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Eyal Press Considers Courage in ‘Beautiful Souls’

Mark Oppenheimer writes in the New York Times about a new book: Paul Grüninger was a state police officer in St. Gallen, in northeast Switzerland, who voted conservative and sang in the church choir. He was not a worldly man, … Continue reading

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Ahead Of Time – The Life Of Ruth Gruber

Ruth Gruber was the youngest person to earn a PhD, at age 20 in 1931 (and as an American in Germany no less!). She was also the first journalist to explore the Soviet Arctic at age 24. A participant in … Continue reading

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