Community leader Lynne W. Goldman memorial set for Sunday

LYNNE WEINBERGER GOLDMAN, a Southern Jewish doyenne and community leader, passed away peacefully at her home on January 24, 2018, at the age of 83.

LYNNE W. GOLDMAN

A native New Orleanian, she attended Isidore Newman School before studying drama at the Carnegie Institue of Technology in Pittsburgh. Goldman met her husband of 59 years, the late Jerome Goldman in 1954.

Goldman performed in roles at both the now defunct Gallery Circle Theater and Le Petite Theatre du Vieux Carré. She met and married Jerome in 1954, and together they would travel the world. 

Goldman was a commiTted New Orleans community volunteer for multiple organizations, including WYES-TV, the Audubon Zoological Institute, the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, and the New Orleans Museum of Art.

In addition to her love of attending the theatre, she collaborated with three other New Orleans ladies in the writing and production of the play Cherries Jubilee.

Lynne’s gift of gab, incredible intellect, and heartfelt generosity provided her with the love of lifelong friends and family, whose lives she blessed every day. 

Predeceased by her husband, a daughter Leah Goldman Karp, and a son, Scott Goldman, she is survived by her children: Anne Goldman Brinkley of Austin, TX  (Douglas), Hope Goldman Meyer of New Orleans (James), and son-in-law Edward Karp of New Orleans (Anne-Marie Karp); and seven grandchildren, including one born more recently to her son-in-law.

A memorial service was held at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 28, at Temple Sinai, co-officiated by Rabbis Edward Paul Cohn and Matthew Reimer.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Lynne Goldman’s memory are suggested to Court Watch NOLA (courtwatchnola.org), Liberty’s Kitchen (libertyskitchen.org), Youth Empowerment Project (youthempowermentproject.org) or a charity of your choice would be most meaningful to her family.

Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp Funeral Home of Metairie was in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be expressed online at  www.tharpsontheimer.com.