The story of Ruth Gruber, a trailblazing photojournalist and committed Zionist who passed away last November at 105, reflects a pioneering life lived to the fullest.

Each year Hadassah gifts two young women with this highly selective, merit-based scholarship for Young Judaea’s summer in Israel program. The deadline for 2017 applicants is January 27.

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