Philip H. Goodman (November 26, 1915 – May 1, 1976) was an American politician, 43rd Mayor of the

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and a member of the Maryland Senate. He was

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descent and is buried at Har Sinai Cemetery in

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. Goodman was born in the shtetl of Kołki, then part of the Volhynian Governorate of the

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(now

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in the

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). His family moved to the United States when he was six.

Education

Goodman grew up in Baltimore and attended the

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high school. He earned his law degree from the

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Education

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