by marlenetrestman | Jun 21, 2024
Morris Rosenberg In 1916, following the death of her husband, Hannah Rosenberg admitted her four sons – Sam (10), Morris (9), Victor (7), and Jacob (4) — to the Home from Nashville, Tennessee. Within two years, Sam returned to his mother who had married...
by marlenetrestman | Jun 19, 2024
Goldie & “Mickey” Berger In 1910, widower Isaac Berger journeyed from Zarshunow, Russia to Houston, Texas, leaving behind his wife Bessie and their four children. Isaac opened a grocery store but, before he could send for his family, Bessie died. With...
by marlenetrestman | Jun 17, 2024
Isidore and Sarah Kniez Russian-born siblings, Isidore (8) and Sarah Kniez (or Kneiz) (5), were admitted to the Home in March 1916 from Mobile, Alabama by their father David following the death of their mother Eva. The application had been recommended by Leon Schwartz...
by marlenetrestman | Jun 10, 2024
Leon Folbe Leon Folbe was admitted to the Home in 1916 at the age of 11 from Memphis, Tennessee. Little else is known about his circumstances, other than the note in the registry that the whereabouts of his father, Morris, were unknown. Leon resided in the Home until...
by marlenetrestman | Jun 9, 2024
Bertha, Jacob, & Addie Bernhold In June 1877, Adolph Bernhold and his wife, the former Ida Gideon, were living in Helena, Arkansas, when Ida died of causes unrecorded today. By August, the Home board approved Adolph’s petition to admit his three youngest...
