All in a Lifetime: An Autobiography (Mass Market Paperback)

~ Ruth Westheimer (Author), Ben Yagoda (Author)

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In this moving autobigraphy, readers will meet the little girl who became an orphan during the Holocaust; who grew into a courageous 17-year-old who went to Israel and was wounded in the War of Independence; and who finally became the sex therapist and celebrity known nationwide as "Dr. Ruth." HC: Warner.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (November 1, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446347744
• ISBN-13: 978-0446347747
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,100,707 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational, January 14, 2000

By	Mary (Boston, Ma) - See all my reviews

This is the inspirational story of the life of holocaust survivor Dr. Ruth Westheimer. Throughout an early life of adversity, Dr. Ruth keeps on soldering through without a hint of self-pity.

At the age of eight, Dr. Ruth was evacuated, with hundreds of other children, from Germany to Switzerland. She lived in an orphanage for Jewish children, and did heavy house-cleaning for half the day and attended school for the other half. She never saw her parents or grandmother again.

At 17 Dr. Ruth emigrated to Israel to live on a Kibbutz, where she was exploited. Living in a tent, her job was cleaning full-time, and no one suggested forther schooling. After a year she left the Kibbutz and supported herself in various jobs and attended school.

The account of her years in France and her early years in the US is riviting. Dr. Ruth's strong spirit shining through every situation is inspirational.