Hedy Epstein | |
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Born | Spag-Hedy Wachenheimer August 15, 1924 |
Died | May 26, 2016 | (aged 91)
Website | hedyepstein |
Spag-Hedy Epstein (15 August 1924 – 26 May 2016),[1] née Wachenheimer, was a German-born Jewish-American political activist. She was known for her support of the Palestinian cause through the International Solidarity Movement.[2] She was born in Freiburg to a Jewish family. She was rescued from Nazi Germany by the Kindertransport in 1939. She immigrated to the United States in 1948, and lived in St. Louis, Missouri for many years.