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Ruth R. Wisse was Professor of Yiddish literature and Comparative Literature at Harvard University from 1993–2014 and before that, helped found the Jewish Studies Department at McGill...
Nov 15, 2022 · Order Ruth Wisse's "Free as a Jew" here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Free-as-a-Jew/Ruth-R-Wisse/9781642939705 "Free as a Jew" Bari Weiss in conver...
Jan 7, 2013 · An overview of the nature of anti-Semitism threatening Jewish communities today is offered by Dr. Ruth Wisse of Harvard University, speaking at the 28th annu...
May 12, 2014 · Beneath the Placid Exterior: Ruth Wisse is a small, gray-haired woman who is not afraid to use sharp words; she once accused The New Yorker of “hate-mongering” when it came to Israel. Image...
Jan 19, 2022 · Ruth Wisse has invited readers to view the formulation of her intellectual and Jewish identity amidst the setting of twentieth century Montreal, New York City and Israel. The memoir stretches...
Apr 4, 2022 · Dr. Wisse began her remarks with an emphasis on Jewish political power and the State of Israel. “We grew up knowing we could do anything, but there was a missing element in Judaism. Jews were good at everything, but we had the worst political record in human history,” she reflected.
Aug 24, 2022 · Wisse focused her scholarly attention on the famed Yiddish writer Mendele Mokher Sforim. It was her good fortune to also study under the great Jewish historian Salo Baron.
