Ruth Gruber - A fighter of injustice her entire life

Ruth Gruber, American journalist, photographer, writer, humanitarian, and United States government official, is one of the most interesting persons who ever lived.

Ruth was born in 1911 in Brooklyn, New York, the fourth of five children of Russian-Jewish immigrants. A brilliant student, she graduated high school at 15 years old. After earning an undergraduate degree from New York University at 18, she won a fellowship to the University of Wisconsin, where she obtained a master's degree in German and English literature. She subsequently received her doctorate from the University of Cologne in G...