Gerard R WolfeGerard R. Wolfe, PhD, is an architectural historian and former administrator and Professor of Romance Languages at New York University and at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He has written a number of books on a variety of subjects, including he original version of The Synagogues of New York's Lower East Side, published in 1978 by NYU Press. Among his more recent books are: New York: A Guide to the Metropolis, Chicago: In and Around the Loop, New York: 15 Walking Tours, Twenty-four essays for The Encyclopedia of New York City, and The House of Appleton, the history of a major book publisher.

Professor Wolfe was the recipient of a number of academic awards, among which, An Award for Excellence in Creative Programming from the Governor of Wisconsin; he was designated Professional Continuing Educator of the Year by the University Continuing Education Association; and his Chicago guidebook was hailed as Non-fiction Book of the Year 1998, by the Council for Wisconsin Writers.

He received special recognition for Having Discovered and Organized a Program to Save the Eldridge Street Synagogue, held at the Synagogue's 100th Anniversary Celebration. Prof. Wolfe has also been recognized for being the first to offer historical-architectural walking tours of the Lower East Side. Read More Read Less