Sandra Brown Burstein

Sandra Brown Burstein, beloved mother, sister, grandmother and friend, passed away on May 6, 2019 after a brief illness, surrounded by her family and her community. A longtime resident of the New Orleans area, she was born on October 18, 1940 in Brooklyn, N.Y. to Jacob (Jack) Bernstein and Edith Orlick Bernstein. She attended Brooklyn College and graduated from Newcomb College in 1962. A successful businesswoman who once received the New Orleans Businesswoman of the Year award, she was President of the Irwin Brown Company, a local customs house broker and freight forwarder, and a member of the Board of Directors of the International Freight Forwarders and Customs Brokers Association of New Orleans. In the 1980s, she served as President of the Jewish Family Service of New Orleans. She was a long time member of Shir Chadash Conservative Congregation and served Shir Chadash, and its predecessor Tikvat Shalom, as a volunteer in numerous capacities including the Board of Directors and Executive Committee. In 2002, the Shir Chadash Sisterhood selected her to receive the Southern Branch Light of Torah Award from the Women's League for Conservative Judaism. She was predeceased by her parents, her first husband Irwin M. Brown and her second husband Herbert H. Burstein. Survived by her children Howard Brown (Donna), Sharon Brown Sherry (Lance),Kira Brown and stepdaughter Cynthia Burstein Waldman (Vince), her brother Shelly Bernstein (Benay) and six grandchildren Elana Brown, Adira Brown, Ianne Sherry, Aiden Sherry, Jacqueline Sherry and Jesse Waldman. Family and friends are invited to attend a funeral service at Shir Chadash Conservative Congregation, 3737 W Esplanade Avenue in Metairie on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 beginning at 3:30 PM. The burial will follow at Jewish Burial Rites Cemetery. Kindly omit flowers. Memorials are suggested to Shir Chadash Conservative Congregation. 3737 West Esplanade Ave., Metairie, LA. 70002