About the Sisters
Ruth Broyde Sharone
Ruth Broyde Sharone is a veteran filmmaker, journalist, and author, as well as the creator of MEET ME THERE, the Musical—an exuberant celebration of cultural and religious diversity. She wrote, produced, and directed the award-winning documentary God and Allah Need to Talk, which has been screened on college campuses across the U.S. and around the world. Her interfaith memoir, Minefields and Miracles, received multiple literary awards and more than 30 endorsements from religious leaders, including H.H. the Dalai Lama. Ruth has also contributed over 50 articles to The Interfaith Observer. She currently resides in Los Angeles.
Leah Broyde Abrahams
Leah Broyde Abrahams is a passionate Boston-based visual artist whose work has been juried into numerous exhibitions, including several solo shows. She also served as curator for the videotaped art show The Telephone Game, featuring 11 artists from the U.S. and Israel. After a career in program evaluation and research—and leadership in volunteerism in Green Bay, Wisconsin—Leah founded Mixed Media Memoirs, a publishing company. She has produced a number of video memoirs and more than 35 books, some of which have won national awards. Today, her primary focus is photography. Her dos-à-dos bound photobook Do You See What I See? was selected for the 2023 National Exhibition of Self-Published Photobooks.
