Rabbi Alex J. Goldman (1917-2004) born in Drohitin, Poland, was a Conservative movement rabbi and author in the United States. He came to the United States in 1922, graduating from DePaul University in1939, and being ordained a rabbi at the Hebrew Theological College in 1944. He served at pulpits in Tallahassee, Florida and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania before serving the rest of his carreer in Stamford, Connecticut. He wrote, Judaism confronts contemporary issues, Giants of Faith: Great American Rabbis, Handbook for the Jewish Family: Understanding and Enjoying the Sabbath and Other Holidays, The rabbi is a lady, The Truman Wit, and The Quotable Kennedy.