldman, the father and founder of the Ford Scientific Research Lab, Dearborn, Michigan, attracting eminent scientists from all over the world.

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