This listing is for a circa 1890s postcard from the Jewish vocational school in New York City that was founded by Henry M. Leipziger, the Hebrew Technical Institute. This postcard measures 3" x 5 1/8".
This fund-raising postcard allowed donors to sign up to Patrons or Members in support of the school. The address of the Institute is listed as "Nos. 34 & 36" Stuyvesant Street", which is in the East Village. The Institute moved to this location in 1896 after the completion of their new building. The Hebrew Technical Institute was founded in November 1883 in New York City by a committee representing the United Hebrew Charities, the Hebrew Orphan Asylum, and the Hebrew Free School. The purpose of the Institute was to "provide the technical education of Israelites and others of limited means in such studies as will best fit them for success in the mechanical trades"
This postcard is in excellent condition.
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