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Ruth Gay

Author of Unfinished People: Eastern European Jews Encounter America

8+ Works 206 Members 1 Review 1 Favorited

About the Author

Ruth Gay has written extensively on Jewish history.

Works by Ruth Gay

Unfinished People: Eastern European Jews Encounter America (1996) 85 copies

The Jews of Germany: A Historical Portrait (1991) 73 copies

Safe Among the Germans: Liberated Jews After World War II (2002) 29 copies

Jews in America; a short history (1965) 10 copies, 1 review

Geschichte der Juden in Deutschland von der Römerzeit bis zum Zweiten Weltkrieg (1993) 4 copies

Jews in America: A Short History 3 copies

The Jews of Germany- A historical portrait 1 copy

Das Undenkbare tun : Juden in Deutschland nach 1945 (2001) 1 copy

Associated Works

The Jewish King Lear : a comedy in America (2007) — Translator, some editions — 10 copies

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Legal name: Slotkin, Ruth (birthname)
Other names: GAY, Ruth
SLOTKIN, Ruth
Birthdate: 1922-10-19
Gender: female

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Jews in America by Ruth Gay

A history of Jews in America starting in 1654

Awards

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National Jewish Book Award

Unfinished People: Eastern European Jews Encounter America (Winner – Non-Fiction – 1997)

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Statistics

Works: 8
Also by: 1
Members: 206
Popularity: #107,331
Rating: ½ 4.3

Reviews: 1
ISBNs: 19
Languages: 1
Favorited: 1

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persondata.toolforge.org gnd 122803418 (German)

DNB Gay, Ruth (German)

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