by marlenetrestman | May 5, 2023
Gizella Weiss Gizella Weiss and her siblings Frank and Yolande were born in Budapest, Hungary to Jacob and Antonia Schwartz Weiss. The family made their way to Beaumont, Texas. In 1903, following Antonia’s death (reportedly the result of an “operation in...
by marlenetrestman | Apr 21, 2023
Morris, Louis, & Gussie Burka In September 1902, two months after the death of her husband Jacob in Montgomery, Alabama, Pauline Rothenberg Burka admitted the three oldest of her four children into the Home. Morris was 11, Louis was 9, and Gussie was 5 years old....
by marlenetrestman | Apr 21, 2023
Louis and Bella Fuerstenberg After Moritz Fuerstenberg died of consumption, his widow, the former Carrie Smith, ran a boarding house on Camp Street in New Orleans, where she lived with their children, Louis and Bella, until 1902. At that time, the Home admitted the...
by marlenetrestman | Apr 3, 2023
William Weitzenfeld Like many children admitted to the Home in the 19th century, William Weitzenfeld left no photo. About his admission, the Home recorded only that parentless 11-month-old “Willie” arrived with his older brothers Joseph and Elias in...
by marlenetrestman | Mar 20, 2023
The Home on Jackson Avenue The Home for Jewish Widows and Orphans, on Jackson at Chippewa, as depicted in the Home’s 1856 dedication booklet. Courtesy JCRS. The handsome structure was first captured on film by noted photographer Theodore Lilienthal, who...
