by marlenetrestman | Feb 15, 2025
Harry Saffer Twelve-year-old Harry Saffer arrived at the Home in September 1924 from Montgomery, Alabama. Although he remained in the Home for only one year, many years later he cheerfully participated in the Alumni Project, recalling that his assigned number —...
by marlenetrestman | Feb 7, 2025
Sara Mae and Isaac J. Ewing Following the death of his wife, the former May Moore, John Williams Ewing admitted their two children, Sara Mae (12) and Isaac J. (10), to the Home from Pine Bluff, Arkansas. While in the Home, Sara Mae participated in the Girl Scout...
by marlenetrestman | Jan 30, 2025
Abe & Sarah Lehat In 1924, following the death of his wife, the former Goldie Gershowitz, Sam Lehat, a clothing store manager in Oklahoma City, placed the two youngest of his three children into the Home: eleven-year-old Abe and 9-year-old Sarah. At age fourteen,...
by marlenetrestman | Jan 30, 2025
Mildred, Irwin, Florette, & Donald Gordon In 1924, following the death of his wife, Selma, Robert Gordon admitted his four children to the Home: Mildred (10), Irwin (6), Florette (3), and Donald (18 months). Robert, a native of Russia, worked as a tailor in New...
by marlenetrestman | Jan 27, 2025
Summer Camp at Bay St. Louis, Mississippi In 1918, reflecting the growing national interest in youth camping experiences, the Jewish Charitable and Educational Foundation of New Orleans began offering overnight summer camp experiences for needy members of the...
