Flora Solomon | |
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Born | Flora Benenson 28 September 1895 |
Died | 18 July 1984 | (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]