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  1. Karola Ruth Westheimer (née Siegel; June 4, 1928 – July 12, 2024), better known as Dr. Ruth, was a German and American sex therapist and talk show host. Westheimer was born in Germany to a Jewish family.

  2. 11 hours ago · Ruth Westheimer was born Karola Ruth Siegel in Wiesenfeld, Germany, on June 4, 1928, the only child of an Orthodox Jewish couple, Julius and Irma (Hanauer) Siegel. Her father was a notions ...

  3. 22 hours ago · Ruth Westheimer, the German-Jewish psychologist who enlightened and entertained radio, television and newspaper audiences for more than two decades with her frank, funny and warm advice on sexual ...

  4. 19 hours ago · Westheimer's global success and joie de vivre belied a difficult past. She was born into an orthodox Jewish family as Karola Ruth Siegel in Frankfurt, Germany, in 1928. Her mother was a ...

  5. 1 day ago · Westheimer was featured in "The Makers: Women Who Make America" a documentary on the women's movement that aired on PBS. Her life was adapted into the critically-acclaimed stage play, Becoming Dr. Ruth, in 2013. In 2019, the documentary Ask Dr. Ruth premiered on Hulu and would later receive a Critics Choice Award. Westheimer is also a recipient ...

  6. 22 hours ago · Ruth Westheimer, who brought frank talk about sex into America’s living rooms for the first time as radio and television talk show host Dr. Ruth, has died.She was 96. Westheimer died on Friday ...

  7. 22 hours ago · Internationally acclaimed sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer, who tore down taboos with her open, nonjudgmental and good-humored public conversations about human intimacy, has died. She was 96 years old. According to her longtime publicist Pierre Lehu, Westheimer died peacefully on Friday at her home in New York City.

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