Breaking News: Dr.Ruth Westheimer, who offered advice on sex and relationships for decades, died on Friday, July 12. She was 96.

Born Ruth Siegel in Germany in June 1928, Westheimer survived the Holocaust as a child, but her parents were killed in the tragedy.

She later moved to Switzerland to live in an orphanage for Jewish refugee children. In 1950, she relocated to Paris and studied psychology, but she ultimately settled in New York City after emigrating to the United States. There, she attended The New School for Social Research, and she eventually became a U.S. citizen. While working at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Harlem, she decided to pursue studies in human sexuality. She continued:“‘It’s always the same position. We don’t talk enough about it and we don’t really have enough interest of having sex.’ That’s a big problem. Avoiding sexual activity is a sign that something is wrong in the relationship or that sex has not been satisfactory.”