Touro University is a

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headquartered in

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, with branches throughout the

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as well as one each in

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Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

and

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. It was founded by

Bernard Lander Bernard Lander (June 17, 1915 – February 8, 2010), founder and first president of Touro College, was a rabbi, social scientist and educator, a leader in the Jewish community and a pioneer in Jewish and general higher education. Biography Lander ...

in 1971 and named for

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and

Judah Touro Judah Touro (June 16, 1775 – January 18, 1854) was an American businessman and philanthropist. Early life and career Touro's father Isaac Touro of Holland was chosen as the hazzan at the Touro Synagogue in 1762, a Portuguese Sephardic congre ...

. Its main campus in New York City is the largest private Jewish universities in the US,. Touro initially focused on higher education for the Jewish community, but it now serves a diverse population of over 19,000 students across 35 schools. There are many branches of Touro University, including Lander College for Men (an all-male college) and Lander College for Women (a separate all-women's college).

History

Touro received its first charter from the

Board of Regents of the State of New York The Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York is responsible for the general supervision of all educational activities within New York State, presiding over University of the State of New York and the New York State Education Depar ...

in 1971. Touro was initially headquartered at

30 West 44th Street 30 West 44th Street (formerly the Yale Club of New York City Building, United States Maritime Building, and Army Reserves Building; also the Penn Club of New York Building) is the clubhouse of the Penn Club of New York in the Midtown Manhattan ...

. Touro expanded to not only include its flagship branch Touro University in New York, but also the

Touro Law Center Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, commonly known as Touro Law Center, is an ABA accredited law school. It is located on Long Island, New York, in the hamlet of Central Islip. The Law Center is part of Touro University, a private ...

, founded in 1980; the School for Lifelong Education, founded in 1989;

Touro University California Touro University California is a private graduate school focused primarily on health professions and located on Mare Island in Vallejo, California. It is part of the Touro College and University System and is jointly administered with its sis ...

, founded in 1997; and the School of Health Sciences, founded in 1972; Touro has undergraduate offerings in Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan. Touro has further expanded to include

Touro University Nevada Touro University Nevada (TUN) is a private university in Henderson, Nevada. It is part of the Touro College and University System. Touro University Nevada is a branch campus of its sister campus Touro University California. History Touro Unive ...

Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine The Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine (TouroCOM) is a private medical school with a main campus in the neighborhood of Central Harlem in New York City and an additional campus in Middletown, New York. It is a division of Touro College and ...

, Berlin, Moscow and Jerusalem, and Los Angeles. It previously had sites in Paris, France and Miami, Florida.

Touro University Worldwide Touro University is a private Jewish university system headquartered in New York City, with branches throughout the United States as well as one each in Germany, Israel and Russia. It was founded by Bernard Lander in 1971 and named for Isaac an ...

, founded in 2008, is the online branch of the university system.

Alan Kadish Alan H. Kadish (born August 18, 1956), is the second president of the Touro College System. Kadish succeeded Touro's founder, Rabbi Dr. Bernard Lander, who died February 8, 2010. Dr. Kadish came to Touro in 2009 as senior provost and chief operatin ...

took over as president of the Touro system in 2010, and in 2011 the

New York Medical College New York Medical College (NYMC or New York Med) is a private medical school in Valhalla, New York. Founded in 1860, it is a member of the Touro College and University System. NYMC offers advanced degrees through its three schools: the Scho ...

, in

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, was acquired by the Touro family. In August 2020, it was announced a membership agreement was signed with the

New York College of Podiatric Medicine The New York College of Podiatric Medicine (NYCPM) is a private podiatric medical college in Manhattan, New York. It is the oldest and second largest podiatric medical school in the United States. History Founded in 1911, NYCPM was the first ...

to join the university system. The transaction is expected to close on July 1, 2021, once it is approved by the

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, the

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, other regulators and relevant accreditors. At the end of 2021, the college signed a lease for at the 3 Times Square building in

. The goal was to consolidate many of the college's schools, currently divided among at least 35 separate locations servicing 19,000 enrolled students, into a central

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campus.Cuozzo, Steve (2022-01-02). Three Times Square inks ginormous deal with university. New York Post, 2 January 2022. Retrieved on 2022-01-07 from https://nypost.com/2022/01/02/three-times-square-inks-ginormous-deal-with-university/. In February 2022, Touro College's charter was amended by the Board of Regents to grant Touro university status.

Schools

Undergraduate schools

Hebrew Theological College The Hebrew Theological College, known colloquially as "Skokie Yeshiva" or HTC, is a yeshiva in Skokie, Illinois. Although the school's primary focus is the teaching of Torah and Jewish tradition, it is also a private university that is part of t ...

, in

Skokie, Illinois Skokie (; formerly Niles Center) is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, neighboring the City of Chicago's northern border. Its population, according to the 2020 census, was 67,824. Skokie lies approximately north of Chicago's do ...

