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Lorber, Fannie E. (Fannie Eller), 1881-1958

 Person

Biography

Fannie Eller was born in Geishen, Russia, in 1881. She and her family immigrated to America when Fannie was a teenager and moved to the West Colfax area of Denver in 1896. She married Jacob Lorber and became interested in the plight of "tuberculosis orphans." In 1907, Fannie Lorber, Bessie Willems, and some other eastern European women founded the Denver Sheltering Home for Jewish Children to care for children of Jewish tuberculosis patients at the National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives and at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society. Fannie Lorber served as President until her death in 1958. In 2006, Fannie Lorber was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame.

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Miami Donor Luncheon Speech - February 27, 1951, 1951 February 27

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Identifier: B089.02.0005.0003.00031
Abstract

Miami Donor Luncheon Speech presented on February 27, 1951. The speech introduces the screening of the movie about the National Home for Jewish Children in Denver film called, Wings Over Denver.

Dates: 1951 February 27