Ruth Wisse, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ruth Wisse

American academic

Date of Birth: 13-May-1936

Place of Birth: Chernivtsi, Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine

Profession: literary scholar

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Ruth R.
Wisse (pronounced "wice"; born May 13, 1936) is the Martin Peretz Professor of Yiddish Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature at Harvard University.
She is a noted scholar of Yiddish literature and of Jewish history and culture.