Ma Prem Hasya, or Françoise Ruddy or Hasya-Françoise Ruddy,[1] (néeWizenberg; 4 April 1937 – 19 August 2014) was a French-American follower of Rajneesh who served as his personal secretary (or chief of staff)[2] after Ma Anand Sheela. She is featured in archive footage in the Netflix documentary series, Wild Wild Country about Rajneesh, and is depicted in the 2022 miniseries The Offer about her then-husband Albert S. Ruddy's experience making The Godfather (1972).
Françoise Wizenberg was born in Paris on April 4, 1937. She is the daughter of Icek/Izak (Yitzhak) Wizenberg, a Polish industrial worker who died in a World War II concentration camp, and Maria Wilczuk, also a Polish-born Jew.[1] She survived the Holocaust under a false identity with a Christian family with whom her mother placed her.[1] She was reunited with her mother, then living in France, at the age of 8. In the summer of 1948 she immigrated to Israel where she lived in an immigrant refugee camp in Netanya and then, according to sources, grew up in a kibbutz. In 1955, her mother grew anxious when Françoise was drafted into the Israeli Defense Forces. According to sources her mother told her “I didn’t save you from the Germans in order to lose you to the Arabs,” and this in turn led to the family's preparations to emigrate to North America. The family eventually settled in New York after a brief sojourn in Canada.[1]
She discovered the Rajneesh movement and Rajneesh's teachings during a trip to India. Hasya helped purchase the Oregon ranch that was developed into Rajneeshpuram.[2] She later married Rajneesh's personal doctor, George Meredith.[5][6] After the Rajneesh community left Oregon she traveled with Rajneesh on a worldwide “performance tour,” visiting Nepal, Uruguay, Crete and Portugal among other countries. Both eventually returned to Pune where she stayed until after the death of the Rajneesh. She returned to the United States in the same year, in 1990. She then lived between Los Angeles and Sedona, Arizona where she started a spiritual center called the Mystery School and was also involved in the establishment of an Osho center in Los Angeles.[1]
Death
She had Parkinson's disease for the seven years preceding her death on August 19, 2014, at the home of her daughter, Erika Glazer.[1] She is buried under the name of Francoise “Hasya” Ruddy in Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery, a Jewish cemetery in Los Angeles.[1]
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January 04, 2023
prem, hasya, françoise, ruddy, hasya, françoise, ruddy, née, wizenberg, april, 1937, august, 2014, french, american, follower, rajneesh, served, personal, secretary, chief, staff, after, anand, sheela, featured, archive, footage, netflix, documentary, series, . Ma Prem Hasya or Francoise Ruddy or Hasya Francoise Ruddy 1 nee Wizenberg 4 April 1937 19 August 2014 was a French American follower of Rajneesh who served as his personal secretary or chief of staff 2 after Ma Anand Sheela She is featured in archive footage in the Netflix documentary series Wild Wild Country about Rajneesh and is depicted in the 2022 miniseries The Offer about her then husband Albert S Ruddy s experience making The Godfather 1972 Ma Prem HasyaBornFrancoise Wizenberg 1937 04 04 April 4 1937Paris FranceDiedAugust 19 2014 2014 08 19 aged 77 United StatesOther namesFrancoise Ruddy Hasya Francoise RuddyMovementRajneesh movementSpousesGuilford Glazer m 1956 div 1964 wbr Albert S Ruddy divorced George Meredith m 1984 wbr Children2 with Glazer Contents 1 Early life and family 2 Rajneesh movement 3 Death 4 In popular culture 5 ReferencesEarly life and family EditFrancoise Wizenberg was born in Paris on April 4 1937 She is the daughter of Icek Izak Yitzhak Wizenberg a Polish industrial worker who died in a World War II concentration camp and Maria Wilczuk also a Polish born Jew 1 She survived the Holocaust under a false identity with a Christian family with whom her mother placed her 1 She was reunited with her mother then living in France at the age of 8 In the summer of 1948 she immigrated to Israel where she lived in an immigrant refugee camp in Netanya and then according to sources grew up in a kibbutz In 1955 her mother grew anxious when Francoise was drafted into the Israeli Defense Forces According to sources her mother told her I didn t save you from the Germans in order to lose you to the Arabs and this in turn led to the family s preparations to emigrate to North America The family eventually settled in New York after a brief sojourn in Canada 1 In 1956 she married Guilford Glazer a Jewish multimillionaire from Knoxville Tennessee and fifteen years her senior The marriage ended after eight years and produced two children 2 She later married her second husband Albert S Ruddy a Montreal born Jewish film producer who won the Academy Award for Best Picture for producing The Godfather 3 2 Francoise herself was involved in producing films with The New York Times reporting in 1973 that she was producing an independent film adaptation of Seduction of the Minotaur by Anais Nin 4 The project was ultimately unrealized Francoise and Albert later divorced Rajneesh movement EditShe discovered the Rajneesh movement and Rajneesh s teachings during a trip to India Hasya helped purchase the Oregon ranch that was developed into Rajneeshpuram 2 She later married Rajneesh s personal doctor George Meredith 5 6 After the Rajneesh community left Oregon she traveled with Rajneesh on a worldwide performance tour visiting Nepal Uruguay Crete and Portugal among other countries Both eventually returned to Pune where she stayed until after the death of the Rajneesh She returned to the United States in the same year in 1990 She then lived between Los Angeles and Sedona Arizona where she started a spiritual center called the Mystery School and was also involved in the establishment of an Osho center in Los Angeles 1 Death EditShe had Parkinson s disease for the seven years preceding her death on August 19 2014 at the home of her daughter Erika Glazer 1 She is buried under the name of Francoise Hasya Ruddy in Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery a Jewish cemetery in Los Angeles 1 In popular culture EditIn The Offer 2022 played by Nora Arnezeder References Edit a b c d e f g Aderet Ofer Shubert Omer 2018 05 17 Wild Wild Country Meet the Holocaust Survivor and Archnemesis of Ma Anand Sheela Haaretz Archived from the original on 2018 06 13 Retrieved 2018 06 13 a b c d Bumiller Elisabeth 1985 12 17 The Guru s Himalayan Repose Washington Post ISSN 0190 8286 Archived from the original on 2018 06 13 Retrieved 2018 06 13 Bhagwan s Rich Folk The New Republic Archived from the original on 2018 06 13 Retrieved 2018 06 13 Karel Reisz Gambles on Las Vegas Archived 2022 09 24 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times 8 April 1973 25 years after Rajneeshee commune collapsed truth spills out Part 1 of 5 OregonLive com Archived from the original on 2018 12 07 Retrieved 2018 06 13 Stern Marlow 2018 04 02 Wild Wild Country Most Shocking Reveals From the Sex Cult s FBI Informant The Daily Beast Archived from the original on 2020 07 25 Retrieved 2018 06 13 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ma Prem Hasya amp oldid 1112166382, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
