Ephraim (also known as Ef, Eph or Freddie) Friedman was born on New Years Day, 1930 in Rural Belvedere, Los Angeles. He was the oldest living son of Eva (Libe) Lipson and Solman Friedman, although a son had been born earlier that died at birth. He was named after his grandfather. As a young man he traveled east to attend Yeshiva in Brooklyn, NY called RIETS which stands for Rabbi Itzak Elhanan Theological Seminary the rabbinical seminary of Yeshiva University. He went to UCLA for undergraduate, then studied medicine at UCSF. He did a residency in Jerusalem and returned to the US. He married Dagmar Anne Benioff in 1954 and had 4 children.
Eph talks to Maine Guide George Smith
The second part of this lovely video, made by Nate Goldstein’s wife, Harriet Fishman, is of Ephraim and Dagmar’s art group. That part starts at about 10:00.
