Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber

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.

Cast

Ruth Gruber Herself

Louisa Herz Leopold Herself

Dava Sobel Herself

Harold L. Ickes Himself

Manya Hartmayer Breuer Herself

Tom Segev Himself

Ike Aronowitz Himself

Mordechai Rossman Himself

Eli Wallach Mordechai Rossman (voice) Therese Plummer Young Ruth (voice)

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