Ruth Friedel

Feb. 24, 1945 - July 22, 2023

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Ruth Friedel z”l of Portland, Oregon passed peacefully away on July 22nd, 2023 surrounded by family. She was 78 years old. Dr. Friedel was born in New York to Frank and Bess Friedel. She graduated from Ithaca College where she earned a B.S. in Physical Therapy. She then obtained a master’s degree in Psychology from New York University. She worked and trained at Albert Einstein Hospital Complex in The Bronx for 10 years and studied dance in her spare time. She moved to Portland Oregon and continued graduate school at Pacific University, earning a doctorate in Psychology. She went on to teach at Pacific University and at Oregon Health Sciences University. Dr. Friedel had a successful psychology and group therapy practice in Portland for over 30 years and founded the NorthWest Institute of Group Therapy and Psychodrama. Throughout her life she gave of herself generously to family, friends, and the community. Among her accomplishments she was proud to have volunteered for the Oregon Psychological Association, Jewish Federation of Oregon, Jewish Family and Child Service, and the Maimonides Medical Society. She embraced life and enjoyed dancing, singing, travelling, gardening, and

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