Abraham Lefkowitz, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Abraham Lefkowitz

American teacher and trade unionist

Date of Birth: 17-Oct-1884

Date of Death: 07-Nov-1956

Profession: teacher, trade unionist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Abraham Lefkowitz (17 October 1884 in Revish, Hungary – 7 November 1956 in New York City, United States) was a co-founder of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), of the New York City Teachers Union (TU) in 1916 and the New York City Teachers Guild (TG), which broke off from the TU in 1935.
For both the TU and TG, he served as legislative representative to relevant New York city and state government bodies.Lefkowitz studied at City College of New York (Bachelor of Arts, 1904) and New York University (Master of Arts, 1907 and Ph.D., 1914).
He taught in the New York City public school system starting in 1903, including at DeWitt Clinton High School and the High School of Commerce.
He also served as the principal of Samuel J.
Tilden High School from 1938 to 1955.