Cambridge High and Latin School

Esther Kurzman “Etta”

Esther Kurzman (“Etta”) is one of 462 graduates in the class of 1926 at Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. The 1926 yearbook entry gives: came from Kelley Grammar School; headed for Salem Normal; lived at 123 Webster Avenue.

Class of 1926

462 in the class of 1926 · 3 more named Kurzman

Full name: Esther Kurzman
Known as: Etta
Lived at: 123 Webster Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1926
Came from: Kelley Grammar School
Headed for: Salem Normal

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Household 2
Neighbours 32
Classmates 461
Same schools 35

In context

Going through the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1926 from A to Z by surname, Esther is the 233rd of 462 names on this site. In the scan, Esther appears on page 82, around the middle of the run of 462 portraits read for this site (pages 23 to 140). Esther's “Salem Normal” falls in the same group as 43 of the 388 plans printed for the class (11%): a normal school or teachers college. Esther was not alone on Webster Avenue: 5 other graduates list it too. This site lists 462 names for the class of 1926, against 424 for 1925 and 459 for 1927.

On the same scan page	Eva Kurzman, Charles Lally, Nellie Lamkin
Same street	Webster Avenue: 5 other classmates
Same earlier school	Kelley Grammar School: 15 other classmates
Same kind of plan	teacher training: 43 of 388 classmates with a plan (11%)

At home, 123 Webster Avenue

Same surname, same address — very likely brothers and sisters.

The 1926–27 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Kurzman at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Samuel Kurzman (wife Sarah), tlr householderpage

The Kurzman household is listed here in 1918, 1919, 1921 and 1925 too.

What Esther did at school

G. A. A., 1923-24
Basket-Ball, 1923-24-26

What the yearbook said

Esther 1s quick in basket-ball; I guess because she’s rather small

Also grew up on Webster Avenue

The class of 1926

All 462 in this class →

Also came from Kelley Grammar School

Also headed for Salem Normal

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1926, page 82. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1926unse).

Published 1926, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Malden Public Library / Boston Public Library via the Internet Archive.

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