Ronald Goldman

Ronald Lyle "Ron" Goldman (July 2, 1968 – June 12, 1994) was an American waiter who was killed along with Nicole Brown Simpson in 1994 at her Brentwood, Los Angeles home, leading to the criminal investigation and arrest of former American NFL player turned actor O. J. Simpson. Simpson was acquitted of the murders but was later found liable for Goldman's death in a civil trial.

Early life

Goldman grew up in an affluent community in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. His parents divorced in 1974 when he was six and, after spending a brief time in the custody of his mother, Sharon Rufo, he was raised by his father, Fred Goldman, and lived with him and his younger sister, Kim Goldman.

Goldman grew up Jewish. He attended high school at Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois. He was a student at Illinois State University for one semester (where he planned to major in psychology) and a pledge to Sigma Nu fraternity before he followed his family to southern California at age 18.

Ronald Goldman (psychologist)

Ronald Goldman, PhD, is a psychologist, educator, and executive director of the Circumcision Resource Center in Boston. He gives lectures and seminars on the psychosocial aspects of circumcision, counsels parents and circumcised men, and has been a featured guest on local and national radio and television shows.

Publications

Goldman is the author of the book Circumcision: The Hidden Trauma (1997), in which he discusses several aspects of male circumcision, including infant development and his theory of the long-term psychological effects of circumcision. The book's foreword is by Ashley Montagu, who established the Ashley Montagu Resolution to End the Genital Mutilation of Children Worldwide.

Goldman is also the author of Questioning Circumcision: A Jewish Perspective (1998), which pays special attention to contemporary concerns of the Jewish community.

His more recent publications include Circumcision policy: A psychosocial perspective (Paediatrics & Child Health 2004), in which he argues that "medical organizations should be aware of the potential legal implications associated with a flawed policy".