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:
Mrs. Lorber's Welcome to James Roosevelt , May 2, 1952., 1952 May 2
Fannie Lorber's welcome speech for James Roosevelt, National Chairman of the National Home for Jewish Children in Denver, presented on May 2, 1952.
Mrs. Lorber's Welcoming Speech to Auxiliary Delegates, 1949 August 8
Text of welcoming speech presented to National Home for Jewish Children in Denver Auxiliary delegates on Friday, August 19, 1949 at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Denver, Colorado. Date at top of page is 8/8/49.
National Asthma Center Records
National Scientific Advisory Council, 1981-1982
correspondence related to the National Scientific Advisory Council visit
New York - 46th Anniversary Dinner at the Waldorf -- November 21, 1953, Presentation of Plaque to Mr. Ralph Simon, 1953 November 21
Fannie Lorber presents a plaque to Vice President, dinner co-chairman, and dinner honoree Ralph Simon at the 46th Anniversary Dinner for the Jewish National Home for Asthmatic Children in Denver at the Waldorf Astoria in New York on November 21, 1953. A bronze reproduction of the building named for Daniel L. Simon, Ralph Simon's son, was also presented during this speech.
New York - 46th Anniversary Dinner -- November 21, 1953, Mrs. Lorber's Greeting, 1953 November 21
Fannie Lorber's greeting at the 46th Anniversary Dinner for the Jewish National Home for Asthmatic Children in Denver held in New York on November 21, 1953.
New York - Auxiliary Conference - November 22, 1953, Presentation of Scroll to * May K. Goldman, 1953 November 22
Presentation of a scroll to May K. Goldman at the Auxiliary Conference of the Jewish National Home for Asthmatic Children in Denver held in New York on November 22, 1953. May K. Goldman is designated the first president of the Council of Presidents and a member of the National Auxiliary Board.
Notes for Mrs. Lorber's Address at the Chicago League Luncheon - 11/15/44, 1945 November 25
Fannie Lorber's notes for a speech given at the Chicago League Luncheon include personal stories of three former residents at the National Home for Jewish Children: Ronnie S., Stanley Berman and Helen Rose Wolf.
Oral History Interview with Eva Berger Saphro, 1982 October 11
Interviewed by her daughter, Eva talks about Glen Park School (later became Colfax Elementary) and was first PTA president, she was the first female president of Hebrew Educational Alliance, which was meant to be the Young Men's Hebrew Association. She also talks about gathering kosher food with Fannie Lorber for patients in Beth Israel Hospital.
Our Goal, 1934 March 8
Speech at the 27th anniversary dinner for the National Home for Jewish Children in Denver. Fannie Lorber thanks guests for their help in keeping the Home afloat. She paraphrases E. B. Browning's poem ''The Cry of the Children''. 2nd page has date of 3/5/34.