Eileen Landsman, 90

Eileen Landsman died in her Manhattan, New York home on Oct. 8.  Eileen was the mother of Rhonda Sabo (Naftali) of Newport and Andrea Landsman (Malcolm Holzman) of New York.  She was the grandmother to Eitan Sabo (Aimee), Samuel Holzman and step-grandson Maxwell (Melissa) Holzman. She was the great-grandmother to Noah Sabo and David Sabo, and step-great-grandmother to Griffin and Trudy Holzman. She also leaves behind her sister-in-law, Mimi Landsman, nephews Spencer and Joshua Landsman and Blair Schwartz and nieces Karyn Levy and Gail Schwartz.

Eileen was predeceased by her husband Robert Landsman and his brother Warren, her son Eric Landsman, and her brother Burnett Schwartz.

The daughter of Judge Edward K. Schwartz and Sara M. Schwartz, who worked tirelessly on behalf of the young state of Israel, Eileen was born and raised in University City, St. Louis, Missouri. She received a BFA in fashion design from Washington University. After college she married Robert Landsman, a Chicago attorney, and raised her family in the St. Louis and Chicago (Lincolnwood and Niles) areas. In Chicago she had a long and successful career in marketing, business and design, at a time when women in the business world were rare. She and and her husband retired to Manhattan, a lifelong dream.  

Donations may be made to Congregation Jeshuat Israel at Touro Synagogue, to Hadassah at hadassah.org, or to a charity of your choice.