Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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CHAPTER 2 FAMILY VALUES Joan Ruth Bader was born on March 15 1933 in New York City New York From early childhood she went by her middle name Ruth Her father Nathan was a fur manufacturer Her mother Celia stayed at home and helped with her husband's business Nathan and Celia were Jewish Nathan had immigrated to the US from Russia as a child Celia had been born in the US to Austrian immigrant parents Both Nathan and Celia's families had left Europe to avoid religious persecution They came to the US in search of freedom and better opportunities Nathan and Celia taught Ruth to value her Jewish roots Celia EARLY LOSS told Ruth about the Jewish value Ruth had one older sister tikkun olam or world repair Marilyn When Marilyn was This value taught Ruth to help six she died from meningitis others through acts of kindness an illness that causes swelling It became a guiding principle in the brain and spine Ruth through Ruth's entire life was just 14 months old when Marilyn died