by marlenetrestman | Aug 19, 2025
Serena, Woodrow, & Esther Polewada Baruch Polewada, a native of Poland, married Jennie Monetta of Ohio in 1898. In 1922, after making their way to Laflore County, Mississippi, and having six children, Baruch, a deliveryman, died. Jennie died in 1928. The Greenwood...
by marlenetrestman | Jul 30, 2025
Matrons, 1855-1868 Between 1855 and 1868, four women held the position of Matron, who was responsible the care, feeding, and clothing of the children and widows. Ann DePass served most of the first five years, while Hannah Noel served the last eight. Other than coming...
by marlenetrestman | Jul 24, 2025
Rose & Jake Levine Siblings Rose (5) and Jake (3) Levine arrived at the Home from Lafayette, Louisiana in May 1929. As reported in the registry, because they were considered carriers of diphtheria, the siblings were sent to Charity Hospital and returned to the...
by marlenetrestman | Jul 23, 2025
Amelia Greenwald Born in Gainesville, Alabama, Amelia Greenwald served as the Home’s first trained nurse. Following her studies at Touro Infirmary School of Nursing, Superintendent Chester Teller hired Greenwald shortly after his arrival in 1909. She tended to...
by marlenetrestman | Jul 16, 2025
Anna Berenson Mayer In 1929, Superintendent Harry Ginsburg hired 22-year-old Anna Berenson to supervise girls in the Home. The daughter of Polish native Morris Berenson and the former Sarah Robinovich (Rabinowicz)., Anna grew up with her three younger sisters in...
