Geschichte, Israel, Judentum
Ruth Kinet
Berlin, Germany
Dr. Ruth Kinet has been Press Officer of the Claims Conference since December 2022. The Claims Conference represents Shoah survivors vis-à-vis the German Federal Government since 1951 and is the world's largest sponsor of Shoah education.
Ruth Kinet studied history, politics and philosophy in Augsburg and Berlin. She completed her doctorate at the Free University of Berlin on Belgium's colonial enterprise in the Congo and is a graduate of the ifp School of Journalism in Munich.
Ruth Kinet was born in Belgium, grew up in Bavaria and speaks six languages fluently. She defined herself as European until she discovered that her heart is actually at home in Israel.
Ruth lived in Tel Aviv for five years from November 2007 through November 2012. She worked as a reporter for German-language media from Israel and the Palestinian territories.
In 2013, the first edition of her book “Israel. A country's portrait” was published by Ch. Links Verlag. She expanded and updated her book each time for the second, third and fourth editions. In total, more than 12,000 copies of her country's portrait of Israel have been sold.
After her return from Israel in November 2012, Ruth Kinet worked as a reporter and freelance editor for the National Public Radio and magazines. She continued to travel to Israel regularly and reported from there. Her features have been broadcasted on Deutschlandfunk and Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Südwestrundfunk and Norddeutscher Rundfunk.
Ruth Kinet is also an experienced event presenter and cross-cultural trainer for people working with Israelis.