I think of myself as an orphan of the Holocaust," Westheimer said in "Ask Dr. Ruth," a 2019 documentary about her life. With just the contents of a suitcase and a handful of letters and pictures ...

Dr. Ruth felt like she had a true grasp of the topic because of her life leading up to the book’s inception. Twice divorced ...

Quill, a pioneering psychiatrist, Catholic social activist, and advocate for mental health reform, the arts, and rural life. Born into a family of notable Irish republicans on 2 November 1935, she ...

Westheimer, better known simply as Dr. Ruth, lived a long and adventurous life. As a young girl, she escaped the Holocaust and trained as a sniper for a Jewish paramilitary group in Palestine.

Additionally, Ask Dr. Ruth, a film about her extraordinary life, premiered in theaters in 2019. Westheimer is survived by her two children, Miriam and Joel, and four grandchildren. Her husband ...

Her life story is told in Mark St. Germain’s play “Becoming Dr. Ruth,” which has been performed regularly since he wrote a version in 2012. Among those who played her was Tovah Feldshuh ...

This autobiography by the tiny, energetic TV and radio personality ""Dr. Ruth'' is jam-packed with fascinating details about her remarkable life, both before and after she became America's most ...