Ruth Westheimer, the superstar sexual intercourse therapist acknowledged to tens of millions as “Dr. Ruth”, has died aged 96.
Westheimer died Friday at her home in Manhattan, her publicist Pierre Lehu confirmed. No cause of death was declared.
The intercourse therapist, who was born in Germany in 1928, survived the Holocaust in advance of relocating to the United States.
She arrived to general public prominence in 1980 soon after she commenced the section “Sexually Speaking” on New York’s WYNY radio network, helping to de-stigmatize sexual intercourse for generations of Us citizens.
She subsequently hosted Television set demonstrates and penned a lot more than 45 books.
Just past yr, she was appointed by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul as the state’s honorary ambassador to loneliness.
She is survived by her two young children and 4 grandchildren.
