The sweep of family history across the generations
Two of the Ruby offspring went back to Israel for significant periods.
Five siblings who stayed true to German ideals until the bitter end
Ed was the rector at Saint Martin's By the Lake in Minnetonka Beach, Minn. The family was raised in towns around the lake region west of Minneapolis, including in the church rectory
Helga expressed a commitment to liberal values in her lifelong work for the League of Women Voters.
An innovator in modern dance and choreography since breaking in with the Murray Lewis Dance Company in the 1980s. The Ratners moved geographically. Janis moves artistically.
In 1955, Helga led a committee of parents to open a preschool in Vestal.
Two young Berliners make a modern marriage—with lasting consequences
Mel accomplished many things in life, but his life’s greatest moments happened during the Battle of the Bulge
Stan summered at a Jewish summer camp in the Adirondacks.
A surprising artifact discovered after a parent's death leads to a series of discoveries and a new pastime in genealogy
Leon Klein continued to work for American Spirits as its upstate New York sales representative
Stanley Ruby entered the public debate over nuclear missile technology in 1968-69.
From 1880s to the 1930s, the Ringel family prospered in the garment trade in the German capital. Herman made men's outerwear.
Our family’s amazing year of discovery and connection
In a dramatic moment while crossing the Mississippi River, he broke with his parents' austere Lutheranism for a more ecumenical approach
A pioneer to Palestine in 1936, Ze’ev married Penina and they did their part to build the state of Israel as founders of Kibbutz Afek.