It is with great sadness that I inform the congregation of the passing of Edwen Leyens Goldstein, beloved wife of Frederick Goldstein. The funeral will be held at Temple Beth El on Tuesday at 12:30 PM. An obituary is below.
May the mourners be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.
Rabbi Joshua Hammerman
OBITUARY
EDWEN LEYENS GOLDSTEIN
Edwen Leyens Goldstein, age 90. passed away peacefully on April 23, 2022 at home in Stamford, CT after suffering from Alzheimer’s. Born on April 11, 1932 in Vicksburg, MS, she was the daughter of Louis Leyens and Carolyn Loeb Leyens. She is survived by her husband of 68 years, Frederick Goldstein, her three children, Dana Eve Greenspan, husband Stan, of Ft. Washington, PA, Peter Bron Goldstein of Denver, CO, and Joanna Novins, husband Peter, of Southport, CT., and seven grandchildren, Daniel Greenspan, Steven Greenspan, Michelle Greenspan Nelson (Ryan), Caleb Novins, Aidan Novins, Seth Goldstein, and Blake Goldstein.
Edwen moved with her husband to Stamford in 1960 and was active in the community as a member of the League of Women Voters, serving on the downtown planning commission, President of Family and Children Services of Stamford and merging it with Family Centers of Greenwich, then serving on the board. Edwen was elected to a term as secretary and board member of Temple Sinai where she was a member for many years. She also was a docent at the Whitney Museum branch in Stamford, a member of Reading Partners, and was an art agent serving private clients and businesses.
She was a proud graduate of the Class of 1954 of Smith College and was on the board of the Smith Club of Greenwich Stamford for many years. Having majored in art history, art was a most important part of her life. She was a gifted portrait painter.
Funeral services are to be held at Temple Beth El with burial at Temple Beth El Cemetery.
Contributions may be made in her name to the Alumnae Fund of Smith College, the Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life, The Museum of Southern Jewish Life in New Orleans, or Family Centers of Greenwich-Stamford.
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