Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber

Ruth Gruber didn't just report the news...she made it!

73 mins
Brooklyn-born Ruth Gruber became the youngest PhD in the world before going on to become an international foreign correspondent and photojournalist at age 24. She defied tradition in an extraordinary career that spanned several decades. The first journalist to enter the Soviet Arctic in 1935, Ruth also traveled to Alaska as a member of the Roosevelt administration in 1942, escorted Holocaust refugees to America in 1944, covered the Nuremberg trials in 1946, and documented the Haganah ship 'Exodus' in 1947. Her relationships with world leaders gave her unique access and insight. This documentary interweaves verite scenes with archival footage.

Dava Sobel

Herself

Lee Taylor

Herself

Tom Segev

Himself

Eli Wallach

Mordechai Rossman (voice)

Therese Plummer

Young Ruth (voice)

Doris Schechter

Executive Producer

Ted Reichman

Original Music Composer

Patti Kenner

Executive Producer

Reuben Chess

Original Music Composer

Denise Benmosche

Executive Producer

Zeva Oelbaum

Producer

Zeva Oelbaum

Production Design

Robert Richman

Director of Photography

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