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The Art of Caring For Generations

United Hebrew is a not-for-profit, non-sectarian, multi-service senior living campus offering a rich array of programs and residences; including a skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility, assisted living residence, independent residence, and senior care services.

1919 — The United Home for Aged Hebrews was founded 90 years ago by the Krakauer Charity and Aid Society, a group of charitable Austrian Jews, whose president, Solomon J. Manne, proposed sponsorship of a home for the aged. He served as the first president of the Home.

The house on Pelham Road became home to residents in 1921.

First picture of Home on Pelham Road
United Home For Aged Hebrews – 1919

1929 — Ten years later, 51 “homeless, penniless, childless” old men and women were being cared for in a large two-story frame house surrounded by three park-like acres on Pelham Road in New Rochelle.

1934 — A three-story, red-brick addition to the original building was made possible by a generous contribution from Adolph Arber. The United Home was at that time the largest institution of its kind in Westchester County with 155 residents who, with the exception of married couples, slept in “well ventilated” dormitories.

The Gala Program from November 4, 1947 with a rendering of the plans for a
variation of a new expansion which became the Ada and Saul Gutner Pavilion. This building was described as “an entirely new concept in living for the elderly in need…”

1954 — Ground was broken for a $1.5 million building to replace the original house and 1934 wing. Construction was financed by charitable contributions, fund-raising activities and a minimum of State aid.

1957 — The Saul and Ada Gutner Pavilion opened, and a new 102-bed facility was hailed as “an entirely new concept in living for the elderly in need and the first major departure from the institutional atmosphere of the traditional old age home.” The building incorporated the newest architectural concepts with modern social thought. The T-shaped building had a unique saw-tooth design that - for the first time in any home for the aged - allowed each resident a completely private living-bedroom with double exposure. Two solaria per floor, a dining room and large reception rooms offered ample space for group activities.

1965 — A $750,000, three-story wing was added to the 1957 building, increasing the Home’s capacity by 50 percent. The air-conditioned addition contained a roof patio, glassed-in rooms in the hospital area with oxygen and vacuum piped directly to each bed, and new laboratory and X-ray rooms.

1976 — The Lola and Saul Kramer Pavilion, a $5.25 million skilled-nursing facility, was built with the assistance of a mortgage loan from the New York State Medical Care Facilities Finance Agency. The four-story building brought the United Home to its present 270 bed capacity. A beauty parlor, gift shop, tea room, medical suite, recreation therapy room, lounge, nursing and administrative offices were incorporated into this addition.

1980 — Low-Savin Residence (Soundview Apartments), a nine-story apartment building for independent seniors, opens its doors adjacent to the nursing home. Financed by the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Low Savin Residence’s 135 units were soon filled with a long waiting list. Sixteen of the units are outfitted for the handicapped.

Low-Savin Residenc (Soundview Apartments)

1983 — United Home launched a Long-Term Home Health Care Program. Known as the Lombardi Program - or nursing home without walls - the program reaches out to care for the elderly, infirm and disabled in their own homes with nursing and support services.

The program delivers a coordinated and comprehensive plan of health, personal and social services to people of all ages who would otherwise require institutional care. Available services include home health aides, nutrition counseling, physical therapy, 24-hour emergency coverage, nursing supervision, respiratory therapy and transportation services.

1988 — The name United Hebrew Geriatric Center was adopted to reflect the array of senior care services the organization now provides.

1991 — Westchester Ladies’ Auxiliary dedicated a fountain statute and garden to the residents of United Hebrew Geriatric Center.

Resident Park

1996 — AZOR Licensed Home Health Care was launched to provide home care services to those in the community who choose to stay in their own home.

2003 — The Beverly and Alfred J. Green Pavilion - Willow Towers Assisted Living opened its doors. This spectacular addition to the United Hebrew Geriatric Center campus offers 126 apartments and an array of amenities for supportive living. Winner of the National Association of Home Builders Platinum Achievement Award, the residence includes a a two-story, glass-enclosed dining atrium, community rooms, 24 hour café, daily activities and much more. The Phoenix Memory Support Program, located on a separate floor, caters to residents with Alzheimer’s and related disorders.

The outside courtyard of Willow Towers Assisted Living.

2006 — UHGC held an historic groundbreaking ceremony for a new nursing and rehabilitation center, the Lucile and Joseph Skalet Pavilion. This state-of–the-art, 143,000-square-foot project will propel UHGC into the future with a new skilled nursing facility that will better serve the senior population. In conjunction with renovation of the Kramer Pavilion, our plans for expansion reflect our dedication to caring for our seniors and their need for non-institutional, resident-centered care.

2009 — In our 90th year, United Hebrew Geriatric Center has been renamed United Hebrew. The new name logo reflect the very essence of who United Hebrew is: united and connected in our focus on caring for our residents and clients while honoring our founders.

United Hebrew has named its campus, The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Campus, named for The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, which endowed us with a very generous gift.

With the combined Kramer Pavilion and new Skalet Pavilion, United Hebrew is now a 296-bed state-of-the-art nursing and rehabilitation center.

The Lola and Saul Kramer Pavilion & Lucile and Joseph Skalet Pavilion