Born Karola Ruth Siegel in 1928 to Jewish parents in Germany, she grew up in Frankfurt am Main. From there, her parents sent her on a so-called Kindertransport (children’s transport) to Switzerland, thus saving her life. She talked about this in her autobiography and also at the event “An evening for Dr. Ruth” as part of our exhibition “Child emigration from Frankfurt”.

Dr. Ruth had her own display with material she provided in the exhibition. She hosted us twice in her New York City apartment, showed us her parents' letters, her diary and a special memento, and generously supported us with information and interviews for our exhibition.

I wrote about my unforgettable visits to her in my blog post.

We are grateful for the collaboration with this impressive personality and we mourn this great loss. Rest in peace, Dr. Ruth. We will not forget you!

(Dr. Sylvia Asmus)