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Orphan & Orphanage Records Jewish Home for Children Source: Philadelphia Ward 22, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1900 Historical Background The Jewish Foster Home was founded in 1855 by Rebecca Gratz (and others). Five children were taken into the Home which originally was at 799 North Eleventh Street. By the time of the 1900 census the Home moved to Church Lane (Mill Street) near Chew Street in Germantown and the name was given as the Jewish Home on the census of that year. The official name was the Jewish Foster Home and Orphan Asylum of Philadelphia. The first person listed in the 1900 staff and inmate list is Samuel Fleischman and family. He is listed as "Minister and [Suff?], his wife Matilda is listed as "Matron" There is also a "Governor" and "Governess" and other employees. The 118 children are all listed as inmates ...See PJAC website for more information and photos of the Jewish Home Name; Estimated Birth Year; Birthplace Louis Aaroustein born abt 1892 New York   Philip Aaroustein born abt 1890 New York   Jennie Adolphi born abt 1885 New York   Rebecca Alls born abt 1887 Pennsylvania   Herman Ball born abt 1900 Romania   Jacob Becker born abt 1891 Pennsylvania   Louis Becker born abt 1889 Pennsylvania   Rebecca Beckerman born abt 1892 Pennsylvania   Ida Behrman born abt 1888 New Jersey   Isaac Behrman born abt 1890 Philadelphia   Morris Behrman born abt 1890 Philadelphia   Irene Benson born abt 1889 Pennsylvania   Charles Bernstein born abt 1892 Pennsylvania   Stella Blum born abt 1888 Pennsylvania   Harry Brannstein born abt 1889 Russia   Nathan Chaikin born abt 1887 Russia   Michael Clofine born abt 1887 Russia   Pearlie Cohen born abt 1887 Pennsylvania   Philip Commonmaker born abt 1887 Russia   Harry Deancoin born abt 1887 Pennsylvania   Jennie Dublitzky born abt 1887 Pennsylvania   Samuel Edelman born abt 1886 Russia   Nathan Einhorn born abt 1890 Pennsylvania   Sylvan Einstein born abt 1892 Philadelphia   Rebecca Feldman born abt 1886 Russia   Isidore Freidman born abt 1892 Pennsylvania   Tillie Freidman born abt 1891 Pennsylvania   Leah Friedlander born abt 1891 Pennsylvania   Sara Friedlander born abt 1887 Russia   Ida Friedman born abt 1887 New York   Benjamin Glaser born abt 1887 Russia   Jennie Glaser born abt 1891 Russia   Mary Glick born abt 1887 Pennsylvania   Florence Goldberg born abt 1891 Russia   Bessie Goodman born abt 1892 Pennsylvania   Rosa Goodman born abt 1890 Pennsylvania   Samuel Gordon born abt 1894 Philadelphia   Morris Gross born abt 1890 Pennsylvania   Samuel Gross born abt 1891 Pennsylvania   Annie Grossberg born abt 1893 Pennsylvania   Soloman Grossman born abt 1887 Russia   George Halpern born abt 1888 Russia   Florence Harris born abt 1889 Philadelphia   Abraham Harrison born abt 1887 England   Samuel Harrison born abt 1891 England   Daniel Hayman born abt 1890 Philadelphia   Rachel Heisler born abt 1888 Philadelphia   Lillie Hollenberg born abt 1893 Pennsylvania   Samuel Huss born abt 1888 Russia   David Hyman born abt 1890 New York   Bennie Jastofsky born abt 1891 Pennsylvania   Hyman Kanders born abt 1887 Hampdenvery   Hannah Kantrawitz born abt 1887 Russia   Sarah Kaplan born abt 1894 Pennsylvania   Rosei Klein born abt 1886 Pennsylvania   Mager Kohn born abt 1891 Russia   Jacob Krakofsky born abt 1888 Russia   Morris Krakofsky born abt 1890 Russia   Harry Landan born abt 1889 Russia   Bertha Lax born abt 1889 Hungary   Emanuel Leherwitz born abt 1887 Pennsylvania   Morris Levinson born abt 1887 England   Rachel Lewin born abt 1891 Pennsylvania   Mamie Liepshutz born abt 1887 Pennsylvania   Anna Machefsky born abt 1885 Philadelphia   Samuel Margulies born abt 1891 Philadelphia   Abraham Massowitch born abt 1889 Pennsylvania   Thomas Massowitct born abt 1886 Pennsylvania   Charles Meiman born abt 1890 Russia   Abraham Migalsky born abt 1889 Pennsylvania   Emily Miller born abt 1891 Pennsylvania   Harry Miller born abt 1893 Pennsylvania   Israel Miller born abt 1890 Philadelphia   Louis Miller born abt 1888 Pennsylvania   Mayer Mitchnick born abt 1883 Pennsylvania   Alice Myer born abt 1886 Pennsylvania   Jennie Myer born abt 1884 Pennsylvania   Fannie Octser born abt 1888 Pennsylvania   Annie Perlman born abt 1891 Russia   Abraham Pollowitzky born abt 1889 Russia   Morris Pollowitzsky born abt 1891   David Ratin born abt 1887 Russia   Benjamin Reipstein born abt 1894 Pennsylvania   Bessie Reipstein born abt 1888 Pennsylvania   Samuel Reipstein born abt 1890 Pennsylvania   Nettie Reisman born abt 1893 Russia   Afred Roggenburger born abt 1889 Pennsylvania   Hyman Rosenbaum born abt 1891 Pennsylvania   Louis Rosenthal born abt 1888 Pennsylvania   Aaron Rosenzweig born abt 1888 Russia   Benjamin Rosenzweig born abt 1887 Russia   David Rubenstein born abt 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