Obituary written in the Frankfurter General Anzeiger:

Today, after a brief illness Mr. Selig Goldschmidt, the Head of the local, highly regarded antique firm J & S Goldschmidt, passed away in the 68th year of his life.  With him, our Town has lost one of its most splendid citizens, the arts an unceasing patron, whilst the poor and suffering bemoan the passing of a benefactor who practiced charity in a lavish, in fact, princely fashion.  With superior intelligence, keen business acumen, and in conjuction with a strict sense of justice, Selig Goldschmidt succeeded to raise the business founded by him, from small beginnings to its current world-wide reputation.  Thanks to these qualities, and his highly developed understanding of art, he grew to be a confidant of the famous collector--the late Baron Mayer Carl von Rothschild as well as of various other personages of noble descent.  Year after year Mr. Goldschmidt dispersed large sums of money for the furtherance of artistic endeavours and the support of institutions with idealistic purposes.  All charitable trusts were always generously remembered by him, and his confidential donations towards humanitarian funds are virtually unmatched, even in our City, well known for its charitability.  His kindly character showed in his personal, quite exceptional participation during the annual parties, when he gave individual gifts for 400 children of the Jewish Primary School he had founded, and always remembered with generous donations.  Though personally of strictly orthodox Jewish persuasion, his charity extended to all sufferers irrespective of religion or outlook.  Everybody will grieve at his passing and the City will retain for one of its finest citizens a truly treasured memory.