Ruth R. Graeber; Was In 'Pins And Needles'
Bill Schenley
(Paid Obituary)
GRAEBER--Ruth R. Died March 15, 2006. As Ruth Rubinstein she was a
leading player in the unique musical ''Pins and Needles'' and it is
her singing of ''I'm Just a Chain Store Daisy'' that the Smithsonian
chose to represent the show in its record of the music of the era. She
was greatly valued by many in the various arts communities for her
irreverent humor, keen perceptions and her generous dedication to
others of which one aspect was her work as a volunteer or participant
in many social and charitable activities.
Preceded in death by her husband Kenneth and her son Eric she is
survived by her son David, a professor of anthropology at Yale and
her sister Tovah Goldfarb and a number of nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held on Friday, April 21 at 1:30PM at the
Caring Community, 20 Washington Square North, NY, NY 10012
btwn Fifth Ave and MacDougal St. Donations in her memory may
be made to the Caring Community, or the Leukemia and
Lymphoma Society, 475 Park Avenue, NY, NY 10016.