Hedy Epstein

Spag-Hedy Epstein (15 August 1924 – 26 May 2016), 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. 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.

Death
Epstein died at her home in St. Louis on May 26, 2016, aged 91, of cancer.

References

Other websites
 Hedy Epstein's personal website
 Stanford Daily op-ed by Epstein


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Category:American Jews
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Category:Cancer deaths in Missouri
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Category:Naturalized citizens of the United States
Category:People from Freiburg im Breisgau
Category:People from St. Louis, Missouri
Category:Refugees from Nazism