Simon, Ida, & Hannah Kleindorf

In 1898, Samuel Kleindorf, a merchant tailor on Common street in New Orleans, admitted three of his children to the Home following the death of his wife, the former Dora Manasses. Samuel, a native of Russia, had arrived in New Orleans in 1884.

The children — Simon (admitted at age 4), Ida (8), and Hannah (6) — lived in the Home until 1902, when they returned to their father and siblings.

Dora Menasses Kleindorf

A native of Obersitzcka, Germany, Dora Menasses Kleindorf was buried in Gates of Prayer Cemetery in New Orleans. From Find A Grave.

Following in his father’s footsteps, Simon became a tailor, working out of his Bourbon St. residence. After serving in World War I, Simon worked as a mechanic in the fire department. He married Alice Bradberry Thiery, with whom he raised a family. Simon died in 1963 and was buried with a military marker.

Simon Kleindorf grave marker

Simon Kleindorf’s military burial marker. From Find A Grave.

In 1914, Ida married Russian native Nathan Broverman, a dry goods merchant, with whom she worked in their Magazine Street store. Ida died in 1966 and was buried alongside her husband and his brother, both of whom predeceased her.  

Ida Kleindorf Broverman gravemarker

Ida Kleindorf Broverman was buried in Beth Israel Cemetery No. 2. From Find A Grave.

In 1919, Hannah married Louis Goldsmith Gutmann, who worked for Columbia Motion Pictures in New Orleans. Louis’s maternal uncle was Ferdinand Goldsmith, who served on the Home’s board of directors from 1879-1885. Hannah died in 1981 at age 89 and was buried with her husband.

Hannah Kleindorf Gutmann headstone

Hannah Kleindorf Gutmann was buried in New Orleans’s Hebrew Rest Cemetery No. 1. From Find A Grave.