Isaac ochberg biography

Title: THIS WAS A MAN

The Life Story of Isaac Ochberg (1879 - 1937)

Authored by Bertha I Epstein

Edition: 2nd edition First printed 1974

'This Was A Man' is the life story of Isaac Ochberg (1878-1937) and was first published in 1974 by his daughter Bertha I Epstein.

This is a 2014 reprint of the book slightly edited with an addendum added.

The rescue of 200 children, orphans of the Ukrainian pogroms (later know as Ochberg Orphans), is, without a doubt, one of the most glorious chapters in the life of Isaac Ochberg.

The Life Story of Isaac Ochberg (1879 - 1937) - JewishGen

In 1921 Isaac (know as Daddy Ochberg to the children) brought these children out to South Africa, saving them from the horrors of 'The Pale of Settlement', and half were settled in Oranjia, The Cape Jewish Orphanage and half in Arcadia, The South African Jewish Orphanage in Johannesburg.

The book not only tells us of the rescue of these children, but also about Isaac's extraordinary business ventures and the many great works done by him, a once i The heroic saga of 'Daddy Ochberg,' who saved 200 Eastern ...

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