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 128 Collections and/or Records:
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.
Letter to Dr. C. D. Spivak, 1916 October 23
Letter to Dr. C. D. Spivak from the JCRS superintendent that the Malbin children are not a danger to infection the other children at the Sheltering home and that he had informed Mrs. Fannie Lorber.
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.
Medical Executive Committee, 1979
Correspondence to and from Richard Bluestein regarding the medical executive committee, record of proceedings and minutes
Miami Donor Luncheon Speech - February 27, 1951, 1951 February 27
Miami Donor Luncheon Speech presented on February 27, 1951. The speech introduces the screening of the movie about the National Home for Jewish Children in Denver film called, Wings Over Denver.
Miscellaneous Correspondence - October - December, 1960
materials related to B'nai B'rith
Miscellaneous - Southern States, 1970
The collection includes annual reports, correspondence, limited patient records, meeting minutes, financial statements, reports, scrapbooks, photographs, sound discs, and objects from 1899 to 2009. The items reveal patient demographics and characteristics as well as detailed information regarding the early treatment of tuberculosis.