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(1924-2017) Scholar. Leo Hershkowitz was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Boston, Massachusetts.

Full Name

Leo Hershkowitz

Locations

Nassau

Author's Timeline

Unknown

OTHER

Professor Hershkowitz attended Hunter College, received his master's from Columbia College, and his Ph.D. from New York University.

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RESIDENCE

Professor Hershkowitz had a home in Freeport, New York.

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RESIDENCE

Professor Hershkowitz had a home in the East Village of Manhattan, New York.

1924

BIRTH

Leo Hershkowitz was born in the Bronx, New York, on November 21, 1924.

1960

OTHER

Professor Hershkowitz taught history at Queens College for about 50 years beginning in 1960.

1967

LITWORK

Wills of Early New York Jews, 1704-1799
American Jewish Historical Society
0911934170 / 978-0911934175
Professor Hershkowitz edited the book, "Wills of Early New York Jews, 1704-1799."

1977

LITWORK

Tweed's New York: Another Look
Anchor Press
0385076568 / 978-0385076562
Nonfiction.

1978

LITWORK

Courts and Law in Early New York: Selected Essays
Kennikat Press
0804692068 / 978-0804692069
Professor Hershkowitz and Milton M. Klein edited the book, "Courts and Law in Early New York: Selected Essays."

2017

DEATH

Leo Hershkowitz died in Boston, Massachusetts, on August 10, 2017.

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