Gila Ramras-Rauch, 71, Hebrew literature prof.(Obituaries)(Obituary) From: The Boston Herald | Date: March 15, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2005 Boston Herald. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Gila Ramras-Rauch of Brookline, a professor of Hebrew literature at Hebrew College, died Feb. 16 at her home. She was 71.

Born in Tel Aviv, Israel, Dr. Ramras-Rauch earned her master's degree from Hunter College in New York and her doctorate from Bar-Ilan University in Tel Aviv.

A longtime professor of Hebrew literature, Dr. Ramras-Rauch wrote six books, including "Aharon Applefeld: The Holocaust and Beyond" and "The Arab in Israeli Literature." Before her de...