Family
Who is Ruth Married to?
Len Wisse
Where and when was Ruth born?
Czernowitz (now Ukraine, then was Romania) on May 13, 1936
How many books has Ruth written, edited and/or translated?
13
Columbia University
What is my connection to Ruth?
She is my Great Aunt (I know her as Bubby Ruthie)
How many kids does Ruth have?
3 kids. Billy, Jacob and Abby
Canadian
What did Ruth do at McGill?
Started the Jewish Studies graduate program
Where did Ruth earn her PhD from?
McGill University
In what year did Ruth win the National Jewish Book Award?
2000
How many siblings does Ruth have?
3 siblings. David Roskies, Ben Roskies, and Eva Roskies Raby
When did Ruth immigrate to Canada?
in 1940 at 4 years old
At which Universities has Ruth taught?
McGill, Stanford, New York, Hebrew, Tel Aviv, and Harvard
Where did Ruth earn her BA from?
McGill University
Why did I make a Jeopardy board as my project?
Her son (my cousin), Billy Wisse writes the questions for Jeopardy and is the editorial producer. He has won 12 Emmys for his work.
Masha and Leo Roskies
When did Ruth move to Boston?
in 1993
What was Ruth's role at the Library of Yiddish Classics?
She was the first editor in chief
Who suggested Ruth get her masters degree at Columbia?
Yiddish poet Abraham Sutzkever
English, French, Hebrew, Yiddish, German
How many grandkids does Ruth have?
8 grandkids. Maddy and Camilla Wisse, Sonia Pearl Theresa and Issiah Schachter, Claire and Nate Wisse
At what point in her career did Ruth begin raising a family?
While earning her PhD
What Jewish organizations was Ruth a founding board member and president for?
American Academy for Jewish Research, and the Association for Jewish Studies
Who did Ruth study with while getting her BA and PhD at McGill?
Poet Louis Dudek
From which U.S president did Ruth receive the National Medal of Arts and National Humanities?
President George W. Bush