Gersham Goldstein, z"l, died Aug. 6, 2020. He is survived by his wife, Pauline, and daughter, Deborah, and grandchildren, Noah Goldstein, Krystal Graybiel-Goldstein, Logan Goldstein and Jakob Goldstein. He was preceded in death by his son Marcus in 2015. 
He was a prominent Portland tax lawyer and an active member of the Jewish community. He served as president of the board of the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland from 2009 to 2011. He also served on the boards of the Robison Jewish Home, Congregation Neveh Shalom and Greater Portland Hillel. He was also active with Chabad in Portland for many years. 
Gersham was born in Brooklyn, New York on Dec. 5, 1938. After matriculating at City College of New York with a Bachelor of Business Administration in 1959, he attended the University of Pennsylvania Law School, graduating with a Bachelor of Laws in 1962. Immediately following graduation, Gersham took a position as a research assistant for Gerald L. Wallace at NYU who became a significant influence in his career. 
In 1963 Gersham drove to Oregon to work for Peter M. Gunnar, the first judge for the Oregon Tax Court. Over his early career he worked for Governor Mark Hatfield, Jacob Javits and taught at New York University and the University of Cincinnati. In the mid 1970s he and his wife, Pauline, returned to Portland where he took a position at Davies Biggs, which later became Stoel Rives, from which he retired as partner.
Donations in his memory can be made to the Maimonides Jewish Day School, Pioneer Courthouse Historical Society, or the Knight Cancer Institute.
Congregation Neveh Shalom extends deepest condolences to the Goldstein family.