Ruth Gruber, special assistant to Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes, tells about her experiences carrying out a mission to bring one thousand Jewish and Christian refugees from Italy in 1944, and discusses her efforts on their behalf once they arrived in America.
year: 2000
call number/section: 920, 940.53, 917.47
subjects: gruber, ruth, 1911-, world war, 1939-1945, refugees, civilian relief, united states, personal narratives, american, oswego, refugees, biography, oswego (n.y.), history