Israel Edwin Goldwasser (August 6, 1878 – June 29, 1974) was a Jewish-American teacher, principal, philanthropist, and businessman from New York.
[2] Within a year of teaching, Goldwasser was appointed senior teacher of the graduating classes.
He was the first teacher in New York to introduce a school newspaper that was edited and published by the students, which was called "Old Fifteen."
He was also principal of the East Side Evening High School, Superintendent of Recreation Centres, and executive manager of the Y.M.H.A.
[3] Goldwasser was co-executive director of the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies from 1915 to 1917, its trustee from 1917 to 1954, chairman of its distribution committee from 1925 to 1950, and its vice-president.
He was a director and executive committee member of the Joint Distribution Committee, a founder, director, treasurer, and chairman of the NYANA,[4] an executive committee member of the Jewish Welfare Board starting in 1918, treasurer of the Graduate School for Jewish Social Work starting in 1925, and head of the Council of Fraternal and Benevolent Organizations of the New York and Brooklyn Federations of Jewish Charities after it was organized in 1935.
He attended Congregation Rodeph Sholom and served as principal of its Religious School from 1900 to 1905.