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) was an influential Zionist. The first woman hired to improve working conditions at Marks & Spencer in London, Solomon was later instrumental in the exposure of British spy Kim Philby. She was the mother of Peter Benenson, founder of Amnesty International. She described her "personal trinity" as "Russian soul, Jewish heart, British passport".

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