Stein, Billie (Lillian), 1907-2002
Biography
Lillian Stein was born on July 7, 1907 in Denver to David and Rose Stein. Her father was a tailor and a cantor. Billie (Lillian) Stein began playing the trumpet in The Denver Post Boys Band. She started her all girls band at 14 and took Billie's Harmony Girls jazz band on the road when she graduated from high school at the age of 15. She married William Stein in 1939. Billie Stein became involved in many charitable organizations, including the National Council of Jewish Women, Jewish Family and Children's Services, United Way, Hadassah, Rose Hospital, Temple Emanuel and Allied Jewish Federation.
Citation
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Billie Stein, between 1920-1930
Studio portrait of Billie Stein as a young woman.
Billie Stein Age Ten, circa 1917
Billie Stein, age 10, standing outside a metal fence and concrete steps in winter holding two books under her arm and wearing a coat and knit hat.