Source Information

Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., Home for Hebrew Infants Records, 1922-1937 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, 2012.
Original data: Home for Hebrew Infants (New York, N.Y.). Home for Hebrew Infants Records. AJHS microfilm I-232 (1 roll). American Jewish Historical Society, Center for Jewish History, New York City.

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About New York, U.S., Home for Hebrew Infants Records, 1922-1937

This database contains records of children admitted to or discharged from the Home for Hebrew Infants in New York. Records may include the following information:

  • Name

  • Date of admission or discharge

  • Gender

  • Age and/or birth date

  • Birthplace

  • Names of parents

Please note that ages or birthdates may not be accurate. Some orphans returned to the orphanage several times and may be found in the records more than once.

Ancestry.com has reproduced these records courtesy of the American Jewish Historical Society (AJHS) where this collection is available on microfilm.