Malcolm Friedman

Stonington - Dr. Malcolm Friedman died Monday, Nov. 24, 2008, at Cranbury Center, Monroe Township, N.J. He was 80.

Born on the lower East side of New York, he resided in Stonington and Palm Beach, Fla., before moving to East Brunswick, N.J., two years ago.

Prior to retiring, Dr. Friedman was Assistant Dean of Education at Long Island University's Brooklyn, N.Y. campus. He had a long and distinguished career with the New York City Board of Education, serving first as a teacher, then Assistant Principal and Principal, as well as Director of Reading for New York City Public Schools. He had also served as Adjunct Professor at both Hunter College and St. Johns University in New York City.

A graduate of Townsend Harris High School, New York City, he completed his undergraduate studies at New York University, Manhattan, N.Y., received a Masters Degree from Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, N.Y., and a Doctor of Education from Yeshiva University, New York City.

Dr. Friedman was past President of the New York City Elementary Principal's Assn (NYCESPA) and a member of the Council of Supervisors and Administrators of New York City as well as the Academy of Public Education.

While at his Connecticut home, he served as a volunteer at Mystic Seaport and in Palm Beach, he volunteered at the Moss Geriatric Center. He was a gourmet cook.

Dr. Friedman was a member of the Bay Ridge Jewish Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Surviving are his daughter, Marci Carestia and her husband, Patrick, of East Brunswick, N.J.; daughter-in-law, Wanda Ortiz, of Staten Island, N.Y., and two grandchildren, Allison Carestia and Richard Friedman.

Funeral services will be held at 8:45 a.m. on Tuesday, in MOUNT SINAI MEMORIAL CHAPELS, Cranbury Rd., at Evergreen Boulevard, East Brunswick, N.J. Interment will follow in New Montefiore Cemetery, Farmingdale, N.Y. For directions please visit www.msmc.us

Memorial contributions may be made to the Cohen Center for Holocaust Studies, Keene State College, 229 Main St., Keene, NH 03435-3201.