Hoblitzelle Foundation
Encyclopedia
Hoblitzelle Foundation is a foundation which makes grants to social service
, educational, medical, and other organizations in Texas
, particularly in the Dallas
area.
Based in Dallas, the foundation was established by Karl and Esther Hoblitzelle
in 1942.
Social work
Social Work is a professional and academic discipline that seeks to improve the quality of life and wellbeing of an individual, group, or community by intervening through research, policy, community organizing, direct practice, and teaching on behalf of those afflicted with poverty or any real or...
, educational, medical, and other organizations in Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, particularly in the Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
area.
Based in Dallas, the foundation was established by Karl and Esther Hoblitzelle
Esther Walker
Esther Walker was an American musical comedy performer. She was born Esther Thomas in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. Adopting the stage name of Esther Walker, she appeared on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theatre in a 1919 production of Monte Cristo, Jr., and later that year performed at the 44th Street...
in 1942.