Ruth Dayan, storied social activist and 1st wife of Moshe Dayan, dead at 103
835 shares File: General Moshe Dayan, chief of staff of the Israeli Army, is pictured with his wife, Ruth in London, Jan. 13, 1958 (AP Photo) Ruth Dayan, a social activist and peace proponent and the first wife of famed Israeli defense minister Moshe Dayan, died Thursday night at the age of 103. Dayan was the mother of late Israeli actor and director Assi Dayan, late sculptor Udi Dayan and publicist and author Yael Dayan. She was born in 1917 in Haifa and spent many years in the agricultu...
Source: timesofisrael.com