The Jewish community is mourning the death of famous photojournalist and author, Ruth Gruber. This 105-year-old (!) dynamo documented some of the most significant moments in history—Stalin’s Russia, Nazi Germany, World War II, Nuremburg trial, etc.

Anyone who as ever seen the epic film Exodus will be familiar with her work, if not her name. It was her initial interest and article that brought world-wide attention to the terrible plight of Jewish refugees whose ship was seized by the British and denied entry into Israel (just prior to modern Statehood, it was known then as “Palestine”).

Focused on humanitarian causes and exposing injustice, her reporting always strove to put a real face on what others showed as merely anonymous suffering. Ruth was truly one of a kind and will be dearly missed!