Hebrew Technical Institute (New York City)
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Hebrew Technical Institute was a vocational high school in New York City. The school was founded on January 7, 1884[1] and closed in 1939.[2]
After completing two years at the school, students could specialize in wood-working, pattern making, metal working, instrument making, mechanical drawing, architectural drawing, wood carving, 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.[1]
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 Burndy Library.[3]
- Irving Fierstein (1915- 2009), artist
- Marty Friedman (1889–1986), Hall of Fame pro basketball player and coach
- Arthur Hamerschlag, first President of Carnegie Mellon University, class of 1889.
- Nehemiah Persoff, actor.[4]
References
- ^ a b Hebrew Technical Institute, Twenty-fifth anniversary. 1884-1909 (1909). Retrieved from Internet Archive on March 19, 2012.
- ^ Historical Marker Database, Hebrew Technical Institute, 1884 - 1939.
- ^ "Bern Dibner Collection in the History of Science".
- ^ "Hebrew Technical Institute Graduation Program". 6 December 2011.