by marlenetrestman | Jul 24, 2024
Mashinka Siblings: Sadye, Fannie, Sol, Bessie, Pearl, & Esther In October 1919, Maurice (Morris) Mashinka, a shoemaker, and his wife, the former Annie Medovnich, were raising their seven children in Houston, Texas, when Annie died. Four months later, Morris, a...
by marlenetrestman | Jul 16, 2024
Earl & Mildred Foreman In December 1919, after spending time in a Catholic orphanage, five-year-old Earl Abraham Foreman was admitted to the Home with his six-year-old sister Mildred Julia from Memphis, Tennessee. Their parents, Frank Foreman and the former...
by marlenetrestman | Jul 13, 2024
Reva & Ronia Levine Twelve-year-old Reva Levine arrived at the Home with her 10-year-old sister, Ronia, in April 1919 from Fort Worth, Texas. Reva soon established herself as a leader in the Home, winning election as an officer of the Golden City sisterhood. At...
by marlenetrestman | Jul 12, 2024
Weinberg Siblings: Edith, Leon, Rebecca, and Bessie In February 1919, within a week after the death of his wife, the former Mary Richter, William Weinberg admitted his four children to the Home: Edith (11), Leon (10), Rebecca (6), and Bessie (4). William, a native of...
by marlenetrestman | Jul 7, 2024
Miller Siblings: Etta, Annie, Sarah, and Leon Alter Miller, a native of Lithuania, and his wife, the former Fannie Mina Wolper, lived in Shreveport, Louisiana, where they were raising their four children: Etta, Annie, Leon, and Sarah. In 1918, following his...
