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 115 Collections and/or Records:
Box 240 (Photographs), 1899-2009
photographs and negatives
Box 241 (Photographs), 1899-2009
photographs and negatives
Box 242 (Photographs and Memorandum), 1899-2009
3 mounted photographs - NJH campus, Friedman bldg., lab. Memorandum of Robert Levy, signed by NJH Board of Trustees in leather binder.
Central File Correspondence - ''Altman-Stiller Foundation'', 1970
Central File Correspondence related to the Altman-Stiller Foundation
Central File Correspondence - ''Sc'', 1970
Central File Correspondence related to persons and companies starting with the letter ''Sc''
Central File Correspondence - ''U'', 1970
Central File Correspondence related to persons and companies starting with the letter ''U''
Central File Correspondence - United States Trust Company, 1975 July 1-December 31
Central File Correspondence related to the United States Trust Company
Chapeau Day, 1969 May 17
Correspondence and reports related to Chapeau Day 1969
Convention of Auxiliaries August 13th thru 16th, 1948, Mrs. Lorber's closing speech, 1948 August
Closing speech delivered by Fannie Lorber to the National Home for Jewish Children in Denver Convention of Auxiliaries on August 13-16, 1948. Thanks given to Convention Committee Chairman Edwin J. Wittelshofer and Vice Chairman Mr. Robinson.
Dedication of Hospital Building, Welcome by President Lorber, 12/2/51, 1951 December 2
Fannie Lorber's welcome at the dedication of the hospital building at the National Home for Jewish Children in Denver. Lorber thanks donors from Chicago and dedicates the Hospital Building to the memory of Sheila Kelman.