Ruth Benario

A first-time author, Ruth Pein Benario spent 12 years writing this memoir about her life, which began the 1923 in Germany and ended in 2011 in suburban New York City. Through her teens, Ruth kept a series of diaries detailing the experiences and emotions of the World War around her, including falling in love with both a German submarine commander and a Jewish American counterintelligence officer. Ruth's story — based on her diaries and her vivid memories — has been published by her son Peter as a loving tribute to his mother and perseverance against considerable odds.