Dr. Solomon Abrams and the "Hebrew at Home" Program

1959

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Dr. Solomon Abrams and the "Hebrew at Home" Program
  • Title
  • Dr. Solomon Abrams and the "Hebrew at Home" Program
  • Identifier
  • MSP0512.B001.F02.I11
  • Source Identifier
  • MSP0512.B001.F02.I11
  • Description
  • Founded in Pittsburgh's Hill District in 1916 to provide Jewish education to immigrant children, the Hebrew Institute moved to Squirrel Hill in 1944. The Hebrew Institute and the Pittsburgh Zionist District jointly sponsored a weekly television program on WQED called "Hebrew At Home" during the 1958-1959 academic year. Dr. Solomon Abrams wrote the programs and served as a consultant. The second program of its kind in the United States, "Hebrew At Home" reached an audience of more than 8,000.
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Hebrew Institute (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Jewish Education--Television Programs--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
    Hebrew at Home--WQED--Jewish Education--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
    Pittsburgh Zionist District--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
  • Source
  • Hebrew Institute Photographs, 1915-1984, MSP 512, Rauh Jewish Archives, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • Hebrew Institute Photographs
  • Rights Information
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