My great grandmother Genendel Liba Hammer (Schindler/Elbogen) was a widow in Hungary who became a midwife with the blessing of a rabbi (whom she turned to for advice on what to do for a living when her hubby died). He gave her his "gartel", a Hassidic belt, to use. Her claim to fame was that she never lost a child or mother. She subsequently married twice more and moved to Israel when she was already way in her 80s. She is buried in Jerusalem.
My great grandmother Genendel Liba Hammer (Schindler/Elbogen) was a widow in Hungary who became a midwife with the blessing of a rabbi (whom she turned to for advice on what to do for a living when her hubby died). He gave her his "gartel", a Hassidic belt, to use. Her claim to fame was that she never lost a child or mother. She subsequently married twice more and moved to Israel when she was already way in her 80s. She is buried in Jerusalem.