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4 days ago · Recent News. Ruth Westheimer (born June 4, 1928, Wiesenfeld, Germany—died July 12, 2024, New York, New York) was 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.
2 days ago · Ruth Westheimer, the nationally recognized authority on sexual matters better known as Dr. Ruth, died on July 12 in New York City. The 96-year-old was survived by her children, Miriam and Joel ...
May 5, 2019 · Dr. Ruth Westheimer revolutionized talk around sex in America. At 90, she's letting her own walls come down in a new documentary. As a Holocaust refugee, she says it's her duty to speak up.
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- Scott Simon,Emma Bowman
4 days ago · Ruth Westheimer, who lost her entire family in the Holocaust, served in the Haganah, and received her Ed.D. from Columbia University, was an unlikely candidate for the role of host of a cheerful talk show about sex. However, her celebration of human sexuality, derived from Orthodox Judaism, made her an influential and highly successful proponent of joyful, responsible sex from the 1980s into ...
May 4, 2019 · SIMON: Dr. Ruth Westheimer - she's the subject of "Ask Dr. Ruth," a new documentary on Hulu on the occasion of her 90th - soon to be 91st - birthday. Thanks so much for being with us.
May 3, 2019 · The newest tribute to Dr. Ruth, Ask Dr. Ruth, is a documentary that plays like a love letter to Westheimer’s life, and explores just how she bypassed the taboos of Puritan-Victorian America that ...
3 days ago · Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the Holocaust orphan who rose to become one of the most famous sex therapists in America, a 4-foot-7 celebrity with a big smile and a penchant for tackling the most taboo of ...
