The unforgettable story of Ruth Gruber's rugged travels through Alaska and years spent helping refugees escape to Israel in the nation's turbulent early days. Drawing from hundreds of notebooks accumulated throughout her career, Gruber's breathtaking memoir spans some of the most significant events of the twentieth century, covering the years 1941 to 1952. She details her eighteen months spent surveying Alaska on behalf of the United States government,...

A behind-the-scenes look at the preparation of an actor taking on the role of a lifetime, and of a Prime Minister taking on the greatest crisis of her life. With never before seen interviews with former heads of state, commanders in the field, the Ambassador to the U.s., interwoven with scenes from the hit play which ran in New York during the 2003-2004 season.