Ruth was the great-grandmother of King David. She took care of the poor and needy. The Jewish Womens Association Ruth was founded in Munich in 1950. They take care of needy Jewish fellows. Each member of the association works in a volunteer capacity only. Any donation is passed on 100% (!!!) to those in need. „Ruth“ is engaged in the following areas: allowances, material donations of any kind, sick bed visits, support for holidays, weekly consultation hour, and much more. Please, help keeping up Ruth’s spirit by giving a donation: Jüdischer Frauenverein Ruth e.V. Merkur Bank, Kto. 8702, BLZ 70130800 Artwork by Kopel Gurwin (1921-1990) Prominent Israeli artist, born and educated in Lithuania. Gurwin survived the Holocaust and imprisonment in concentration camps and later immigrated to Israel. He studied art at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design. Felt tapestries were his creative medium of expression and he derived inspiration from the rich source of the Bible, illustrating the many themes in warm and vivid colors incorporating the Hebrew script as an integral ornamental element. In this one of Megilat Ruth from 1987 the verse reads: “Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, I Would like to go to the fields and glean among the sheaves of grain”. (Ruth 2:2)
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