Edith Weiss

FUNERAL SERVICE: Monday, July 20, 2026 at 10:00 AM at Arlington Memorial Park.

LIVESTREAM: Please click here to attend the funeral service via livestream.

SHIVA: The family will host Shiva from 5:30-8:00 PM with Mincha service at 7:00 PM Monday, July 20, 2026 & Tuesday, July 21, 2026 (and then stop due to the 9th of Av and Tisha B’Av) at the home of Anat and Steve Alperin, 315 Green Park Ct,Sandy Springs, GA 30327.

OBITUARY:

Edith “Mimi” Weiss was born in April 1942 in Jánoshalma Hungary. She never met her father as he was forced into labor camp and later died before her birth. Edith, her older sister Lea and their mother were transported to a concentration camp only to be rerouted to a labor camp, an act which saved their lives. In 1945 she and other family survivors returned to Hungary. Her mother remarried another holocaust survivor and the family moved to Békéscsaba where they lived until 1957. At age 15, Edith and Lea emigrated to Israel by themselves, starting first with crossing the border into Austria. They stayed a year in Austria sewing in a sweat shop. After reaching Israel, the sisters were separated: Edith was sent to a boarding school in Jerusalem and Lea was sent a kibbutz near Be’er Sheva.

Edith was a prolific artist. She began developing her artistic talent as a child after the war when she was frequently given a piece of paper and a pen or pencil as a form of entertainment. In her early teens in Hungary, she took a brown paper bag and drew a picture of an old man on it, and this artwork won Edith an international competition. The prize included a trip around the world, but the prize was canceled when the organizers discovered that Edith was Jewish.

Edith got married in Tel Aviv in 1963 and two children followed. She loved her life in Israel and was very happy there. She created successes like a daycare center, which was one of the first that served newborns to 3-year-olds, and provided both transportation and meals. The family moved to Rehovot in 1973 and lived in a private home, a status symbol in that time. Edith’s art career flourished in Israel where her works were exhibited in galleries and art fairs. Her art allowed her to become the breadwinner for the family.

In 1979 the family followed Edith’s husband’s career and moved to England and spent summers in Nigeria. Shortly after moving to the US in 1985, the marriage ended in a bad divorce. Edith moved to Rochester, NY in 1989 to be closer to her sister, and bought her first investment property in 1990. Edith moved to Atlanta almost 10 years later as her first of her grandchildren were born. Edith’s real estate investments became her career as she continued to create art for her own enjoyment. In recent years, Edith loved searching for and finding bargains at estate sales and antique stores.

Edith passed away on July 17, 2026. Survivors include her sister Lea Malek, her daughter and son-in-law Anat and Steve Alperin, her grandchildren Yoel and Shira Alperin, her son and his family as well as many nieces, nephews, cousins and other family members in the US, Israel and Europe. Donations in Edith’s memory may be made to her favorite charities: American Friends of Magen David Adom or Friends of the Israel Defense Forces.