WAR-ERA PHOTOS TO BE ON DISPLAY.Byline: Daily News VALENCIA - An exhibit of works by World War II-era author, journalist and photographer Ruth Gruber Ruth Gruber (born September 30, 1911) is an American journalist, photographer, writer, humanitarian and a former United States government official. Early life Ruth Gruber was born in Brooklyn, New York, one of five children of Russian Jewish immigrant parents David and opened this week and will run through April 1 in the art gallery at College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. . Titled ``Ruth Gruber, Photographs as Witness, 1944-1947,'' the exhibit will feature 49 photographs documenting the challenges facing war refugees at displaced displaced see displacement. persons' camps in Europe and the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Photographs from Gruber's account, ``Haven,'' are included in the exhibition as well as the award-winning PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, film of the same name. In her book, Gruber describes her experiences as a new college graduate employed by the Department of the Interior in President Frank D. Roosevelt's administration, as she secretly escorted nearly 1,000 refugees from Naples, Italy, to Oswego, New York Oswego is a city in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 18,096 at the 2000 census. The 2005 population estimate for the city of Oswego is 17,705. Oswego is located on Lake Ontario in north-central New York and promotes itself as "The Port City of Central New . A catalog containing interviews with Gruber, now 94, and surviving refugee Manya Breuer will be on sale in the gallery. Art gallery director Joanne Julian will present a talk about Gruber and the exhibition at noon March 15. The talk will be followed by a question- and-answer period. The campus art gallery is on the ground floor of the M building and is open to the public from noon to 3 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays. Admission is free and parking is available for $1 in the south parking lot or lot No. 6. This permit allows attendees to park in any regular space in the student lots. For information, visit www.canyons.edu/offices/artgallery or call (661) 362-3200. |
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