Obituary: Sally Rosenberg

The Hadassah Mafia of Atlanta lost a founding member on Jan. 11, when made woman and good gal Sally Rosenberg passed away at 90 years old. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Sally ran books in Cleveland, Buffalo, N.Y. and Atlanta, Ga. Famously punctilious, she did her most notorious work in Atlanta for the Hadassah Mafia, where her numbers running was nearly as legendary as her kugel. Dozens of little old Jewish ladies owe their charitable careers to her way with the books and their mahjong jackpots to her lack of way with the Chinese tiles.

Sally is survived by her sons, Alan and Gregg Rosenberg, whom she claimed to love equally, though clearly favoring Alan. Also, her daughters-in-law, Leslie and Kasia, who were in keen competition for favoritism. She absolutely adored her three grandchildren, Gunnar, Siri and Ana Rosenberg, and sort of tolerated her grand dog, Amber. Her best friends were her sisters and her eldest sister, Harriette Rubinstein, survives. She is also survived by several matzah balls, some chicken soup, laughter which will echo into eternity, a veritable hoard of devoted and loving nieces and nephews and a lot of controversy about who that fart really came from. She joins in heaven her husband, Donald Rosenberg, whose 20 years of peace and rest are at an end, her sisters, Shirley Michael and Ruthie Fels, best friends reunited, and several pets she never really liked. There was a graveside ceremony for all who loved her at Arlington Memorial Park, Sandy Springs, Ga. on Jan. 14. Arrangements by Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care, 770-451-4999.

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