Ruth Rubin

Ruth Rubin
Born
Rivke Rosenblatt

(1906-09-01)September 1, 1906
Montreal, Quebec (or perhaps Khotyn, Bessarabia [Russian Empire, now Ukraine])
DiedJune 11, 2000(2000-06-11) (aged 93)
Mamaroneck, New York
NationalityCanadian, American
Occupation(s)folk singer, folkorist, scholar, poet
Academic background
Alma materUnion Institute and University
ThesisThe Jewish woman and her Yiddish folksong (1976)
Academic work
DisciplineYiddish studies

Ruth Rubin (September 1, 1906 – June 11, 2000) was a Canadian-American folklorist, singer, poet, and scholar of Yiddish culture and music.