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Brooklyn Hebrew Orphan Asylum

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The Brooklyn Hebrew Orphan Asylum was an orphanage constructed in Brooklyn, New York. 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 Temple Israel and K.K. Beth Elohim. Among those who spent part of their childhood there are Hannah Tompkins and eden ahbez.

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Brooklyn Hebrew Orphan Asylum
Pacific Street, New York Brooklyn

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Pacific Street 1940
11233 New York, Brooklyn
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