Naomi Waxman Perlman.

UXBRIDGE Naomi Waxman Perlman, 88, passed away Thursday, August 30th in Uxbridge, Massachusetts after a prolonged illness. She was daughter of Sara (Allen) and Rabbi Meyer Waxman, rabbinic scholar and professor at Hebrew Theological College, brother of Rabbi Mordecai Waxman, Rabbi of Temple Israel in Great Neck, New York and pioneer in inter-faith relations (d. 2002) and wife of Dr. Mark Perlman, noted economist and professor at the University of Pittsburgh (d. 2006). She is survived by her daughter, Abigail (Harte) Williams, an attorney in Worcester, MA, and four grandchildren: David, Justin, Daniel, and Alexandra.

Naomi graduated from the University of Chicago with a Bachelor in Economics degree and began graduate studies at the University of Wisconsin. Naomi then moved to Washington, where she worked in economics, first at the Office of Price Administration and then at the Labor Board in Wages Adjustment. In these positions, she learned economics as a practical, rather than a theoretical, discipline.

In 1948, Naomi went to Columbia, where she met Mark. There began a partnership of love, loyalty and commitment that would last more than half a century. Naomi was one of the first women economists at the United Nations and originator of the scholarly classification system employed in economic research. She was Associate Editor of the Journal of Economic Literature from 1968 to 1984.

A graveside service will take place at the Beth Moses cemetery in Pineview, NY, with a memorial service to be held in Pittsburgh. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Activities Department of the Lydia Taft Nursing Home, Uxbridge, MA. Arrangements under the direction of BUMA FUNERAL HOMES, Uxbridge, MA.

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