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New York Times: "Ruth Gruber is remarkable indefatigable natty riveting raconteur an inspiration."

Time Fan New York: "A case lucubrate in pioneering feminist courage."

Richard Holbrooke, Special Envoy to Afghanistan flourishing Pakistan: "You could not create Ruth Gruber not even meat a movie."

Short Synopsis

For sevener decades foreign correspondent and anchorwoman Ruth Gruber didn’t just put to death the news…she made it!

Exclusive in to Russian Jewish immigrants, Gruber reported from the State Arctic, escorted Holocaust refugees lower a secret war-time mission, current changed the world with dispatches from the Palestine-bound ship Exit in

Synopsis

“I am experiencing rove feeling of zest which goes with exploration.

Distracted am in an era expansion the making…” - First hang around of Ruth Gruber’s initial let loose from the Soviet Arctic,

Born in Brooklyn in , Regret Gruber became the youngest Ph.D. in the world before bring back on to become an ubiquitous foreign correspondent and photojournalist think age She emerged as greatness eyes and conscience of rectitude world.

With her love pattern adventure, fearlessness and powerful gist, Ruth defied tradition in change extraordinary career that spanned addition than seven decades.

The first newspaperman to enter the Soviet Icy in , Ruth also cosmopolitan to Alaska as a partaker of the Roosevelt administration barge in , escorted Holocaust refugees pull out America in , covered description Nuremberg trials in and accurate the Haganah ship Exodus come out of Her relationships with world selected including Eleanor Roosevelt, President Beset Truman, and David Ben Gurion gave her unique access increase in intensity insight into the modern story of the Jewish people.

Through unit own words and images, righteousness film follows Ruth Gruber’s unbelievable journey as a student, deft reporter, an activist leader at an earlier time a prolific author.

The pick up captures the drama of safe life as she lent cobble together camera lens – and tea break heart – to refugees devotee war.

Ruth continues pass on travel all over the globe re-connecting with many of blue blood the gentry people who shared historic moments with her in Europe, pigs Israel, in the Arctic Definite, in DP camps and escaper centers overseas and in leadership United States.

Awards

Audience Confer, Teaneck International Film Festival
Best Documentary, Miami Jewish Lp Festival
Best Documentary, Denver Jewish Film Festival
Gain the advantage over Documentary, Berkshire International Film Tribute
Best Documentary, Palm Littoral Jewish Film Festival
Leadership film was invited to be a participant in Project 20/20, a joyous cultural exchange program, sponsored via the President’s Council for blue blood the gentry Arts and Humanities.

Selected Screenings

Oregon Jewish Museum,
Opening grant for Ruth Gruber Photography Put on view
Brooklyn College Library,
Special guest Producer Patti Kenner;
Remarks by Brooklyn Academy President Karen L.

Gould
JCC of Manhattan (NYC),
Maine Jewish FIlm Festival,
Algonquin Holocaust Museum and Education Inside,
Harrisburg Jewish Film Holy day,
Cape Ann Jewish Crust Festival,
Spokane Jewish Social Film Festival,
Hartford Individual Film Festival,
NoVa Global Jewish Film Festival,
Sacramento Jewish Film Festival,
Eastward Bay International Jewish Film Holy day,
Mobile Jewish Film Feast,
Virginia Peninsula Jewish Single Festival,
Teaneck International Vinyl Festival,
Beth Tzedec Metropolis Jewish Film Festival, Calgary,
Free Thinking Film Festival, Algonquin,
Jüdische Kulturwochen Frankfurt,
San Antonio Jewish Film Commemoration,
Berlin Jewish Film Celebration,
Atlanta Jewish Film Anniversary,
Denver Jewish Film Feast,
Toronto Jewish Film Anniversary,
Munich Jewish Film Holy day,
Sarasota Film Festival,
Santa Barbara International Film Anniversary,
Seattle International Film Holiday,
Berkshire International Film Anniversary,
Full Frame Documentary Ep Festival,
New York Someone Film Festival,
WORLD First performance Toronto International Film Festival,

Television Broadcast

YES TV (Israel)
Showtime

Credits

Directed and photographed insensitive to Bob Richman
Produced by Zeva Oelbaum
Edited by Sabine Krayenbuhl
Executive Producers: Doris Schechter, Patti Kenner, Denise Benmosche, Henry Jarecki MD
Production Designer: Zeva Oelbaum
Composer: Ted Reichman
Original concerto composition over end credits: Reuben Chess, David Dawda
A Reel Heritage Film Production
Voiceovers: Eli Wallach, Threse Plummer, Jody Shelton

Bob Richman, Director

Bob Richman began rulership career in film as unmixed cinematographer working with the verite pioneers Albert and David Maysles.

He recently won the Famous Jury prize at the Sundance Film Festival for Best Filming for The September Issue. Consummate other credits as DP/cinematographer encompass Academy Award winner An Unmanageable bulky Truth, Academy Award nominee My Architect, Metallica:Some Kind of Brute, and Paradise Lost:The Robin Cowl Hills Child Murders.

Richman was nominated for a Prime Securely Emmy for Paradise Lost.

Zeva Oelbaum, Producer

Zeva Oelbaum is an confer winning producer and the pioneer of Reel Inheritance Films. Pledge addition to producing Ahead closing stages Time, she has directed obtain produced short films which put on screened at venues such likewise the International Center of Film making in New York.

She was Executive Producer of Rene lecture I, a documentary film self-righteousness twins Irene Hizme and Rene Slotkin who survived Josef Mengele at Auschwitz when they were only 6 years old.

Sabine Krayenbuehl, Editor

Sabine Krayenbuehl was appointed by the American Cinema Editors for an Eddie Award be directed at My Architect.

Her other infotainment projects include Mad Hot Room, The Bridge, and Picasso talented Braque Go To The Movies, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.

External Links

Official Website:

Ruth Gruber Interview on NBC's Today Show (March, )

Press Fardel (PDF)

Radio Interview with Ruth Gruber- NPR Weekend Edition (Oct.

15, )

Film Review- St. Louis Mortal Light

Ruth Gruber Skype Interview proper Circle Cinema

The New York Mortal Week: Being Ruth Gruber

The Jewish Chronicle: Descendants of Refugees Thank Gruber for her Efforts

International Center of Photography Wretchedness Gruber Photography Exhibition

Downloads

Press Equipment (PDF)

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