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Saul Wasserman Obituary
April 22, 1942 - December 11, 2020
Resident of Palo Alto, CA
Dr. Saul Wasserman's soul peacefully left this world on Friday, December 11.
Born and raised in New York, Saul graduated from Bronx High School of Science and attended Cornell University, where he met his wife, Judith. They married in 1963, and he attended the University of Chicago Medical School. In 1968, they moved to Palo Alto, where he completed his residency in Psychiatry at Stanford University. Their daughter, Rachel, was born in 1970.
Saul worked as a beloved and respected child psychiatrist for decades, and co-founded and directed the Child/Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatient Unit at San Jose Hospital. He served on the Stanford Medical School clinical faculty and held various positions in the Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. In addition to his private practice, Saul was the consulting child psychiatrist for the foster care team of Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County, and for many local schools. He also served on the Santa Clara County Child Death Review, working to reduce infant and child mortality.
Congregation Beth Am was Saul's spiritual community. He was involved in the lay minyan, the Jewish book group, weekly Torah study, and he taught classes. Torah study especially was a vibrant source of spiritual and intellectual challenge.
A man of insatiable curiosity and sharp, wide-ranging intellect, Saul was also an accomplished gardener and tropical fish enthusiast. He and Judith shared a passion for experiencing new cultures, and they traveled to over 40 countries. All who knew him admired his patience, wisdom, and kind heart.
Saul was a loving companion to his wife, Judith, for over 50 years. He also adored his children, Rachel & Yehoshua Hershberg; and his grandchildren, Adina & Aviad Torati, Yosef Hershberg, Atara Hershberg, and Sara Hershberg, and visited them often in Israel.
The family requests that those who want to make charitable contributions in Saul's honor, give to the children's charity of their choice.
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Abby Gordon
January 10, 2021
In loving memory of a one of the kindest people on this Earth. He touched so many people’s hearts and truly made an impact on those around him.
Richard Zimmer
December 20, 2020
Wonderful classmate and person! I share this for myself and for the Bronx Science Class of 1958.
Greg Sazima MD
December 19, 2020
A wonderful mentor and friend. Thank you, Saul.
Sabry Ramirez
December 16, 2020
I worked with Dr Wasserman at Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County and I enjoyed every interaction I had with him. It is rare, in my experience, to find a psychiatrist who connects so well with youth. Dr. Wasserman did this with ease, making sure the youth and their families felt heard as well as empowered during their course of treatment. He was a great collaborator and I will miss seeing him and learning from him.
Melanie Aron
December 15, 2020
I am a rabbi in the community and often heard of the good work that Dr. Wasserman did with young people in our congregation. We were also very grateful to have him speak for our parents on more than one occasion. May the memory of all the good he did in his life be a comfort to family and loved one. I assume his name will be read for Kaddish at his children's congregation but we would be glad to honor him in that way as well at Shir Hadash.
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