Remembering Ruth Schneider

The following post was originally published in 2014. Earlier this month, former Touro Archival Assistant Ruth Schneider passed away. Ruth previously served as Administrative Assistant in the office of Touro founder Rabbi Dr. Bernard Lander. In honor of her dedication for over 30 years of service, we share this look back at Ruth Schneider’s legacy and contributions to Touro University.

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Getting started in the Archives, with over 60 very large cartons…and a stack of steno pads, seen at lower right in the foreground.

When I first began organizing the papers of Touro College founder Rabbi Dr. Bernard Lander, I was faced with a variety of documents and information, in an array of formats spanning several decades. Not surprisingly for an institution which started in the 1970s, much of the early history was on paper – photocopies, typewritten originals and handwritten, or longhand notes.

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Reserve a Quiet Study Room

We are excited to share that Touro’s newest library location, at the Cross River Campus (202 West 43rd Street, New York, NY 10036, 3rd floor, Room 301) now has private study rooms available! In addition to getting assistance from a librarian who can help you in providing much more accurate references than ChatGPT, the new library offers several study rooms so you can prepare for your exams without being distracted by other activities in the library. The best part is that you can easily reserve a study room ahead of time, online. Study rooms can be reserved for individual use or for up to four people to work together.