books by Ruth Gruber     books:       National Geographic Jewish Heritage Travel: A Guide to Eastern Europe4 reviews Ruth Ellen Gruber National Geographic, 2007 A stunning acheivement ! Wow! This book is no mere travel guide! I had intended only to riffle through the pages. Instead, I read the entire book, unable to resist being carried along on a most remarkable tour. Jewish Heritage Travel is rich with information about the geography, culture, religions, architecture, and thousands of years of history in a part of the world that has deep significance for the human story. ...             Exodus 1947: The Ship That Launched a Nation2 reviews Ruth Gruber Union Square Press, 2007 Heartbreaking. Highly Recommended. This very moving book covers the story of the "Exodus", the unarmed ship carrying more than 4,500 Holocaust survivors seeking refuge in "British occupied" Palestine during 1947. The ship, a former tourist vessel designed to carry only 400 passengers, is described as having been rammed and boarded by the British Royal Navy which was determined to prevent the Jewish Holocaust survivors from ...             Live at the Fillmore East: A Photographic Memoir13 reviews Amalie R. Rothschild, Ruth Gruber Da Capo Press, 2000 Oh wait... I'm sure I'll love this book. Once I receive it. It's been nearly 3 months since I ordered this...Amazon will no longer be the beneficiary of my internet commerce.             The Oppermanns: A Novel6 reviews Lion Feuchtwanger Carroll & Graf, 2001 Eerily foretells the events to come in the Nazi era I'm amazed this book doesn't have more glowing reader reviews as it is an absolute standout for many, many reasons, not the least of which is the author's amazing ability to predict the events to come, even before they've fully occurred! Written in 1934, the novel follows the life of one family, the Oppermanns, and the increasing restrictions and hatred they face in their daily lives. Unwilling ...             Haven: The Dramatic Story of 1,000 World War II Refugees and How They Came to America14 reviews Ruth Gruber Three Rivers Press, 2000 Excellent book! Gripping retelling by Ms. Gruber, who shepharded nearly 1000 refugees from Italy on the Liberty ship, the Henry Gibbons. Afterward, the refugees set up at a camp called Camp Oswego, near Lake Ontario in New York. At the war's end, the refugees are supposed to go home to their native lands, but Ms. Gruber lobbies everyone in the US government that will listen to her to let them stay. At long ...             Witness: One of the Great Correspondents of the Twentieth Century Tells Her Story (Schocken Paperbacks on ...5 reviews Ruth Gruber Schocken, 2007 A heroic witness I have just listened to an interview with Ruth Gruber with Sara Ivry on the 'Nextbook' site. Gruber is ninety- five years old. Her voice is weak but her mind is absolutely clear. In the interview she tells about how she got her start in journalism with the International Herald Tribune, and how on assignment with it she witnessed the rise of the Nazis in Germany. She also is asked about the heroic ...             Raquela, A Woman of Israel10 reviews Ruth Gruber Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1978 An Admirable Woman I read this book when I was 15 years old. Wow! I was SOOO impressed with Raquela's courage and integrity that at that point I decided if I had a daughter I would name her Raquela. Nine years later, I had a baby girl and her name is Raquela. I read this book again a few years ago and was once again impressed. Just a month ago my husband, daughter, Raquela, and I were able to go to Israel and I ...             Inside of Time: My Journey from Alaska to Israel3 reviews Ruth Gruber Basic Books, 2004 What A Wonderful Life! What an amazing woman. Ruther Gruber is interviewed on BookTV.org. Don't miss the book or the interview!             THE HOSTAGE HEART, THAY CAME TO STAY, THE TIDE OF LIFE, SWAN WATCH, DRUMMER IN THE DARK (READER'S DIGEST ... MARJORIE MARGOLIES AND RUTH GRUBER, CATHERINE COOKSON, BUDD SCHULBERG, FRANCIS CLIFFORD GERALD GREEN the reader's digest association, inc., 1976 READER'S DIGEST CONDENSED BOOKS VOLUME 2-1976 BOOK HAS FADEING ON SPINE, BOOK IN VERY GOOD CONDITION             Virtually Jewish: Reinventing Jewish Culture in Europe3 reviews Ruth Ellen Gruber University of California Press, 2002 A heartwarming, scholarly masterpiece Ruth Ellen Gruber is the acknowledged authority on Central Europe's Jewish renaissance since the fall of communism and this is her best work so far. Drawing on years of hands-on experience and passionate commitment to uncovering hidden stories, she explores the paradox that Jewish life and culture is vigorously alive in regions where actual numbers of Jews are comparatively few. 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