Ruth Duskin Feldman

Ruth Duskin Feldman began her career at age 7 as a Quiz Kid on radio and later on television. A professional writer and editor, she is the author or coauthor of eight published books.

Her first book, Chemi, the Magician (Dodd Mead, 1947), came out when Ruth was 13. Her second book, Whatever Happened to the Quiz Kids? Perils and Profits of Growing Up Gifted (Chicago Review Press, 1982; iUniverse, 2000), received major media coverage, and she appeared on national and local television and radio shows across the United States.

More recently, Ruth has coauthored multiple editions of four college textbooks on developmental psychology published by McGraw-Hill, including leading texts on human and child development. As an award-winning freelance journalist, she has contributed articles and photographs to many national and regional publications.

A madrikha (ordained leader) in the Humanistic Judaism movement, Ruth is a graduate of the International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism and conducts wedding, funeral or memorial, and baby naming and welcoming ceremonies. She edits the journal Humanistic Judaism, published by the Society for Humanistic Judaism.

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