Ruth Ross was born in Mannheim, Germany on November 8, 1921. Her twin sister Beatrice died shortly after she was born. Her parents were Rosa Reinhold and Julius Reinhold. They owned a bakery and lived upstairs. 3 years later her sister Feodora was born on September 24 , 1924. In 1931 Rosa had an operation on her thyroid gland and got a blood clot and passed away.  Julius got a housekeeper Jeanne, a Jewish lady from France. They later got  married. In the mid 1930’s Ruth got kicked out of high school for being Jewish. Her parents sent her to Bunce School in England. Feodora followed her in 1939 after Kristal night.