Vocational guidance, Hebrew Technical Institute, circa 1920 (4502486429)

Hebrew Technical Institute was a vocational high school in

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. The school was founded on January 7, 1884Hebrew Technical Institute, Twenty-fifth anniversary. 1884-1909 (1909).
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on March 19, 2012. and closed in 1939. After completing two years at the school, students could specialize in

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, pattern making, metal working, instrument making, mechanical drawing, architectural drawing,

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, free-hand drawing or applied electricity. The school was founded after three Hebrew charity organizations formed a committee to promote technical education for the many Jewish immigrants arriving in New York at the time. The school originally opened at 206 East Broadway. After a number of relocations, the school moved into 34 and 36 Stuyvesant Street.

Notable alumni

* Bern Dibner, founder of the Burndy Corporation, graduated ca. 1916. Also a book collector and scholar in the history of science, founder of the

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. * Irving Fierstein (1915- 2009), artist *

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(1889–1986), Hall of Fame pro basketball player and coach * Arthur Hamerschlag, first President of

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, class of 1889. * Nehemiah Persoff, actor.

References

External links

* 1937 Graduation Program
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Shopwork leaflets, metalwork, 1909

"Senior E" class photo, 1937

Poster of students and faculty, 1937

Photo: Vocational guidance, Hebrew Technical Institute, circa 1920
{{authority control Educational institutions established in 1884 Defunct schools in New York City 1939 disestablishments in New York (state) Private high schools in Manhattan 1884 establishments in New York (state)