by marlenetrestman | Apr 5, 2025
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....
by marlenetrestman | Apr 5, 2025
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...
by marlenetrestman | Apr 4, 2025
Frances, Andrew, & Raymond Kahn In November 1934, widower Jacob Kahn admitted his three children to the Home: Andrew (10), Frances (12), and Raymond (13) Kahn. Jacob’s wife, Mattie, had died in 1927. While Jacob struggled to find work, the children had been...
by marlenetrestman | Apr 4, 2025
H.M. “Herc” Levine, Jr. In 2004, Hyman Maurice “Herc” Levine, Jr. was interviewed about his childhood in the Home from 1933 to 1941. Courtesy of JCRS. In Herc's Own WordsIn 1983, H.M. “Herc” Levine participated in the Jewish...
by marlenetrestman | Apr 4, 2025
Sam & Lee Hartman In November 1916, identical twins Sam and Lee Hartman were born to Marcellus Hartman and his wife, the former Marie Feiss, in Greenville, Mississippi. In September 1928, following Marcellus’ death from dysentery, Marie admitted 11-year-old...
