Ruth Dayan
Ruth Dayan · Economics & Business
Founder of Maskit (1954), Israel's first fashion house, which employed new immigrants and brought Israeli ethnic craft to global couture.
1917, Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine — 2021
Tel Aviv, Israel
Ruth Dayan is recognized among Israeli contributors to Economics & Business — Founder of Maskit (1954), Israel's first fashion house, which employed new immigrants and brought Israeli ethnic craft to global couture.
Ruth Dayan (1917-2021) was a Jewish Israeli social activist, daughter of Russian-Jewish immigrants and first wife of Moshe Dayan. In 1954 she founded Maskit, Israel's first fashion house, which gave work to new immigrants and brought the ethnic crafts of Israel's many communities to global couture. We are grateful for her lifelong work uniting craft, livelihood, and cultural preservation.
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Founder of Maskit (1954), Israel's first fashion house, which employed new immigrants and brought Israeli ethnic craft to global couture.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Dayan
