by marlenetrestman | Mar 11, 2025
Eugene, Milton, Dollie, & Julius Fruchtgarten In 1927, Adolph Fruchtgarten of New Orleans admitted his four children, Eugene (10), Milton (8), Dollie (5), and Julius (3), to the Home. What happened to Adolph’s wife, the former Henrietta Hyman, is unrecorded...
by marlenetrestman | Mar 11, 2025
Sam Levitan In 1927, following the death of his wife, Tillie, New Orleans salesman Herman Levitan admitted his two-year-old son, Sam, to the Home. Sam’s earliest memories of the Home were walking around in his crib while being surrounded by admiring young girls....
by marlenetrestman | Mar 10, 2025
Lillian Hofstetter When Lillian was two, her mother died. She shuttled between two aunts in New Orleans while her father traveled frequently for his job as a ship steward. In 1927, at age 6, Lillian was admitted to the Home. After attending Newman School for the lower...
by marlenetrestman | Mar 10, 2025
Rose Sohmers Rose Sohmers was admitted to the Home in December 1926 at the age of 23 months by her father, Felix, a cabinetmaker. What happened to her mother, the former Rosie Felsenstein, is today unrecorded. As told to her by Home Nurse Anna Levine...
by marlenetrestman | Mar 10, 2025
Rose & Emanuel Sherman Living in New Orleans with their family, siblings Rose and Emanuel Sherman were the two youngest of seven children. Their mother died from appendicitis when Rose was one year and four days old. In 1925, shortly after their mother’s...