Ruth Dayan, Who Built an Israeli Fashion Brand, Dies at 103
Ruth Dayan, Who Built an Israeli Fashion Brand, Dies at 103 Fusing social activism with style, she helped Jewish immigrants and local Arabs sell traditional crafts, leading to the formation of a fashion house. Ruth Dayan in 1970. A friend called her “the beating heart of Israeli fashion.”Credit...Associated Press Published Feb. 15, 2021Updated Feb. 22, 2021 Ruth Dayan, the founder of Maskit, a fashion house that expressed her social justice ideals by employing the artisanal traditions of Jewish immigrants and Arabs, died on Feb. 5 at her home in Tel Aviv. The ex-wife of the Israeli soldie...