Lawyer, municipal court judge, city court judge and philanthropist. Republican candidate for Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1924. The son of Sarah Luchs and Kalman Hartman, Gustave immigrated to the United States as a young boy. In 1913, Hartman founded the Israel Orphan Asylum which he ran until his death. The asylum, located on East Second Street between Avenues C and D. served the needs of children ages one to six (and later girls up to age 14), many of them wartime orphans. When Hartman died in 1936, at age 56, the New York Times reported that community members were so distraught that the "twelve hundred who attended the [funeral] service in the temple refused to leave to make room for invited mourners. . . . The throng was so great on Second Street that 85 policemen were needed to make room for the procession." Soon after Hartman's funeral, the Board of Aldermen named this strip of land in his honor. In 1944, the asylum moved to Far Rockaway, and in 1950 its name was changed to the Gustave Hartman Home to honor its founder. It merged with the Hebrew National Orphan Home in 1957, and in 1962 was consolidated with the Jewish Child Care Association. In 1969, Gustave Hartman Triangle was transferred from the Board of Estimate to Parks for permanent use as parkland.

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Lawyer, municipal court judge, city court judge and philanthropist. Republican candidate for Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1924. The son of Sarah Luchs and Kalman Hartman, Gustave immigrated to the United States as a young boy. In 1913, Hartman founded the Israel Orphan Asylum which he ran until his death. The asylum, located on East Second Street between Avenues C and D. served the needs of children ages one to six (and later girls up to age 14), many of them wartime orphans. When Hartman died in 1936, at age 56, the New York Times reported that community members were so distraught that the "twelve hundred who attended the [funeral] service in the temple refused to leave to make room for invited mourners. . . . The throng was so great on Second Street that 85 policemen were needed to make room for the procession." Soon after Hartman's funeral, the Board of Aldermen named this strip of land in his honor. In 1944, the asylum moved to Far Rockaway, and in 1950 its name was changed to the Gustave Hartman Home to honor its founder. It merged with the Hebrew National Orphan Home in 1957, and in 1962 was consolidated with the Jewish Child Care Association. In 1969, Gustave Hartman Triangle was transferred from the Board of Estimate to Parks for permanent use as parkland.

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