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...
by marlenetrestman | Mar 22, 2025
Maurice, Harris, Helen, and Moses Garb In June 1927, Russian native Abe Garb, a grocer, died of wounds he suffered in a gruesome attack in the backyard of his San Antonio house. His wife, the former Dena Friedman, was unable to care for their seven children alone. The...
by marlenetrestman | Mar 22, 2025
Sam Freedman Eleven-year-old Sam Freedman entered the Home in 1928 from Houston, Texas. His father, Morris, who was separated from Sam’s mother, the former Polly Rosenblum, had been hospitalized for tuberculosis. Although Sam had three brothers, they were too...
by marlenetrestman | Mar 18, 2025
Sonia, Frances, & Harry Kovner In 1928, Lena Goodman Kovner was living with her three children in Shreveport, Louisiana. Whether her husband, Abe, had left or had died, was not discussed. All the children knew is that Lena, a seamstress, could not make ends meet...
