Becoming Dr. Ruth

Download or read book Becoming Dr. Ruth written by Mark St. Germain and published by Dramatists Play Service, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-06-04 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone knows Dr. Ruth Westheimer from her career as a pioneering radio and television sex therapist. Few, however, know the incredible journey that preceded it. From fleeing the Nazis in the Kindertransport and joining the Haganah in Jerusalem as a sniper, to her struggle to succeed as a single mother newly-arrived in America, Mark St. Germain deftly illuminates this remarkable woman's untold story. BECOMING DR. RUTH is filled with the humor, honesty, and life-affirming spirit of Karola Ruth Siegel, the girl who became "Dr. Ruth," America’s most famous sex therapist.