Rabbi Gershom and Rashi

Ruth Goodman

Ruth Goodman is a professional translator of Yiddish books, documents and letters. Among her award winning translations from the Yiddish are The Jewish Pope by Yudel Mark and Yeshiva Boy by Jacob Dineson.

She is a retired educator and held the position of adjunct professor at Delaware Technical and Community College. She currently lectures and teaches Judaic subjects at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Delaware.

She is the president of the Jewish Community of Maris Grove in Pennsylvania where she lives with her husband.