Rebecca Jacobson
The Jewish Encyclopedia
of Western Pennsylvania
A project of the Rauh Jewish Archives at the Heinz History Center
Louis Jacobson married Reva (Rebecca) Friedlander in their native Lithuania. They had six children, Lena, Meyer, Samuel, Sarah, Pauline and Fannie. The family immigrated to the United States around 1901 to join her brother Benjamin Friedander in Homestead, Pa.
Louis and Rebecca Jacobson entered the grocery business with Alex Friedlander. Their six children worked alongside their parents and uncle at the store.[1]Daniels, Linda Jacobson, Jacobson-Friedlander Reunion ’96, p. 29. Pittsburgh, Pa, 1996. (catalog record).
Fannie Friedlander married Sam Gordon, who went into business with his brother-in-law Meyer Jacobson. They operated Jacobson-Gordon Automobile Dealers, also known as Liberty Garage, on Amity Street in Homestead. The dealership later moved to 8th Avenue. They sold Willys and Hudson cars. Meyer’s brother, Samuel Jacobson (1905-1979), owned Morgan Garage on E. 11th Avenue in Homestead. After Jacobson-Gordon filed for bankruptcy, Meyer left the partnership. Samuel Jacobson went into business with Sam Gordon as Gordon and Jacobson Dealership.[2]Daniels, Linda Jacobson, Jacobson-Friedlander Reunion ’96, p. 29. Pittsburgh, Pa, 1996. (catalog record).
Samuel Jacobson married Marion Hechtman (1906-1970) in 1931. They had two children: Alan Louis Jacobson (1935-2002) and Blair George Jacobson (b. 1939). Alan and Blair Jacobson grew up in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh and spent summers at Camp Machigon in Maine.[3]Camp Machigon photographs, Lynne and Blair Jacobson Family Papers and Photographs [MSS 1221], Rauh Jewish Archives at the Heinz History Center.
Alan Jacobson graduated from Taylor Allerderdice High School in 1953 and married Judy Hazin in 1955. The couple settled in California and had two children, Laurie and Cathy.
Blair Jacobson graduated from Taylor Allderdice High School in 1957 and married Lynne Swartz in 1965.[4]Lynne Swartz and Blair Jacobson Wedding materials, Lynne and Blair Jacobson Family Papers and Photographs [MSS 1221], Rauh Jewish Archives at the Heinz History Center. They had two children, Larry and Teddi.
Lynne Jacobson was a lifelong member of Rodef Shalom Congregation and its Sisterhood and served as a trustee of the congregation. She was a longtime member of the National Council of Jewish Women-Pittsburgh Section and served a term as its president, as did her daughter Teddi. They were the first mother-daughter presidents in the chapter’s history. Lynne was the president of the Ellis School PTA and a member of the board of trustees of the school. She was also involved with local Race for the Cure. Like her father Howard Swartz, Lynne was an amateur pilot.
References
| ↑1, ↑2 | Daniels, Linda Jacobson, Jacobson-Friedlander Reunion ’96, p. 29. Pittsburgh, Pa, 1996. (catalog record). |
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| ↑3 | Camp Machigon photographs, Lynne and Blair Jacobson Family Papers and Photographs [MSS 1221], Rauh Jewish Archives at the Heinz History Center. |
| ↑4 | Lynne Swartz and Blair Jacobson Wedding materials, Lynne and Blair Jacobson Family Papers and Photographs [MSS 1221], Rauh Jewish Archives at the Heinz History Center. |
