Cambridge High and Latin School

Helen Hurwitz “Brownie”

Class of 1930, Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Helen Hurwitz (“Brownie”). The yearbook entry prints: came from Morse Grammar School; headed for Portia Law School; lived at 225 Pearl Street. Portrait and entry from the 1930 yearbook, page 65.

Class of 1930

483 in the class of 1930 · 21 more named Hurwitz

Full name: Helen Hurwitz
Known as: Brownie
Lived at: 225 Pearl Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1930
Came from: Morse Grammar School
Headed for: Portia Law School

Also searched as: Brownie Hurwitz; Hurwitz, Helen.

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Neighbours 53
Same surname 20
Classmates 482
Same schools 36

In context

In the alphabetical roll of 483 names from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1930, Helen stands 219th. Helen is printed on page 65 of the scan, around the middle of the 21-to-118 run of portrait pages. The yearbook lists 26 people from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1930 as coming from Morse Grammar School, including Helen. Pearl Street is the street of 6 other classmates of the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1930 besides Helen. Names on this site: 483 for the class of 1930, compared with 421 for 1929.

On the same scan page	Inez Mary Iappini, Whilma Alythia Isaacs, Solomon Isenstein, Stephen George Jakutis
Same street	Pearl Street: 6 other classmates
Same earlier school	Morse Grammar School: 25 other classmates
Same first name	Helen: 8 other people in the class

At home, 225 Pearl Street

The 1930 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Hurwitz at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Samuel Hurwitz (wife Elizabeth), machinist householderpage
Ida Hurwitz, cash lived herepage
Joseph Hurwitz, violinist lived herepage
Minnie Hurwitz, clerk lived herepage

The Hurwitz household is listed here in 1927 and 1928 too.

What Helen did at school

Choir, 1928-29
G. A. A., 1926-27

What the yearbook said

BROWNIE” “Ask for a smile and see what you get She won't blush and yet—

Ask for a smile and see what you get She won't blush and yet—

Also grew up on Pearl Street

The class of 1930

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Others named Hurwitz

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Also came from Morse Grammar School

Also headed for Portia Law School

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1930, page 65. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1930unse).

Published 1930, 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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