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Wisse, Ruth, 1936-
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Dates of existence
1936-
History
Ruth Wisse was born in 1936 to Jewish parents in Czernowitz, Ukraine. She grew up in Montreal, Canada, graduating with her PhD from McGill University in 1969. She began teaching at Harvard University in 1993, later becoming the Martin Peretz Professor of Yiddish Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature at Harvard University.