Benjamin, Bernard, & Mildred Shanker (1615-1617)

Benjamin, Bernard, & Mildred Shanker  St. Louis, Missouri natives, Bernard and Ben Shanker, entered the Home in 1929 and were discharged in 1935 and 1941, respectively. Their sister, Mildred, born in Baltimore, was discharged in 1936. Both Bernard and Ben served...

Janet Loeb (1637)

Janet Loeb In Janet's Own WordsIn 1983, Janet Loeb Pfeifer participated in the Jewish Children’s Home Alumni Project. Read her “Memories of Life in the Jewish Children’s Home” here. In 1999, Janet Loeb Pfeifer was interviewed about her...

Benah Lachoff (1709)

Benah Lachoff  In Benah's Own WordsIn 1983, Benah Lachoff Klafert participated in the Jewish Children’s Home Alumni Project. Read a summary of her interview here. Courtesy of JCRS. In 2004, Bench Lachoff Klafert was interviewed by Al Stein of the Institute of...

Joseph, Barbara Jean, & Herbert Friedman (1689 – 1791)

Herbert Friedman Herbert Friedman graduated from Tulane University School of Engineering in 1959. Tulane Jambalaya. In Herbert's Own WordsIn 1983, Herbert Friedman participated in the Jewish Children’s Home Alumni Project. Read the summary of his interview here....

Louis, Ethel, & Isadore Miron (1681-1683)

Louis, Ethel, & Isadore Miron In Ethel's Own WordsIn 1983, Ethel Miron shared her recollections of her childhood in the Home. Read the summary of her interview here. Courtesy of JCRS. In Isadore's Own WordsIn 1983, Isadore Miron expressed his enthusiasm for the...