Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber
Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber
Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber Free Online HD on Lookmovie. 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.
- Genre: History, Documentary
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- Director: Robert Richman
- Cast: Ruth Gruber, Louisa Herz Leopold, Dava Sobel, Harold L. Ickes, Manya Hartmayer Breuer, Tom Segev, Ike Aronowitz, Mordechai Rossman, Eli Wallach, Therese Plummer,
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