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Kindertransport

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obituary1 year ago

Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Pioneering Sex Therapist and Holocaust Survivor, Dies at 96

Ruth Westheimer, known as Dr. Ruth, the German-Jewish psychologist who became a beloved media personality for her candid and humorous sex advice, has died at 96. Rising to fame in the 1980s with her radio show "Sexually Speaking," she became a national icon, offering nonjudgmental and straightforward advice on sexual matters. Her early life was marked by tragedy, surviving the Holocaust through the Kindertransport. Despite her commercial success and some criticism, she remained a trusted voice in sex education, promoting safe sex and normalizing sexual preferences.

human-interest2 years ago

Long-standing Mystery of Holocaust Escape Girls Finally Solved

The mystery of the identities of three Jewish girls in an iconic photograph taken at London's Liverpool Street station during the Holocaust has been solved after 84 years. Inge and Ruth Adamecz, who fled Nazi Germany, and Hanna Cohn, who arrived on the same train, were for decades unknown. Inge discovered the photo in a book and contacted the historian, leading to the revelation of their identities. Hanna's daughters later found the truth through a BBC audio series. The photographer's identity remains uncertain, but it is believed to be John F Stevenson, a Scottish freelance press photographer.