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'Ask Dr. Ruth' chronicles the life of Dr. Ruth Westheimer, a Holocaust survivor who became America's most famous sex therapist. (Austin Hargrave/via JTA)
May 11, 2019, 5:13 am
Documentary on Dr. Ruth delves into the sex therapist’s Holocaust past
In ‘Ask Dr. Ruth,’ now playing in a few New York theaters and streaming June 1 on Hulu, viewers learn that there’s a lot more to Westheimer’s story than they might think
By Curt Schleier
A still of Dr. Ruth Westheimer speaking with WNYC from the film 'Ask Dr. Ruth.' (Courtesy of Sundance Institute/ photo by David Paul Jacobson)
January 30, 2019, 3:54 am
Documentary on sex therapist Dr. Ruth one of snowy Sundance’s hottest films
Through animated footage mixed with current clips, the Holocaust survivor, onetime Haganah sniper and American TV star still exudes her distinctive charisma and wit
By Jordan Hoffman
Dr. Ruth Westheimer in her Washington Heights, New York apartment. (Cathryn J. Prince/ Times of Israel)
June 30, 2018, 6:25 am
At 90, spunky Dr. Ruth Westheimer now focuses on what comes before foreplay
With a new TV show in the works, the contagiously cheery Holocaust survivor continues to help couples maintain a healthy intimate relationship — even in a sterile online world
By Cathryn J. Prince
Thousands of pupils at World ORT schools participated in the World Jewish Congress #WeRemember campaign ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27, 2017. (World Jewish Congress)
January 27, 2017, 11:37 am
Global initiatives virtually commemorate the Holocaust — in a very real way
Meaningful social media campaigns by Israel’s Yad Vashem and the World Jewish Congress make history and remembrance accessible to all ages
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Elie Wiesel in his office in New York, September 12, 2012 (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
January 27, 2017, 4:58 am
A star-studded ‘Night’ to honor Elie Wiesel in New York
Five-hour January 29 event at Museum of Jewish Heritage will feature diverse community reading of the slim 116-page volume that changed the world
By Renee Ghert-Zand
A soldier from the Lions of the Jordan Battalion participates in an exercise on June 8, 2015. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit/Flickr)
March 13, 2016, 6:36 am
New combat positions for women in the IDF, same old obstacles
As the army makes strides in increasing gender equality, both physiological and cultural barriers keep female officers from the General Staff
By Judah Ari Gross
French-Polish film director Roman Polanski attending a press conference at the Bonarowski Palace Hotel in Krakow, Poland, October 30, 2015. (Adam Nurkiewicz/Getty Images/via JTA)
December 18, 2015, 3:06 am
11 Hollywood Jews open up about surviving Holocaust
‘Looking at my four grandchildren: Hitler lost and I won,’ Ruth Westheimer tells The Hollywood Reporter
By Gabe Friedman
Polish-French film director Roman Polanski holds his best director award during the 39th French Cesar Awards Ceremony in Paris, Friday Feb. 28, 2014. (photo credit: AP/Lionel Cironneau, File)
December 16, 2015, 1:13 pm
Magazine honors Hollywood’s Holocaust survivors
Special Hollywood Reporter issue features Roman Polanski, Ruth Westheimer among others
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Dr. Ruth Westheimer (photo credit: Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
June 6, 2015, 4:54 am
5 very Jewish things about Dr. Ruth
Some intriguing facts about the famous sex expert’s Jewish past, from an interview with New York Magazine
By JTA
Dr. Ruth Westheimer giving her 'master class' on sex at the 2013 Israeli Presidential Conference. (Ricky Ben-David/Times of Israel staff)
June 3, 2015, 11:47 am
Citing Talmud, Dr. Ruth says aroused men can’t help themselves
Famed sex therapist causes storm with claim a women is showing consent for sex by getting into bed with a man
By Julie Wiener
Dr. Ruth Westheimer giving her 'master class' on sex at the 2013 Israeli Presidential Conference. (Ricky Ben-David/Times of Israel staff)
July 17, 2014, 10:48 am
You can’t handle the Ruth
Dr. Ruth Westheimer, everyone’s favorite sex therapist, returns to Tel Aviv to field questions during wartime
By Debra Kamin
Debra Jo Rupp in 'Becoming Dr Ruth' (photo credit: courtesy)
November 12, 2013, 5:19 pm
What’s a nice Jewish sex therapist doing in a place like this?
Dr. Ruth Westheimer discusses what it’s like to have her life captured on stage ‘near Broadway,’ and says the Talmud taught her the only way to teach is through humor
By Chavie Lieber
Dr. Ruth Westheimer (photo credit: Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
June 27, 2013, 1:19 pm
Let’s talk about sex, bubbe
Dr. Ruth kisses and tells in Tel Aviv but won’t say if ‘shiksas’ are really ‘for practice’
By Debra Kamin
Dr. Ruth Westheimer giving her 'master class' on sex at the 2013 Israeli Presidential Conference. (Ricky Ben-David/Times of Israel staff)
June 20, 2013, 9:21 pm
Sex, science and sojourns to Israel
The Israeli Presidential Conference had much more to offer than President Shimon Peres’s birthday or Sharon Stone’s visions for peace
By Ricky Ben-David
Lena Dunham (photo credit: David Shankbone/Wikipedia Commons)
April 24, 2013, 1:21 pm
Dunham wins award for portrayal of ‘complex women’s issues’
Obama to give keynote speech at Planned Parenthood event; Dr. Ruth also honored
By TOI staff
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