Hebrew Technical Institute (New York City)

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]

Vocational guidance, Hebrew Technical Institute, circa 1920

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.
Albert Kurtzman. tattoo pioneer known as Lew the Jew Alberts (1880-1954)
Nehemiah Persoff, actor.[4]

References

External links

1937 Graduation Program, outside and inside
Shopwork leaflets, metalwork, 1909
"Senior E" class photo, 1937
Poster of students and faculty, 1937
Photo: Vocational guidance, Hebrew Technical Institute, circa 1920

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[anniv-1] Hebrew Technical Institute, Twenty-fifth anniversary. 1884-1909 (1909). Retrieved from Internet Archive on March 19, 2012.

[2] Historical Marker Database, Hebrew Technical Institute, 1884 - 1939.

[3] ttp://brandeisspecialcollections.blogspot.com/2010/03/bern-dibner-collection-in-history-of.html