Sarah Weil (née Einstein) was born in Maryland on May 18, 1866. Weil was an influential Jewish activist, social reformer, and community organizer in Goldsboro (Wayne County), North Carolina. In 1921, she organized and convened the first meeting of what would grow to become the North Carolina Association of Jewish Women, serving as the group's first president. By 1927, the organization numbered 781 women from around the state. Weil additionally was an early supporter of the public library system in Goldsboro. She died in Goldsboro on November 11, 1928.