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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.

Found in 82 Collections and/or Records:

Welcome Address, 1956

 Item
Identifier: B089.02.0005.0003.00004
Abstract

Draft of Welcome Address for the 49th Annual Convention of Auxiliaries for the Jewish National Home for Asthmatic Children in Denver.

Dates: 1956

Welcome Address - Sunday, July 20, 1952, 1952 July 20

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Identifier: B089.02.0005.0003.00020
Abstract

Fannie Lorber's Welcome Address for the 45th annual Auxiliary Convention of the National Home for Jewish Children in Denver given on July 20, 1952.

Dates: 1952 July 20