Yetta Sachs Carpenter. who through her kindness. generosity. and commitment to improving the life of her fellow man earned the love and respect of all who have had the privilege of knowing her. Mrs. Carpenter was born in Baltimore. one of seven children of Russian Jewish immigrants. who. though desperately poor. gave their children the benefit of a warm and deeply religious family life with a profound respect for the value of hard work and a strong sense of personal responsibility. As a young child Yetta Sachs Carpenter had to leave school to help support her family by sorting coal in the mines. Later. when she became a successful businesswoman. and arbiter of high fashion in Lancaster.
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