Thomas Jefferson High School

Thomas Jefferson High School TJHS "Jeff" is a former high school in the East New York section of Brooklyn, New York. Four new small schools opened in the building in September 2004:
1.

The New York City Department of Education closed the school and broke it into several different schools in 2007 (Wikipedia.org) On May 11, 1922, ground was broken by Mayor Hylan for the construction of Thomas Jefferson High School, located in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn. Over the years, the large school was instrumental in the education of many notable people, but by the 1990s the neighbor

hood and school had fallen into decline. In the fall of 2002, Thomas Jefferson High School was named one of seven low-performing Brooklyn high schools scheduled for restructuring under the Brooklyn New Century High Schools initiative. In 2004 it was announced that Jefferson would no longer accept incoming 9th graders, although the existing students would be allowed to stay and graduate. The Performing Arts and Technical High School (PATH)
2. High School for Fire and Life Safety (FDNY)
3. High School for Civil Rights (CIVIL RIGHTS)
4. World Advocacy for Total Community Health High School (WATCH)

Famous alumni of Thomas Jefferson High School include actors Danny Kaye, Shelley Winters, and Jimmy Smits.

07/13/2014

Susan Greenberg Kupersmith on Jun 13th, 7:25pm:
Does anyone remember the candy store Metrics, Matrix? Pictures? address?

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Susan Greenberg Kupersmith wrote on Apr 2nd, 12:50pm:
looking for Class of 1964 grads living in Florida interested in a reunion. Susan Greenberg Kupersmith

07/13/2014

Rose Van Guilder on May 21st, 12:45pm:
I would like to plan a reunion for Class of 1965 for anyone
living on Long Island, Brooklyn, Queens, NYC location.
Anyone interested please contact me @ vanguilder3@gmailcom .... Form a committee and plan the event

Thank you.

Thea Alpert wrote on Apr 11th, 11:47am:From a TJHS graduate: 50 graduates from the class of '63 have been located and ap...
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Thea Alpert wrote on Apr 11th, 11:47am:
From a TJHS graduate: 50 graduates from the class of '63 have been located and appear on http://www.classreport.org/usa/ny/brooklyn/tjhs/1963/
If you're not already a member of Classreport, merely register with your class with your private password. This will allow you access to those located and an opportunity to re-connect.

Classreport.org provided free website for the Class of 1963 from Thomas Jefferson High School for the members and guests of this class to stay informed of reunion events and updates from fellow members.

07/13/2014

Herb Rosenblatt wrote on Aug 24th, 1:51pm:
I think that it's an embarrassment that the first Baby Boomer graduating class, the class of 1963, does not have a scheduled 50 year reunion. How sad! I was on the committee that created the 25 year reunion but am unable to get involved with this one because of too many family obligations

07/13/2014

Murray Cole wrote on Apr 2nd, 8:35am:
Did you attend Thomas Jefferson High School in Brooklyn? We are trying to arrange a 50 yr reunion. Please contact Barbara Hirsch Leichtner [email protected]

07/13/2014

Stan Schwartz wrote on May 18th, 8:11pm:
Hellooooooooo, Have you checked out the website............
http://www.classreport.org/usa/ny/brooklyn/tjhs

Thomas Jefferson High School - Class Reunion Websites
www.classreport.org
Classreport.org provides free Class Reunion Websites for each graduating class from Thomas Jefferson High School for the members and guests of each class to stay informed of reunion events and updates from fellow members.

Stan Schwartz wrote on May 21st, 1:53am:Notable alumni...........Harvey "Arvito" Averne - Won first two Grammys for Lati...
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Stan Schwartz wrote on May 21st, 1:53am:
Notable alumni...........

Harvey "Arvito" Averne - Won first two Grammys for Latin music

Ralph Bakshi – animator

Roy C. Bennett – popular music composer

Jason Berman - Special Counsel for Trade for President Clinton

Lloyd Blankfein – CEO of Goldman Sachs

Riddick Bowe – boxer

John Brockington - Ohio State Buckeyes' 1968 undefeated national championship football team; running back for the NFL Green Bay Packers

Stanley Brezenoff - former NYC Deputy Mayor under Mayor Koch

Shawon Dunston – major league baseball player

Leroy Ellis - former NBA center, 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers championship team

Sylvia Fine – lyricist

Alex Fefer, M.D. - (1938-2010) Named one of 400 Best Cancer Doctors

William Fishbein, Ph.D. - Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience, in the Graduate School of the City University of New York.

Frukwan – hip hop musician

Jack Garfinkel – former Boston Celtics player

Sidney Green - NBA player

Stu Scherr - Acct mgr for M&M/Mars and invented Skittles

Jerry Wolkoff - Multi-million dollar Real Estate developer

Hy Gotkin - basketball player

Danny Kaye (born David Daniel Kaminsky) – actor

Steve Lawrence – popular music singer

Al Lewis – actor, political activist

Willie Lozado – major league baseball player

Irving Malin – literary critic

Jim McMillian - former NBA forward, 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers championship team

Paul Mazursky – Hollywood director

Phil Sellers – former NBA player

Shelley Winters – actress

Max Zaslofsky, NBA guard/forward, 1-time FT% leader, 1-time points leader, All-Star, ABA coach

Howard Zinn – historian, political activist

Jimmy Smits - Actor

Classreport.org provides free Class Reunion Websites for each graduating class from Thomas Jefferson High School for the members and guests of each class to stay informed of reunion events and updates from fellow members.

07/09/2014

Thomas Jefferson HS under constructed in 1923

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Opening day of TJ in 1924

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TJ in1948

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