Cambridge High and Latin School

Lena Ruth Finstein “Lee”

Lena Ruth Finstein (“Lee”) was one of 416 graduates in the class of 1928 at Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Printed details: came from Wellington School; headed for Boston University; lived at 103 Inman Street. Portrait and entry from the 1928 yearbook, page 57.

Class of 1928

416 in the class of 1928 · 6 more named Finstein

Full name: Lena Ruth Finstein
Known as: Lee
Lived at: 103 Inman Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1928
Came from: Wellington School
Headed for: Boston University

Also searched as: Lee Finstein; Lena Finstein; Lena R. Finstein; Finstein, Lena.

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Household 1
Neighbours 27
Same surname 4
Classmates 415
Same schools 314

In context

416 people from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1928 appear on this site, and Finstein puts Lena 120th among them. On the scan, the entry sits on page 57, in the first third of the stretch from page 27 to page 134 where this site found the book's portraits. College or university was the plan of 173 of the 343 classmates who printed one (50%), and Lena is listed with “Boston University”. Counting Lena, 21 people in the class are listed as coming from Wellington School. Among first names, the class of 1928 favours Mary (21), Margaret (18) and John (16); the class of 1927 had Mary (26), John (22) and Ruth (14).

On the same scan page	Edmund Joseph Fiekers, Herman H. Field, Dorothy Victoria Fields
Same earlier school	Wellington School: 20 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 173 of 343 classmates with a plan (50%)

At home, 103 Inman Street

Same surname, same address — very likely a brother or sister.

Simeon Joseph FinsteinCambridge 1927

The 1930 city directory lists Lena Ruth Finstein with the occupation “salesman” (page).

The 1928 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Finstein at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Simon Finstein (wife Mary), bottles householderpage
Francis Finstein, salesman lived herepage
Nathan Finstein, waiter lived herepage

The Finstein household is listed here in 1927 and 1930 too.

What Lena did at school

G. A. A., 1924–25–26
Chairman of Room Committee, 1925–26
Choir, 1926

What the yearbook said

Here’s a girl who’s full of cheer, She’s helped us all along this year.

Also grew up on Inman Street

The class of 1928

All 416 in this class →

Others named Finstein

Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.

Also came from Wellington School

Also headed for Boston University

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1928, page 57. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1928unse).

Published 1928, 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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