The Brooklyn Hebrew Orphan Asylum was an orphanage constructed in Brooklyn,

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(timeline), The Brooklyn Jewish Historical Initiative. Accessed online 2014-10-22. The Brooklyn Hebrew Orphan Asylum branched off from the Hebrew Orphan Asylum of New York when that organization narrowed its support to children in Manhattan. The Brooklyn organization was created by philanthropic members of Union Temple of Brooklyn#Temple Israel, Temple Israel and K.K. Beth Elohim. Among those who spent part of their childhood there are

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References

External links

Guide to the Records of Brooklyn Hebrew Orphan Asylum
at the American Jewish Historical Society, New York. Residential buildings in Brooklyn Orphanages in New York (state) Jewish orphanages Jews and Judaism in Brooklyn {{Brooklyn-struct-stub