Episode 204 - The Yiddish Scholar, Political Observer and Consummate Professor: A Conversation with Ruth Wisse

Jews You Should Know

ABOUT THIS EPISODE Ruth Wisse is one of the great modern scholars of Yiddish literature. A distinguished career at McGill and Harvard Universities has now led to her current engagement with Tikvah, a Jewish-conservative think tank and educational outfit.

Professor Wisse has authored many books, and written widely on political affairs in addition to her native areas of scholarly expertise.

Her extensive ouvre can be reviewed here: https://harvard.academia.edu/RuthRWisse

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