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:
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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
12/17/2014
Did you know that since Thomas Jefferson phased out, all your school records are being held at:
High School for Civil Rights
718-922-6288
http://schools.nyc.gov/schoolportals/19/k504/default.htm
Welcome - High School for Civil Rights - K504 - New York City Department of Education http://schools.nyc.gov/schoolportals/19/k504/default.htm
Susan Greenberg Kupersmith on Jun 13th, 7:25pm:
Does anyone remember the candy store Metrics, Matrix? Pictures? address?
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
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@gmail
com .... Form a committee and plan the event
Thank you.
07/13/2014
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.
Thomas Jefferson High School - Class of 1963 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.
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
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]
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.
07/13/2014
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
Thomas Jefferson High School - Class Reunion Websites 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