A three-volume set of books co-edited by Dr. Mareleyn Schneider, associate professor of sociology at Yeshiva University, has been made available as an institutional set.

Titled "Jews: A People's History of the Lower East Side" (Clayton Books LLC),  the 1,349-page set addresses the social history of Judaism in the neighborhood and follows it into modern culture, examining contributions to art, business and community in downtown New York. Contributors include an international host of historians, neighborhood preservationists, artists, rock stars, activists, poets, filmmakers and others.

Schneider, a lifelong Lower East Sider, co-edited the books with Clayton Patterson, a photographer, artist, historian and community activist. This is her first project with Patterson; she is the author, co-author or editor of eight previous books.