Hedy Epstein (née Wachenheimer; 15 August 1924 – 26 May 2016)[1] was a German-born Jewish-American political activist known for her support of the Palestinian cause through the International Solidarity Movement.[2] 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 resided in St. Louis, Missouri, for many years.[3]