When Shattered Dreams Collide with Unbreakable Will: The Untold Story by Michael Marmer
Ruth contracted polio in high school. She survived, but it shortened one of her legs. Ruth was a classmate with Maurice Sendak, who went on to have a successful career in writing children’s books. He did a drawing for Ruth’s entry in their high school literary book.
After the war, Ruth and Emil met. Emil’s sister Rita was dating a guy, Mel Feller, who lived in the same apartment building as Ruth. Ruth had a crush on Mel. Rita knew of Ruth then and hooked up Ruth and Emil for a date. The date was at Nathan’s Hot Dogs at Coney Island where you could buy a 5-cent hot dog.
