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] 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

• Arthur Hamerschlag, first President of Carnegie Mellon University, class of 1889.
• 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]
• Jack A. Kraft, inventor of the Vortex Mixer, class of 1937.^[4]
• Both architects at Schwartz & Gross.

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

References

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. http://brandeisspecialcollections.blogspot.com/2010/03/bern-dibner-collection-in-history-of.html
4. Hebrew Technical Institute, Graduation Program, 1937

Coordinates: 40°43′47″N 73°59′17″W / 40.729803°N 73.98797°W