by marlenetrestman | Jun 23, 2023
Sam Koltun In 1905, following the death of his wife Bessie, Russian-born musician Israel Koltun admitted his four children into the Home: Meyer (10), Sam (8), Sadie (5), and Sol (3). By 1914, Israel reclaimed all of his children in New Orleans. While in the Home, Sam...
by marlenetrestman | Jun 21, 2023
Jeannette Segal In 1904, shortly after the death of her husband Israel, Fannie Hodes Segal admitted her two sons, Barney and Eugene, to the Home from Jefferson, Texas. When baby daughter Jeanette reached 18 months, Fannie placed her in the Home with her brothers. In...
by marlenetrestman | Jun 19, 2023
Lena & Max Tobias As recorded in the board’s minutes, William Tobias, who was dying of consumption and divorced, applied for the admission of his children. In March 1905, with the endorsement of San Antonio’s B’nai B’rith Edar Lodge 211,...
by marlenetrestman | Jun 15, 2023
Max, Fannye, and Ruby Block In 1904, while living in Nashville, Tennessee, divorced Russian immigrant Cecile Lusky Block admitted her 7-year-old son Max and 5-year-old daughter Fannye to the Home. Five years later, Cecile admitted her youngest child Ruby, who was...
by marlenetrestman | Jun 7, 2023
Abe Sperling In 1898, following the death of her husband Jake Sperling, Eva Breyer Sperling admitted 11-year-old Abe and his four younger siblings (Louis, Ida, Rosa, and Meyer) to the Home from San Antonio. In January 1901, Abe returned to his mother, who had moved to...
