Tag: Technical Schools

  • NATIONAL SCHOOLS, LOS ANGELES

    NATIONAL SCHOOLS, LOS ANGELES

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    Technical schools: places that teach how the world works. At the turn of the 20th century a wealth Californian saw her first car. Instinctively she realized that some day a mechanic would be needed to repair that car. To that end she built a school, hired teachers, and held classes in auto repair. That was…

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Hy Mariampolski
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Yiddish theater sprouted in the capital cities of Eastern Europe but came into full bloom on Second Avenue on New York’s Lower East Side. Yiddish theater was a phenomenon that produced 20 or more shows every night. Postcard advertising was a favored media in finding audiences.

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