Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber
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Date:
Thursday, November 20
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Time:
6:00 PM
- Run Time: 1h 13m
Ruth Gruber, a trailblazing Brooklyn-born journalist, became the world’s youngest PhD before launching a groundbreaking career as a foreign correspondent and photojournalist. This documentary follows her extraordinary journey—from the Soviet Arctic to escorting Holocaust refugees, covering the Nuremberg trials, and documenting the Exodus in 1947—through rare footage and powerful storytelling.
2011 Winner Best Documentary Miami Jewish Film Festival
2011 Audience Award Teaneck International Film Festival
2010 Winner Best Documentary Berkshire International Film Festival
Director: Robert Richman
Producer: Zeva Oelbaum