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Karola Ruth Westheimer (née Siegel; born June 4, 1928), better known as Dr. Ruth, is a German-American sex therapist, talk show host, author, professor, and Holocaust survivor. Westheimer was born in Germany to a Jewish family.
May 31, 2024 · Ruth Westheimer (born June 4, 1928, Wiesenfeld, Germany) is a German American sex therapist who became one of the most trusted authorities on sex and relationships in the United States through her radio call-in program, television talk shows, and numerous books and media appearances.
Apr 2, 2014 · Who Is Dr. Ruth Westheimer? In 1939, Ruth Westheimer was sent to Switzerland to escape the Nazis. Moving to New York in 1956, she worked for Planned Parenthood.
May 4, 2019 · NPR's Scott Simon talks to the esteemed Dr. Ruth Westheimer about the new Hulu documentary, Ask Dr. Ruth, about her early life and rise to fame.
- She was an only child. Westheimer was born Karola Ruth Siegel in 1928 in the small village of Wiesenfeld, central Germany. She was the only child of Irma and Julius Siegel, a housekeeper and a notions wholesaler respectively, and was raised in Frankfurt.
- She was sent to an orphanage in Switzerland. Westheimer’s mother and grandmother recognised that Nazi Germany was too dangerous for Westheimer, so sent her away just a few weeks after her father had been taken.
- She became a sniper with Haganah. After the end of World War Two, in 1945 sixteen-year-old Westheimer decided to immigrate to British-controlled Mandatory Palestine.
- She was nearly killed. During the 1947-1949 Palestine war and on her 20th birthday, Westheimer was seriously wounded in action by an exploding shell during a mortar fire attack.
Jun 3, 2018 · After countless radio and television appearances and not one but two autobiographies, the sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer, who turns 90 on June 4, takes stock of her long career.
May 5, 2019 · Ask Dr. Ruth chronicles the life of Dr. Ruth Westheimer, a Holocaust survivor who became America's most famous sex therapist, and transformed the conversation around sexuality.
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