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.
Cinematography
Her original photographs—stunning compositions by someone who was *there*.
Production
Seamless weaving of verité with rare archival footage you've never seen.
Writing
Gruber's own words, sharp and unflinching at 97 years old.
Director
Robert Richman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gruber's 1935 Soviet Arctic photos were so unprecedented that Stalin himself requested copies—she said no.
The 1944 refugee mission she escorted became the direct inspiration for Leon Uris's novel 'Exodus'—she's essentially a character in pop culture history without most people knowing her name.
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