Lander College for Men The Lander College for Men is a private men's division of Touro University System located in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens, New York City. Its stated goal is to provide a college curriculum while maintaining a traditional Yeshiva environment. Gener ...

, in

Queens Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located on Long Island, it is the largest New York City borough by area. It is bordered by the borough of Brooklyn at the western tip of Long ...

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

* Lander College for Women, in

, New York * Lander Institute Moscow * Machon L’Parnasa Institute for Professional Studies * New York School of Career and Applied Studies (NYSCAS) *

Touro University, New York Touro University is a private Jewish university in New York City, New York. It was founded by Rabbi Dr. Bernard Lander in 1971, and named for Isaac and Judah Touro. It is a part of the Touro University System. Its mission includes a strong ...

, various locations in New York City *

Touro College Berlin Touro College Berlin is a small independent American college in Berlin, Germany. Touro College Berlin was founded in 2003 as the first and only Jewish American college in Germany. The college is part of the Touro College and University System netwo ...

* Touro College Israel * Touro College Los Angeles,

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* Touro University Worldwide,

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https://www.tuw.edu/

Graduate schools

, in

Touro College of Dental Medicine Touro College of Dental Medicine is a school of dentistry in Valhalla, New York on the New York Medical College campus. The school is a division of the Touro College and University System. The school is the fifth dental school in New York State a ...

, in

Hawthorne, New York Hawthorne is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Mount Pleasant in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 4,586 at the 2010 census. History The village was originally known as Hammond's Mill ...

, in

Central Islip, New York Central Islip is a Hamlet (New York), hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) within the Town of Islip, New York, Islip in Suffolk County, New York, Suffolk County, New York (state), New York, United States. The population was 34,450 at the 2010 c ...

* Touro College of Pharmacy, in

, New York * Touro Graduate School of Education, in Manhattan, New York *

Yeshivas Ohr HaChaim Yeshivas Ohr Hachaim is a Haredi yeshiva located in Kew Garden Hills, Queens, New York City. The yeshiva also has a kollel, and operates in conjunction with its high school Mesivta Yesodei Yeshurun which is located next door to Yeshivas Ohr Hachai ...

, in

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* Touro University Worldwide,

Vallejo, California Vallejo ( ; ) is a city in Solano County, California and the second largest city in the North Bay region of the Bay Area. Located on the shores of San Pablo Bay, the city had a population of 126,090 at the 2020 census. Vallejo is home to the ...

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, in Manhattan, New York * Touro College Illinois, Family Nurse Practitioner Program

Former schools

* Touro College South in

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* TUI University *

Touro University College of Medicine Touro University College of Medicine was a proposed medical school to be based out of Hackensack, New Jersey. Its hospital affiliate was to be Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC). The medical school disbanded in December 2009. Proposal ...

, in

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(proposed, plans abandoned in 2009 and

was purchased instead)

Notable alumni

Marc Alessi Marc Steven Alessi (born July 1976) is an American attorney and entrepreneur from Shoreham, New York, who formerly served in the New York State Assembly. He currently holds positions as Executive Director of Tesla Science at Wardenclyffe, Execu ...

, politician *

David G. Greenfield David G. Greenfield (born September 26, 1978) is an American politician, law professor, and non-profit organization executive. He served as a Democrat in the New York City Council from the 44th district from 2010 to 2017. The district includes ...

, former member of the

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Rivy Poupko Kletenik Rivy Poupko Kletenik is an American lecturer and educator. Career Poupko Kletenik is Head of School at the Seattle Hebrew Academy and wrote a monthly Jewish advice column called JQ for Seattle's ''The Jewish Sound''. She was the recipient of ...

, educator *

Kenneth LaValle Kenneth P. LaValle (born May 22, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York) is a former American politician. He represented District 1 in the New York State Senate. The district comprises the five East End towns of Long Island, New York, as well as the central ...

, politician *

Boyd Melson Boyd "Rainmaker" Melson (born October 16, 1981) is a retired American light middleweight boxer. As an amateur, Melson won the 48th World Military Boxing Championship gold medal in the weight class, and was a three-time United States Army ch ...

, boxer *

Dmitry Salita Dmitry Salita (russian: Дмитрий Салита; uk, Дмитро Саліта), Dmitry Aleksandrovich Lekhtman, is an American boxing promoter and former professional boxer. Born in Ukraine, he grew up in New York City from the age of nin ...

, former pro boxer * Yehiel Mark Kalish, member of the Illinois General Assembly, 16th House District, (Graduate of

) *

Rachel Freier Rachel "Ruchie" Freier (born April 2, 1965) is an acting New York Supreme Court judge. In 2016, she campaigned and was elected as a Civil Court judge for the Kings County 5th judicial district in New York State, thereby becoming the first Hasidi ...

(born 1965), American judge

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Schools

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Graduate schools

Former schools

Notable alumni

See also

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