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 4 Collections and/or Records:
Draft of Chicago Conference 1936, 1936 September 8
Draft of speech to the Conference of Auxiliaries held in Chicago, Illinois in 1936. Outlines services provided to the children at the National Home for Jewish Children in Denver.
Draft of Chicago Conference 1936, 1936 September 11
Although the handwritten title at the top of the page says ''Prepared speech to be given by Mrs. Lorber 29th Anniversary Dinner'', it is a second copy of a draft of the speech to the Conference of Auxiliaries held in Chicago, Illinois in 1936. Outlines services provided to the children at the National Home for Jewish Children in Denver.
Final Copy, Chicago Conference 1936, 1936
Final copy of speech to the National Home for Jewish Children Conference of Auxiliaries held in Chicago, Illinois in 1936. Acknowledges the Chairman of the Conference Committee, Bertha Levy and David Harlem, the Chairman of the Building Committee; $125,000 building campaign; includes poem ''Everyman's Child'' by Sophie Irene Loeb. Mimeographed copy.
Speech to the Conference of Auxiliaries held in Chicago, undated
Speech delivered by Fannie Lorber to the Conference of Auxiliaries held in Chicago, Illinois. This was the first conference held outside of New York City. Mrs. Bertha Levy, chairman of the Conference Committee, and Mr. David Harlam, chairman of the Building Committee are mentioned.