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Israeli Defense Minister's mother, a Holocaust survivor, dies at 88

Fruma, née Segal, was born in Poland and sailed to Israel aboard the "Exodus."

May 11, 2023 10:04
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ByJC Reporter

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(JNS) Fruma Gallant, the mother of Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, died early Thursday morning aged 88.

Fruma, née Segal, was born in Poland and survived the Holocaust. She was on the “Exodus” as a child. Along with other “Exodus” refugees, the British deported her to Hamburg. She arrived in Israel in 1948 and built her life and family in the Jewish state. She was a nurse by profession.

Gallant was set to continue the management of “Operation Shield and Arrow” against Palestinian Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip.

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