Helga Ringel Married surname: Ruby Born into a German Jewish family, she escaped with her mother at age 14 and built a new life as an idealistic American Story Portfolio Discovery Notebook Life in Nice—our personal Sitzkrieg 2021-08-12 Antwerp reunion and onward to France 2021-08-12 Across the Siegfried Line 2021-08-12 Helga found a mentor at Julia Richman High School 2021-08-11 Helga embraced American culture 2021-08-11 Helga met Stan in Long Beach before he shipped out 2021-08-11 Seaside escape from the sweltering city 2021-08-11 Departing Berlin as if for a weekend trip 2021-08-07 Illegals then and now 2021-03-01 Edith and Gina in 1945 2020-12-26 Person Data Branch Ringel, Ruby Generation 1G Gender Female Relationships Father Hermann Ringel Mother Elly Wohlgemuth Husband Stanley Ruby Son Walter Ruby (the younger) Son Dan Ruby Daughter Joanne Ruby Milestones Birth October 20, 1924 Berlin Germany Other June 2, 1947 New York, NY United States Marriage June 6, 1947 New York, NY United States Death April 25, 2005 Los Gatos, CA United States