
In 1922 a Jewish orphanage was established in Ukmergė. It sheltered about 100 children without parents from age 7 to 14 at once. There were some exceptional cases, when children who had parents, but lived in particularly poor conditions were admitted to these homes for a short period of time. The establishment and running of this orphanage was initiated and financed by Sol Rosenblum – a local Jew from Ukmergė, who had eventually left the town for USA. Later local Jewish community also contributed to the maintenance of the orphanage. This orphanage was established in a new, modern building and shared part of the building with a cinema theater opened in 1927.
The profits of this entertainment place, which attracted a lot of interest from Ukmergė residents, were also allocated to the maintenance of the orphanage. Throughout the interwar period, the orphanage was looked after by the community of Jewish orphanages established in the honor of S. Rosenblum, but in 1940, during the first Soviet occupation, the property of this community was confiscated and the orphanage was nationalized.