The Hebrew Technical Institute celebrated twenty-five years of service to the Jewish youth of New York on February 9, 1909 by hosting a dinner at the Hotel Astor. This souvenir journal, prepared for the occasion, tells of the history and accomplishments of the Institute and contains many photographs of the school, facilities and student body. The compiler reminded potential donors that contributing to the Institute was not just an expression of charity, but an act of sustaining a pioneering pedagogical experiment:

“In the United States, our own was one of the first schools of secondary grade to establish systematic courses in the use and handling of tools. To-day there are more than six hundred separate industrial, agricultural, trade and technical schools in this country.”

Patrons of the society had good cause to celebrate. The journal reported that 279 day students and 65 evening students were receiving instruction in practical skills such as woodworking, metalworking, mechanical and freehand drawing, applied electricity and instrument-making

Date: 1909

Place: New York

Printer: Stettiner Brothers

B(NS)A91 (Abraham and Deborah Karp Collection)