ROSALIND-JACOBS-Obituary

ROSALIND JACOBS

New York, New York

1925 - 2020

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JACOBS--Rosalind Gersten. June 9, 1925 - December 21, 2019, New York City. A former vice president and Fashion Director for Macy's, Roz Jacobs broke the glass ceiling for women, becoming one of the first female senior executives in the retail industry during the 1960s. As beautiful and...

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Roz was a cherished friend of my parents Mimi and Mortimer Levitt. She was always kind and supportive on the occasions we saw each other after the passing of my father. Roz would always tell me how proud he would have been of the work I'd begun at his request. Roz's genuine warmth and kindness touched me deeply. Please accept my heartfelt condolences.

I spend a lot of Jewish holidays with her and she was best friends of my grandmothers sister aunt Harriet..she kept the best conversation and always included me the three of them my grandmother her sister and Ros and her daughter was so nice and her grandkids so adorable and so class and so pure and kind especially Molly. she is missed and I appreciated her a lot of my grandmothers and grandmother sisters friends.

I am so sorry to hear of Roz's passing. I was a young girl when she and my mom were friends and peers in the retail world and both were alums of Hunter College. My mother was Helen Galland and, though she passed away in 2008, I would like to send condolences to your family on behalf of ours.

I was honored to meet and speak with Mrs. Jacobs -whom I only recently met through our family friend, Judy Price. I am so sorry to hear of her passing. She was truly an inspiration and I dedicated my Christie's thesis on Man Ray to her. My condolences to her family and may she rest in peace.