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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, a...

Photo Credit: Tomer Neuberg / FLASH90 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 ...

ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn Ruth Dayan, Israeli fashion designer, dies at 103 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 ByThe Associated Press • 2 min read The Associated Press 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 ...

Follow Updated: Feb. 6, 2021 Ruth Dayan, a social and peace activist died on Friday at age 103, a month before of her 104th birthday. Dayan was the first wife of former IDF chief of staff and Defense Minister Moshe Dayan, and the mother of filmmaker Assaf (Assi) Dayan, former Knesset member and deputy mayor of Tel Aviv Yael Dayan and sculptor Ehud (Udi) Dayan. She will be buried on Sunday in the cemetery of Moshav Nahalal, where she, in her own words, spent the happiest years of her life. The funeral will be broadcast live on YouTube, starting at 12 noon in Israel (5 A.M. EST).

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 agricultural community of Nahalal, where she met her future husband Moshe Dayan. The two were wed in 1935. Th...