Movie: Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber

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Ruth Gruber
Ruth Gruber

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Louisa Herz Leopold
Louisa Herz Leopold

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Dava Sobel
Dava Sobel

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Lee Taylor
Lee Taylor

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Harold L. Ickes
Harold L. Ickes

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Manya Hartmayer Breuer
Manya Hartmayer Breuer

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Tom Segev
Tom Segev

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Ike Aronowitz
Ike Aronowitz

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Mordechai Rossman
Mordechai Rossman

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Eli Wallach
Eli Wallach

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    Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber

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    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.

  • Release Date

    2010-09-10

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  • Tagline

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

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    English
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