Title: Haven
Description: 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.
Subjects: United States, Civilian relief, Personal narratives, American, American Personal narratives, World War, 1939-1945, Refugees, Biography, History, Jews, Ethnic relations, World war, 1939-1945, refugees
Places: New York (State), Oswego, Oswego (N.Y.), United States
People: Ruth Gruber (1911-)
Time periods: 1933-1945