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 75 Collections and/or Records:
Greeting to Newark League, March 1952, 1952 March
Fannie Lorber's greeting to the Newark League, March 1952.
Greeting to St. Louis League, July 1941, 1941 July
Speech welcoming the St. Louis Auxiliary to the National Home for Jewish Children in Denver.
Greetings from the President of Our Home, January 1952, 1952 January
Fannie Lorber's thanks people for their generosity and service over the 44 years of the National Home for Jewish Children in Denver.
Greetings from the President of the Home, February 1952, 1952 February
Fannie Lorber's greeting at the Annual Dinner-Dance of the New York Chapter of the National Home for Jewish Children.
Greetings from the President of the Home, January 1952, 1952 January
Fannie Lorber's greeting for the Annual Dinner-Dance of the Denver Ladies Auxiliary of the National Home for Jewish Children.
Introduction of Mrs. Stella Alperin, President of the Cleveland Auxiliary, and Hyman J. Alperin, National Trustee, undated
Four paragraph introduction of Mrs. Stella Alperin, who was president of the Cleveland Auxiliary, and her husband, Hyman J. Alperin, National Trustee.
July 31, 1955, Building Acceptance, Auxiliary Convention, 1955 July 31
Fannie Lorber's Building Acceptance Speech at the 48th Anniversary Auxiliary Convention of the Jewish National Home for Asthmatic Children in Denver. the building was named in memory of her husband, Jacob N. Lorber.
July 31, 1955, Welcome Address, Auxiliary Convention, 1955 July 31
Fannie Lorber's welcome address speech for the 48th Anniversary Auxiliary Convention of the Jewish National Home for Asthmatic Children in Denver.
Los Angeles Auxiliary Dinner-Dance, Mrs. Lorber's Greeting, March 20, 1955, 1955 March 20
Fannie Lorber's speech for the Los Angeles Auxiliary Dinner Dance for the Jewish National Home for Asthmatic Children in Denver on March 20, 1955.
May 6, 1941, 1941 May 6
Speech thanking the committees of the Denver Auxiliary of the National Home for Jewish Children in Denver. Thanks are also given to Tillye Levy.