Obituary: Eleanor Jacobson

Eleanor Jacobson (z”l), age 88, of Atlanta, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Jan. 2, 2024. She was born in Charlotte, N.C., on Nov. 26, 1935, to Meyer and Marie Jacobstein. She was raised in Atlanta and attended Grady High School where she graduated with honors.

She met her future husband, Jerry Jacobson, in Miami, Fla., and they were soon married in Atlanta on July 4, 1959, at the Ahavath Achim Synagogue by the late Rabbi Harry Epstein.

Eleanor was involved in Hadassah where she served as Vice-President, was a life-time member of Beth Jacob Sisterhood, and a charter member of the Athletic Club Northeast. In her later years, she stayed busy performing administrative duties in her son’s CPA business. Being a typical southern Jewish mother, her biggest pleasure in life was spending time with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.

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Eleanor, or Ellie as her friends liked to call her, was pre-deceased by her husband, Jerry Jacobson, and parents, Meyer and Marie Jacobstein. Survivors include her daughter, Lynnda Baron, and son, Scott Jacobson, and wife, Amy; grandchildren, Jason Baron, Marissa Froomkin, and husband, Chad, Zachary Baron, and Joshua Jacobson, and future bride-to-be, Allison Gelfarb; and great-grandchildren Asher, Ethan, and Sadie Froomkin.

Contributions in honor of Eleanor’s memory can be made to Congregation Shearith Israel, The Epstein School, or the charity of one’s choice.
Eleanor leaves behind a legacy of character, kindness, humor, and the most distinct Southern accent ever heard. Arrangements by Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care, 770-451-4999.