Ruth Sapin Hurwitz Photograph Album

Ruth Sapin Hurwitz was born in Scottsburg, Indiana in 1888. Hurwitz was a published author and lecturer whose topics ranged from education, welfare, child guidance, and psychology, to Jewish authors. Her short stories and articles were published in journals such as American Magazine, McCall’s, NY Herald Tribune Sunday Magazine, and Woman’s Home Companion.

She attended Wellesley College from 1906-1910 where she studied such subjects as literature, history, and psychology. Hurwitz was also on the editorial board of Wellesley Magazine. The Ruth Sapin Hurwitz Photograph Album contains black and white photographs taken by Hurwitz during her years at Wellesley. The album includes undated handwritten captions and provides a look into women’s college life during the early part of the 20th century. Images capture campus activities such as studying, theatre performances, and social events. Also included are images of Hurwitz travel to Europe and across the United States.

In 1917, Hurwitz married Henry Hurwitz, former president and co-founder of the Intercollegiate Menorah Association and editor-in-chief of The Menorah Journal. Both proponents of Jewish Culture and ideas, Ruth and Henry Hurwitz founded the School for Jewish Education in Westchester presenting Jewish Cultural heritage to children in 1929. Together, they had two sons, David and Henry Hurwitz.

Adapted from biography provided by David Hurwitz, May 27, 1997.