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East Side Hebrew Institute

1910 establishments in New York City1980s disestablishments in New York (state)Defunct high schools in ManhattanDefunct schools in New York CityEast Village, Manhattan
Education in ManhattanEducational institutions established in 1910Jewish day schools in New York (state)Modern Orthodox Jewish day schools in the United StatesOrthodox Judaism in New York City
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The East Side Hebrew Institute was a traditional Jewish day school, in the East Village/Alphabet City area of Manhattan, New York City. It was "once one of the major institutions of the Jewish East Side".

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East Side Hebrew Institute
East 68th Street, New York Manhattan

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East 68th Street 164
10065 New York, Manhattan
New York, United States
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