Flora Solomon

Flora Solomon
Born
Flora Benenson

(1895-09-28)28 September 1895
Pinsk, Belarus
Died18 July 1984(1984-07-18) (aged 88)

Flora Solomon, OBE (née Benenson; 28 September 1895 – 18 July 1984)[1] was an influential Zionist.[2] The first woman hired to improve working conditions at Marks & Spencer in London,[3] Solomon was later instrumental in the exposure of British spy Kim Philby.[4] She was the mother of Peter Benenson, founder of Amnesty International. She described her "personal trinity" as "Russian soul, Jewish heart, British passport".[4]

  1. ^ "Mrs Flora Solomon: Russian émigré of wide interests". The Times. London, England. 25 August 1984. p. 10.
  2. ^ Hopgood, Stephen (2006). Keepers of the Flame: Understanding Amnesty International. Cornell University Press. pp. 272 pages. ISBN 0-8014-7251-2.
  3. ^ Gall, Susan B. (1997). Women's Firsts. Gale Research. pp. 564 pages. ISBN 0-7876-0151-9.
  4. ^ a b "The woman who exposed Britain's most infamous double-agent". www.thejc.com. Retrieved 27 March 2022.