Maurice, Moses, Helen, & Harris Garb (1593-1596)

by | 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...

Sam Freedman (1589)

by | 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...

Sonia, Frances, & Harry Kovner (1590-1592)

by | 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...

Ellis, Van, & Carol Hart (1586-1588)

by | Mar 14, 2025

Ellis, Van & Carol Hart In early 1926, H. Van Eaton Hart, a merchant, and his wife, the former Lillie Oppenheim, were living in Beaumont, Texas with their four sons when H. Van Eaton died of pneumonia. Unable to care for her sons alone, Lillie moved the family to...