FIDF to Hold Live Webinar with Sex Therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer

World-renowned sex therapist and cultural icon Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer will join a webinar, part of Friends of the Israel Defense Forces’ (FIDF) Engage web series, on Thursday, June 11, at 4 PM EDT. The event is part of FIDF’s temporary digital alternative to community events and galas across the United States, as many of them have been postponed due to Covid-19.

An orphan of the Holocaust turned Haganah sniper and celebrity sex therapist, troubles and tragedy can’t keep down Dr. Ruth. The pop-culture icon will provide a peek into the barracks of the pre-state Israeli Haganah, and her own trailblazing tale about rising above setbacks.

Dr. Ruth has over 98,000 followers on Twitter @AskDrRuth. A one-woman show about her life, “Becoming Dr. Ruth,” has played in New York and other cities while a documentary about her life, “Ask Dr. Ruth,” was shown in theaters and can be viewed on HULU. Dr. Ruth teaches at Columbia's Teachers College and Hunter College, lives in New York, and has two children and four grandchildren.

Jerry Levine, an Emmy award-winning filmmaker, investigative journalist, and former Miami news anchor, will moderate the event. FIDF National Chairman Emeritus Dr. Nily Falic will introduce Dr. Ruth.

Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) launched “FIDF Engage,” a free, virtual event series and online portal, to provide official information and connection to IDF soldiers and Israeli officials amid the coronavirus outbreak. This series supports FIDF’s fundraising efforts that provide a range of assistance from hygienic necessities to fitness facilities and equipment, all of which are important to addressing the well-being of soldiers. The FIDF Engage series grants supporters a way to learn more about how Israel is confronting the virus and how the IDF is handling the situation in real time.

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