The Hebrew National Orphan Home: Memories of Orphanage Life

Book Overview

Some two dozen boys tell of growing up in the Hebrew National Orphan Home. Though punishment was often brutal and where a few boys were victims of sexual predators, residents had many religious, recreational, educational, cultural, and athletic opportunities. Most agree that the good far outweighed the bad.

Orphanage horror stories of the 19th and early 20th centuries brought on the modern welfare system that includes foster-care programs...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0897898176
• ISBN13: 9780897898171
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.5"