Rabbi Max Nussbaum. Born in Berlin. Ruth and her family emigrated to the United States from Germany in 1940. as Hitlers plans for the Jews became clear. They settled first in Oklahoma. where Max was rabbi at Temple Beth Ahava. and then moved to Los Angeles in September 1942. Soon after arriving in Los Angeles Max became rabbi at Temple Israel of Hollywood. and Ruth settled into a lifetime of activism. From her first year in America. she enlisted in efforts to save European Jews from the Nazis. Her goal was getting the Jews to Palestine. After World War II. she became involved in the movement to lift immigration limitations in Palestine. and the establishment of Israel as an independent nation. Following the death of Rabbi Nussbaum in 1974. Ruth increased her activities on behalf of Israel.
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