Jules e mastbaum biography

  

Jules E. Mastbaum Alumni Association (JEMAA)

P.O. Box 655

Ocean City,  New Jersey 08226-0655

Jemaa1971@aol.com

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     JEMAA is a group of former students from Jules E. Mastbaum AVTS, 3116 Frankford Avenue (corner Clementine Street), Philadelphia, PA. 19134, who seek to promote fellowship among our membership, publish a newsletter, arrange fund raisers to support gifts of monetary awards to deserving students at graduation, assist our school on various projects not supported by the Board of Education, support the faculty and st

Jules E. Mastbaum Area Vocational Technical School

Public high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

The Jules E. Mastbaum Area Vocational/Technical School (commonly referred to as the Jules Mastbaum Area Vocational High School) is a public high school in Kensington, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[2] It is a part of the School District of Philadelphia and serves grades 9–12. It was named after Jules Ephraim Mastbaum.[3]

Trivia

In 1982 the basketball team members were short compared to those of other high schools. That year, the tallest player was 6 feet and three inches.[4]

Notable alumni

  • Monty 'Sherrick' Farley, former professional boxer, Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame member
  • James Brown, former NFL player
  • Uhuru Hamiter, former NFL player
  • Chafie Fields, former NFL player, Sports Agent
  • Shep Shepherd (1917-2018), jazz musician, drummer, trombone player
  • Lee Morgan (1938–1972), jazz musician, trumpet player
  • Veronica Hamel, actor
  • Maria Quiñones-Sánchez, former Philadelphia City Councilmember

     

     

    Our Background            

         Some people claim that the history of Mastbaum Vocational-Technical School begins with its opening. Others believe that it has its beginnings in the efforts of a small group of far-seeing men who sought to establish a fully equipped vocational school for the boys and girls of Philadelphia. Outstanding in that group was Dr. William Ziegler of the Board of Public Education. Given the privilege of selecting a name for the school, he chose JULES E. MASTBAUM, whose life he hoped would prove an inspiration to vocational students.

         Jules Ephraim Mastbaum was born in July 6th, 1872, into a well-to-do family. He graduated at the age of seventeen from the Central Manual Training School of this city, and then he attended the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

         His first job was that of shipping clerk in a branch of the Gimbel Brothers Store in Danville, Illinois. He gradually worked his way up to b

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