ABSTRACT
Early Life Dianne Goldman was born in San Francisco, California, on June 22, 1933, to Leon Goldman, a Jewish physician, and Betty Rosenburg Goldman, a Catholic woman of Russian descent. Dianne endured a difficult childhood that could have irreparably scarred her but instead left her resilient and strong. An alcoholic who was ill with a brain disorder that was not diagnosed until much later, Betty Goldman was frequently abusive toward her daughters, and Dianne assumed a protective role for her two younger sisters. Her father, a busy physician, was a sustaining force in Dianne's life as well as a highly respected member of the community. The poles of opposition that dominated Dianne's childhood were reflected in her concurrent attendance at temple services and the Convent of the Sacred Heart High School, where she was graduated in 1951.
