Fayge Ilanit | |
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פייגה אילנית | |
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| Faction represented in theKnesset | |
| 1949–1951 | Mapam |
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| Born | (1909-02-07)7 February 1909 |
| Died | 14 July 2002(2002-07-14) (aged 93) |
Fayge Ilanit (née Hindes) (Hebrew:פייגה אילנית; 7 February 1909 – 14 July 2002) was aZionist activist andIsraeli politician. She was a granddaughter ofRabbiShimon Shkop and mother ofIDF soldierUri Ilan.[1]
Fayge Ilanit was born Fayge Hindes inBrańsk in theRussian Empire (nowPoland) in 1909 to Rabbi Shraga Faivel Hindes and Hannah Shkop (daughter of RabbiShimon Shkop). Fayge moved with her family toKharkov,Ukraine in 1915, and studied in the Russian gymnasia inSumy. After her mother's death and her father's remarriage, Fayge returned to Poland and then lived with her grandparents in Brańsk.
In 1922, Fayge moved toGrodno and joined the local chapterHashomer Hatzair, where she became a leading figure, and was elected to the movement's national council.
In February 1929, she immigrated toMandatory Palestine, and came toHadera. In November of that same year, she moved toBinyamina, working in the orchards and paving roads. She joined theHagana in
In 1933, Fayge joinedkibbutzGan Shmuel.[2] She then married Shlomo Ilan and, in 1935, she gave birth to her firstborn child,Uri Ilan. She and her husband had three other children: Roni, Hannah, and Shimon. Fayge was active in the “Women’s Labor Council” and was a member of the secretariat of the “Women’s Labor Council”. She was also a member of the central institutions ofMapam and was active in the League for Friendly Relations with theSoviet Union. Fayge was also a member of theHaganah.
Fayge was elected to thefirst Knesset for Mapam and was a member of the House and Education and Culture Committees. She opposed thePalestine Communist Party and rejected claims of anti-religious coercion in the immigrant camps.
She became blind in her old age and died in 2002.