Born and bred in Michigan, she has lived in Israel for more than half of her life. She graduated from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, completed an M.A. in history at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and is writing her doctorate on Haredim and the Shoah at the same institution. She is also a lobbyist in the realm of women’s health. Ruth Ebenstein has authored a children’s book, “All of this Country is Called Jerusalem”, and is penning a memoir, How to Laugh (and Cry) Through Breast Cancer. She lives in Jerusalem with her husband, three sons, and two stepdaughters.