On May 7, Harvard University’s Ruth Wisse delivered AEI’s fifth American Dream Lecture. Dr. Wisse began her address by defining antisemitism, and explaining how—and why—it came to define the politics ...

These are the words of the liberal intellectual Irving Howe to his conservative counterpart, Ruth Wisse, one of the pre-eminent scholars of Yiddish literature, professor at Harvard University and one ...

In November of 2019, Ruth Wisse was asked what Jewish college students can do to successfully combat antisemitism on campus. Knowing that she is a staunch Zionist, a former professor of Yiddish ...

In September 1976, Commentary printed the letters of three novelists who had taken umbrage at appraisals of their work, in a previous issue, by a relatively unknown Yiddish professor named Ruth Wisse.

I had the pleasure of being taught by Ruth Wisse at McGill University in the late 1980s. Prof. Wisse liked that I paid attention in class and invited me for coffee. Over several hours of friendly ...

On May 18, Nextbook, the Jewish cultural organization, will present its second annual festival of ideas on the topic of “Jews and Power.” In advance of the event — which will feature, among others, ...

There are Charlottesvilles happening every day in America. This time, they’re everywhere, driven by an explosion of antisemitism. And these Charlottesvilles are happening at Harvard, Columbia, and ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Ruth Wisse is a Professor for Yiddish Literature in the Harvard University with five videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1996 Forum as a Professor ...

Ruth Wisse receives a reporter of the Sun in her sun-filled and book-lined Manhattan apartment and laments that the early spring is a “season of dying.” She is reflecting on the funeral of her friend ...

that’s not based on a Torah rule or Montesquieu, but on politically radical hypocrisy. False staffs of leftist leaners may oppose my point of view, but close to midnight my views rhyme with viva ...

Political scientist Wallace Stanley Sayre once said: “Academic politics is the most vicious and bitter form of politics, because the stakes are so low.” When it comes to Jewish studies professor Ruth ...