Lorber, Fannie E. (Fannie Eller), 1881-1958
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.
Found in 128 Collections and/or Records:
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Schlesinger, 1952-1972
Correspondence related to Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Schlesinger
Mrs JN Lorber
This series contains a photo album, photographs, bulletin pages, drawings, lithographs, and contact sheets of the campus and buildings, patients and family, staff and volunteers, auxiliaries and conventions, and activities connected with the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society and the AMC Cancer Research Center.
Mrs. Lorber's 44th Anniversary Dinner Speech At the Waldorf-Astoria, November 17, 1951, 1951 November 17
Fannie Lorber's speech at the 44th Anniversary Dinner for the National Home for Jewish Children in Denver at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York on November 17, 1951.
Mrs. Lorber's Dinner Speech November 25, 1945, 1945 November 25
Fannie Lorber's dinner speech given on November 25, 1945.
Mrs. Lorber's Greeting at the 43rd Anniversary Dinner, Los Angeles, February 26, 1950., 1950 February 26
Greeting speech given by Fannie Lorber at the 43rd Anniversary Dinner of the National Home for Jewish Children in Denver in Los Angeles, California on February 26, 1950. She expresses the desire to transport to Los Angeles the new Daniel L. Simon Building that will give relief to an additional 36 children.
Mrs. Lorber's Greeting at the 48th Anniversary Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria, November 19, 1955, 1955 November 19
Final copy of Fannie Lorber's greeting at the 48th Anniversary Dinner for the Jewish National Home for Asthmatic Children in Denver at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York on November 19, 1955.
Mrs. Lorber's Greeting, New York Dinner, November 23, 1957, 1957 November 23
Copy 2 of Fannie Lorber's greeting at the New York Dinner celebrating the 50th anniversary of the National Home (Children's Asthma Research Institute and Hospital). Vice-President Ralph M. Simon and Golden Anniversary Dinner Chairman Mrs. Edith Albert are both recognized for their contributions.
Mrs. Lorber's Greeting, New York Dinner, November 23, 1957, 1957 November 23
Fannie Lorber's greeting at the New York Dinner celebrating the 50th anniversary of the National Home (Children's Asthma Research Institute and Hospital). Vice-President Ralph M. Simon and Golden Anniversary Dinner Chairman Mrs. Edith Albert are both recognized for their contributions.
Mrs. Lorber's Greeting to Auxiliary Delegates at Opening Luncheon of Convention -- August 13, 1948, at Brown Palace Hotel, 1948 August 13
Speech greeting National Home for Jewish Children in Denver Auxiliary Convention delegates at the opening luncheon at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver, Colorado on August 13, 1948.
Mrs. Lorber's Greeting to Auxiliary Delegates at Opening Luncheon of Convention - July 22, 1951 at The Home, 1951 July 22
Fannie Lorber's greeting to Auxiliary Delegates at the Opening Luncheon of the Convention of the National Home for Jewish Children in Denver held on July 22, 1951, at The Home. The Convention commemorates the 44th Anniversary on the founding of the Home.