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 55 Collections and/or Records:
Fannie E. Lorber Breaking Ground at the Denver Sheltering Home for Jewish Children, 29 April 1937
Mrs. Fannie E. Lorber was one of the founders of the Denver Sheltering Home, which opened in 1908. She is shoveling dirt for a groundbreaking of the Lorber Building, with many men and women looking on. From right to left is Arthur J. Kirschstein, Sam Robinson, Tillye Levy, William Cohen, David Harem, Fannie Lorber with shovel, and Sam Grimes. The Sheltering Home began as a home for the children of tubercular patients who came to the sanitoriums in Denver, Colo.
Fannie Eller Lorber Papers
Farewell Speech to Mr. Gurse at Dinner Given to Him at Home, 1951 July 22
Farewell speech to Sam Gurse at dinner given for him at the Home, June 15, 1951. Gurse was a member of the Board at the National Home for Jewish Children in Denver from 1931-1951. This Farewell Speech notes that he is moving to Los Angeles, California and Fannie Lorber presents him with a watch for his years of service.
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.
Greeting from Mrs. Lorber -- Los Angeles Auxiliary Dinner Dance -- March 11, 1956, 1956 March 11
Greeting from Fannie Lorber at the Los Angeles Auxiliary Dinner and Dance held on March 11, 1956. Lorber mentions the development of a research program.
Greeting to Auxiliaries, July 22, 1950, 1950 July 22
Greeting to Auxiliaries of the National Home for Jewish Children in Denver presented on July 22, 1950 by Fannie Lorber.
Greeting to Auxiliary Delegates, June 30, 1940, 1940 June 30
Speech welcoming auxiliary delegates at the 33rd anniversary celebration of the National Home for Jewish Children in Denver.
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.
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.