Eleanor Pearlman

Eleanor Pearlman, 83, of Burlington, MA and Silver Spring, MD, passed away on November 29, 2025.

Eleanor was predeceased by her husband, John L. Pearlman and her daughter, Rebecca Feld. She is survived by her daughter Nomi Burstein, her sons-in-law Harold Feld and Michael A. Burstein, her grandson Aaron Feld, and her granddaughters Sheva and Yael Burstein.

Eleanor was a graduate of Malden High School (class of 1959). In 1963, she graduated with a degree in Physical Therapy from Bouvé-Boston College, which was housed at Tufts University while she was a student there. She worked at Massachusetts General Hospital as a physical therapist until the birth of her first child and then - after the birth of her second child - in private physical therapy practice until 1987.

Eleanor loved art, both appreciating and creating. She took watercolor painting classes after her retirement in 1987 and then expanded her artistic pursuits to painting on silk, designing and crafting the wedding canopy for her younger daughter and son-in-law’s wedding. She was a skilled seamstress and sewed her own wedding dress for her 1964 wedding to John L. Pearlman. She also had a great passion for learning, especially topics related to Judaism. She loved to travel to historic sites, both locally in the Boston area and on her multiple trips with John to visit friends and family in Israel. Eleanor was a devoted mother and grandmother, always available to answer questions or to lend a helping hand.

A funeral will be held on Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 9:30am at Levine Chapels, 470 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA. The service will be livestreamed at the following link: www.levinelive.com/eleanorpearlman

Interment will take place following the services at Kaminker Cemetery, 776 Baker Street, West Roxbury, MA.

Shiva will be held through December 7, 2025; in-person visits will be held at Congregation Kadimah-Toras Moshe at 101 Washington Street, Brighton, MA from 6-8 PM on Wednesday, December 3, and Thursday, December 4.

Nomi Burstein will be observing shiva on Zoom for her mother Eleanor Pearlman z"l at the following dates and times. Shiva sessions will start on the hour and last for forty minutes; people are welcome to sign in at any time while a Zoom is in session. All times are US Eastern Time.

Wednesday December 3: 11 am, 1 pm, 3 pm

Thursday December 4: 11 am, 1 pm, 3 pm

Friday December 5: 10 am, 11 am

Saturday December 6: 7 pm, 8 pm, 9 pm

Sunday December 7: 10 am, 11 am, 1 pm, 2 pm, 5 pm, 6 pm

The link to attend is:

https://us05web.zoom.us/j/2557020296?pwd=bEo1QjNaQXdIMDBXQjdydlp4MWlLZz09

Meeting ID: 255 702 0296

Passcode: 85h7ra

In lieu of flowers, donations in Eleanor’s memory can be made to Congregation Kadimah-Toras Moshe in Brighton, MA at www.kadimahtorasmoshe.org or Woodside Synagogue Ahavas Torah in Silver Spring, MD at www.wsat.org/donate