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JERUSALEM Ruth Dayan, the Israeli fashion designer and peace activist who was married to one of the country s most revered generals, has died at the age of 103, Israeli media reported Friday. Dayan founded the Maskit fashion house in 1954, whose designs were inspired by the cultural heritage of Jewish immigrants as well as Israel s Arab community. She was also an active proponent of peace with the Palestinians and supported charitable causes. The company employed new immigrants and eventually grew to be a major exporter. It has collaborated with Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, and Givenchy, and boasts that one of its coats was worn by Audrey Hepburn.
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Ruth Dayan at the memorial for her son, Director Assi Dayan, May 5, 2015. Ruth Dayan at the memorial for her son, Director Assi Dayan, May 5, 2015.
Social activist Ruth Dayan passed away early Friday morning at the age of 103. She was the first wife of Chief of Staff and Defense Minister Moshe Dayan, and founder of the fashion and textile company Maskit and the charity Variety Israel.
Ruth Schwartz was born in Haifa in 1917, the daughter of Jewish newcomers in the Second Aliyah. Her sister, Reuma, married Ezer Weizman, founder and chief of the Israel Air Force, Defense Minister, and President. Ruth married Moshe Dayan in 1935 and divorced him in 1971. They had three children: Yael Dayan, a former Knesset member and Deputy Mayor of Tel Aviv; Ehud (Udi) Dayan, a writer; and Asaf “Assi” Dayan, an actor and filmmaker.
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Ruth Dayan, Israeli fashion designer, dies at 103
Ruth Dayan, the Israeli fashion designer and peace activist who was married to one of the countryâs most revered generals, has died at the age of 103
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FILE - In this Jan. 13, 1958 file photo, Ruth Dayan stands with her husband, General Moshe Dayan, chief of staff of the Israeli Army, at London Airport. Ruth Dayan, the Israeli fashion designer and peace activist has died at the age of 103, Israeli media reported Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. (AP Photo, File)
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