Ruth Gruber Fredman

Ruth Gruber Fredman (born Ruth Gruber) was a pioneering American journalist, photojournalist, and humanitarian who became the youngest person in the world to earn a PhD at age 20. She famously escorted 1,000 Jewish refugees from Italy to the United States during World War II and documented the Exodus 1947 crisis, later authoring the book 'Haven' which inspired Leon Uris's novel and film 'Exodus'.