Family Story Finder

The sweep of family history across the generations

In July 2003, Stan and Helga came to the East Bay for a golden summer outing.

Five siblings who stayed true to German ideals until the bitter end

Ed loved crosswords, so Dan Ruby created a tribute puzzle for his memorial. Kate and Twyla were the clue crew.

Our reconstructed timeline: How Elly and Helga Ringel were smuggled with SS escort out of Germany and across the Belgian border in October 1938

Helga expressed a commitment to liberal values in her lifelong work for the League of Women Voters.

In 1955, Helga led a committee of parents to open a preschool in Vestal.

Remembering our Ringel and Wohlgemuth/Paechter family members who perished in the Shoah.

Mel accomplished many things in life, but his life’s greatest moments happened during the Battle of the Bulge

In July 1940, consular officials from three nations conspired to open an escape route for Jews out of occupied France. Why did they do it?

The estranged husband of Betty Ringel was one of the 1000 war evacuees who found safe haven in the only U.S refugee camp

Stanley Ruby entered the public debate over nuclear missile technology in 1968-69.

Cherry picking the best content from our founding document written in 2006: "The Ruby Family Histories — The Early Lives of Stanley and Helga Ruby"