Ruth Rubin | |
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Born | Rivke Rosenblatt September 1, 1906 |
Died | June 11, 2000 Mamaroneck, New York | (aged 93)
Nationality | Canadian, American |
Occupation(s) | folk singer, folkorist, scholar, poet |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Union Institute and University |
Thesis | The Jewish woman and her Yiddish folksong (1976) |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Yiddish studies |
Ruth Rubin (September 1, 1906 – June 11, 2000) was a Canadian-American folklorist, singer, poet, and scholar of Yiddish culture and music.