Ruth Westheimer : (3) " In 1947 and ’48, everybody in then-Palestine belonged to some group. I chose the group that was the forerunner of the Israel Defense Forces. " - Ruth Westheimer " Every person deserves respect. " - Ruth Westheimer " I tell people with children still in the house to go out once a week and talk about anything but the children. Otherwise, once you are an empty nester you might have nothing to talk about. " - Ruth Westheimer