About Five Springs
A small farmstead, a long history, and the quiet work of looking after both.
Architectural and historic significance
Five Springs sits on land that has been farmed continuously since the early nineteenth century. The Rhoads/Lorah House and its bank barn were raised in 1830. The house is in the English Georgian style while the barn is a typical Pennsylvania German bank barn. In recognition of their architectural and historic significance, the house and barn are listed together on the National Register of Historic Places.
The village of Yellow House — named for the yellow colored tavern that stands at its crossroads is located in Amity Township. Five Springs lies in the southern part of the Oley Valley in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
David & Liz Goldfarb
David Goldfarb
David Goldfarb is "Of Counsel" to the Grimaldi Yeung Law Group. He was formerly the managing partner of the law firm Goldfarb Abrandt & Salzman LLP. He concentrates in the areas of health law, elder law, trusts and estates, and the rights of the elderly and disabled. He was the co-author of the legal treatise New York Elder Law (Lexis-Matthew Bender, 1999-2019).
David was formerly an attorney and supervisor for the Civil Division of the Legal Aid Society in New York City.
David is also active in the New York State Bar Association. He is a former Chair of the Elder Law and Special Need Section of the New York State Bar Association. He has written extensively on civic and legal issues including two op-eds in the New York Times.
As a member of the New York State Bar Association Task Force on the Power of Attorney, David Goldfarb helped draft the comprehensive changes to the New York Power of Attorney.
David was President of the Historic Districts Council (New York City) (2003–2007); he was Chair of Preserve & Protect, Inc.; and was on the board of the Preservation League of Staten Island. He is the past president of Staten Islanders for a Unified New York, the St. George Civic Association, and the Friends of the Alice Austen House. He has written two books on Staten Island history. His promotion of neighborhood and historic preservation on the World Wide Web has received extensive coverage including articles in Preservation, the Magazine of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the New York Times and a Year 2000 Statewide Preservation Award from the Preservation League of New York State.
David received his BA from the University of Wisconsin and his JD from New York University School of Law.
Elizabeth K. Goldfarb
Liz Goldfarb was a school librarian at Booker T. Washington Middle School (MS 54) in New York City. Liz was formerly a librarian and staff developer for New Visions for Public Schools. She married David Goldfarb in 1969. Their son Daniel lives in Santa Barbara, California with his wife Jenny Landers.
Liz was an adjunct Lecturer at The College of Staten Island, School of Education, Graduate Department of Special Education. EDP630: Special Education Practicum from January 1995 to June 1998. She was a Curriculum Coordinator and Elementary School Librarian at The Berkeley Carroll School (1984-1990). And she was a librarian at The New York Public Library (1969-84).
Liz received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI in June 1968 and her Master of Arts in Library Science in 1969. She took Post Masters courses at Rutgers University, School of Library and Information Sciences in 1987 and received a Master of Science in Education-Special Education from the College of Staten Island in June 1993.
