Faculty (seated), left to right: S. Posin (Chemistry), Dr. David Stern (Mathematics), Dr. Shelley Saphire, Principal (Biology), Dr. Reuben Steinbach (English), Morris Cohen (History). Graduates (st... Show moreFaculty (seated), left to right: S. Posin (Chemistry), Dr. David Stern (Mathematics), Dr. Shelley Saphire, Principal (Biology), Dr. Reuben Steinbach (English), Morris Cohen (History). Graduates (standing), left to right: Marcus Abramson, Abraham Weitz, Hyman Rosen, Samuel Bernstein, Joseph Lesser, Benjamin Axelman. Show less
9-11 Montgomery Street , first home of combined Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary and Yeshivat Etz Chaim (renamed the Rabbinical College of America), between 1915-1921. The high school divi... Show more9-11 Montgomery Street , first home of combined Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary and Yeshivat Etz Chaim (renamed the Rabbinical College of America), between 1915-1921. The high school division, the Talmudical Academy, was also housed there upon its opening in 1916. Show less
301 E. Broadway building - site of Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, 1921-1929. Also housed its high school, the Talmudical Academy, and its Teacher's Institute, absorbed in 1921 from Mizr... Show more301 E. Broadway building - site of Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, 1921-1929. Also housed its high school, the Talmudical Academy, and its Teacher's Institute, absorbed in 1921 from Mizrachi Organization of America. Show less
Painting of a future classroom of the Talmudical Academy in the new building in Washington Heights. Includes a bill for the rendering for $400 from architect Theodore de Postels.
Portrait photograph of Dr. Shelley Saphire, head of Yeshiva University High Schools and Dean of Yeshiva College from 1928-1936. Dr. Saphire was also a Professor of Biology at Yeshiva College.