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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * EDELSON JILL SCHNITZER   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES INC [SCHN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 3200 NW YEON AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/25/2005 (Street) PORTLAND, OR 97210 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common Stock               300 I See Note (1) Class A Common Stock 02/25/2005   C   15,000 A $ 0 15,000 I By Voting Trust (3) Class A Common Stock 02/25/2005   Z V 15,000 D $ 0 0 I By Voting Trust (3) Class A Common Stock 02/25/2005   Z V 15,000 A $ 0 15,376 I By Trust (3) Class A Common Stock 02/25/2005   S   15,000 (8) D $ 40 376 I By Trust (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Class B Common Stock

(2)

02/25/2005

C

15,000

(2)

(2)

Class A Common Stock

15,000

$ 0

183,564

I

By Voting Trust (3)

Class B Common Stock

(2)

(2)

(2)

Class A Common Stock

28,096

28,096

I

By Voting Trust (4)

Class B Common Stock

(2)

(2)

(2)

Class A Common Stock

28,096

28,096

I

By Voting Trust (5)

Class B Common Stock

(2)

(2)

(2)

Class A Common Stock

29,354

29,354

I

By Voting Trust (6)

Class B Common Stock

(2)

(2)

(2)

Class A Common Stock

44,048.83

44,048.83

I

By Voting Trust (7)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
EDELSON JILL SCHNITZER 3200 NW YEON AVENUE PORTLAND, OR 97210		X

Signatures

Ilene Dobrow Davidson, Attorney-In-Fact		03/01/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	By Jill Schnitzer Edelson, as custodian under Ohio Uniform Transfers to Minors Act, F/B/O Lauren R. Edelson.
(2)	Class B Common Stock is immediately convertible on a one-for-one basis into Class A Common Stock and has no expiration date.
(3)	Voting trust certificates or shares, as the case may be, are held by Jill Schnitzer Edelson and Richard H. Edelson, Trustees U/A/D 2/22/95, F/B/O Jill Schnitzer Edelson (the "Jill Trust").
(4)	Voting trust certificates or shares, as the case may be, are held by Jill Schnitzer Edelson, Family Trustee, and Dina S. Meier, Independent Trustee, U/A/D December 22, 1994 F/B/O Brooke Danielle Edelson.
(5)	Voting trust certificates or shares, as the case may be, are held by Jill Schnitzer Edelson, Family Trustee, and Dina S. Meier, Independent Trustee, U/A/D December 22, 1994 F/B/O Lauren Rachelle Edelson.
(6)	Voting trust certificates or shares, as the case may be, are held by Jill Schnitzer Edelson, Family Trustee, and Dina S. Meier, Independent Trustee, U/A/D November 3, 1997 F/B/O Brendan Zane Edelson.
(7)	Voting trust certificates or shares, as the case may be, are held by PFS Investors, LLC, of which the Jill Trust is a member. The number of shares is one-sixth of the total shares held by PFS Investors, LLC, consistent with the proportionate interest of the Jill Trust.
(8)	The shares were sold pursuant to a pre-established Rule 10b5-1 plan.

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