February 5, 2021
Ruth Dayan Dies
Historical context
On February 5, 2021, Ruth Dayan died in Tel Aviv at 103. She founded the Maskit fashion house in 1954.
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- February 5, 2021
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On this day, Ruth Dayan died at her home in Tel Aviv. The New York Times records that she was 103 and the founder of Maskit, a fashion house that employed the crafts of Jewish immigrants and Arabs. She was the former wife of Moshe Dayan.
The Associated Press records that she was born in Haifa in 1917 and founded Maskit in 1954. The Jerusalem Post records that she was born in March 1917.
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- Ruth Dayan, Who Built an Israeli Fashion Brand, Dies at 103 · The New York Times · The New York Times View source
- Ruth Dayan, Israeli fashion designer, dies at 103 · Associated Press · Associated Press View source
- Ruth Dayan, matriarch of an Israeli dynasty, dies at 103 · The Jerusalem Post · The Jerusalem Post View source
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