Background
Goldberg, Icchok Ignacy was born on March 6, 1916 in Warsaw, Poland. Came to the United States, 1948, naturalized, 1958.
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Icchok Ignacy Goldberg
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Magister Philosophiae, University Warsaw, 1938. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1949. Doctor of Education, Columbia University, 1952.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), University Colorado, 1982.
Career
Teacher secondary schools, Warsaw, 1937-1939;
press attache, information officer, Polish Consulate, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1944-1946;
sales manager, M. Golante, wholesale merchant, Johannesburg, 1946-1948;
instructor departments psychological foundations and special education, Columbia Teachers College, New York City, 1950-1953;
assistant director mental retardation project, Columbia Teachers College, New York City, 1957-1961;
associate professor education, Columbia Teachers College, New York City, 1957-1963;
professor education, Columbia Teachers College, New York City, 1963-1979;
professor emeritus, Columbia Teachers College, New York City, since 1979. Director department rehabilitation Muscatatuck State School, Butlerville, Indiana, 1953-1956;educational consultant National Association Retarded Children, New York City, 1956-1957. Lecturer Wisconsin State College, summer 1954, Indiana U., 1955-1956, George Peabody College for Teachers, summer 1957, U. Kansas, summer 1957.
Instructor Texas Women's U., summer 1960. Visiting professor U. Alaska, 1962, Monash U., Australia, 1972, Florida International U., Miami, 1978. Consultant special education, vocational rehabilitation Woods School, Longhorne, Pennsylvania.
Assistant examiner New York City Board Education, 1961. Chairman sub-committee education, recreation, vocational training in institutions President' Panel Mental Retardation, 1961. Chairman of Commission councils history Council for Exceptional Children, 1957-1961.
Participant White House Conference Education, 1965. Secretary-treasurer International Association Scientific Study Mental Deficiency.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors United Cerebral Palsy Association. Advisory board New York Association for Help Retarded Children, Healing Community, Maimonides Institute With Polish Forces, 1941-1944. Fellow American Association Mental Deficiency (past president).
Member American Association of University Professors, Council Exceptional Children (life, governor-at-large 1950-1964), Phi Delta Kappa.
Connections
Son of Chaim and Ita (Majerczak) G. Married Diana R. Solarsh, February 2, 1948. 1 child, Vivian S.
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1938
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1949
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1952
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1982