Steven Goldstein (civil rights activist)

Steven Goldstein is an American civil rights activist who served as Executive Director of the Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect in 2016 and 2017, and as founding Chair and Executive Director of Garden State Equality, New Jersey's statewide organization for LGBT equality, from 2004 through 2013.

Steven Goldstein

He is currently studying for the rabbinate at the Academy for Jewish Religion in Yonkers, New York, through which he is the recipient of a Jewish Innovation Fellowship from the 92nd Street Y.[1]

Goldstein received his B.A. from Brandeis University, an M.P.P. (Master in Public Policy) from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, an M.S. from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, and his J.D. from Columbia Law School.[2]

Goldstein was co-campaign manager for Jon Corzine for U.S. Senate in New Jersey in 2000. He had previously worked for the U.S. Congress as press secretary to U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg,[3] and as a counsel to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee.[4]

He worked as a television producer as well, winning 10 regional Emmy Awards[5] before founding Garden State Equality in 2004.[6] Goldstein served as CEO and chair of the group[6] until 2013, when he stepped down after being named Associate Chancellor for External Relations at Rutgers University–Newark.[4] Goldstein was also an associate professor at Rutgers Law School and in political science at Rutgers University on the Newark campus.[7] He taught courses on social justice advocacy, American politics and political communication.

He was played by Steve Carell in the 2015 movie Freeheld, based on the 2008 Academy Award-winning documentary of the same name, in which Goldstein himself appeared.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Jewish Innovation Fellowship Announces Rabbinical Student Fellows". 92nd Street Y. January 2, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Steven Goldstein Named Associate Chancellor for External Relations,". Rutgers-Newark Office of Communications. September 23, 2009.
  3. ↑ Dao, James (15 June 1999). "Ex-Wall St. Leader Making Official Move Toward Senate Race". New York Times. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  4. 1 2 Friedman, Matt (January 2, 2013). "N.J.'s most visible gay rights activist steps down, takes Rutgers-Newark job". NJ Advance Media for NJ.com.
  5. ↑ "Gay Rights Leader from Teaneck to Head Anne Frank Center". Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect. June 10, 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Recognition of Steven Goldstein in the Congressional Record, Extension of Remarks by Congressman Frank Pallone (D-NJ),". United States Congress. January 22, 2013.
  7. ↑ "A Pair of New Jersey Lawmakers Have Fought For Answers,". New Jersey On-Line, quoting Steven Goldstein, Rutgers law professor. January 8, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Steve Carell to play Teaneck's Steven Goldstein on the big screen". NorthJersey.com. August 28, 2014. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
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