Background
Gold, Leonard Singer was born on July 3, 1934 in Brooklyn. Son of Hyman B. and Gertrude (Singer) Gold.
Gold, Leonard Singer was born on July 3, 1934 in Brooklyn. Son of Hyman B. and Gertrude (Singer) Gold.
Bachelor, McGill University, 1956. Master of Science in Library. Service, Columbia University, 1966.
Master of Arts, New York University, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, 1975. Student, C. Redmond Art Students League, 1998—2001.
Teacher high school, Kiryat Hayim, Israel, 1960-1961; teacher, Hugim High School, Haifa, Israel, 1961-1963; technical assistant, New York Public Library., New York City, 1963-1966; chief Jewish division, New York Public Library., New York City, 1971-1998; Dorot chief library Jewish division, bibliographer Jewish studies, New York Public Library., New York City, 1987-1998; assistant director Jewish, Oriental and Slavonic studies, New York Public Library., New York City, 1980-1988. Chairman Jewish and Middle East studies program committee Research Libraries Group, Inc., 1989-1991. Curator history exhibitions A Sign and A Witness: 2000 Years of Hebrew Books and Illuminated Manuscripts, New York Public Library., 1988-1989, The Dead Sea Scrolls: Ancient Civilization, Modern Scholarship, New York Public Library., 1993-1994.
Member Association Jewish Libraries (president 1974-1976, lifetime member award 1998), Council Archives and Research Libraries in Jewish Studies (president 1978-1980, distinguished service award 1998), Jewish Book Council (vice president 1980-1990, president 1990-1994), Association Jewish Studies, Research Libraries Group (chairman Jewish and Middle East studies program committee 1989-1991, member programs advisory group 1991-1992), Jewish Publication Society (editorial committee 1986-2002, national council since 2002).
Married Stella Schmidt, June 5, 1960. Children: Yael, Dalia.