MARTHA ROSEN SANDS

A native New Orleanian, she was a graduate of Isidore Newman School and attended the University of Alabama and Newcomb College. Martha met and married her husband, Jack Sands. They were married for 58 years until his death in 2016.

In addition to raising a family, she worked alongside her husband in their many business pursuits including Tavern on the Park Restaurant. In her later years she thoroughly enjoyed a second career with Gulf Coast Bank.

She was a lifelong member of Hadassah, the National Council of Jewish Women and a long-time volunteer at WYES-TV. She was a proud member of Sigma Delta Tau Sorority and served as the president of the Panhellenic Council at Tulane University.

Sands was an avid supporter of Tulane athletics and also  loved her weekly mahjong games with friends. 

She is survived by her children Alan Sands, Marc Sands (EllenAnn) and Lee Sands (Jennifer); four grandchildren and one great granddaughter.

A graveside service for immediate family only will be held on Monday, December 2, 2024, at Anshe Sfard Cemetery. Rabbi Yossi Nemes willd officiate.

In lieu of flowers, the family encourages any memorial donations be made to Chabad of Metairie or the charity of your choice.