JAGLOM (née Horesh), RAYA

JAGLOM (née Horesh), RAYA (1919– ), Zionist women's leader. Raya Jaglom was born in Bessarabia and in 1939 immigrated to Ereẓ Israel, where she studied at The Hebrew University. After her marriage in the following year to Joseph Jaglom, an industrialist, she was joined by her parents and grandmother. She first became active in *wizo in 1941, and apart from a period of 18 months in 1947–48 when she served in the *Haganah, she has devoted the whole of her activity to this organization, visiting almost every country in the world on its behalf, including the U.S.S.R. at the invitation of the Soviet Women's Committee in Moscow. In February 1971 she headed the wizo delegation to the World Conference on Soviet Jewry held in Brussels. She was elected chairman of the World wizo Executive in 1963 and president in 1970, and represented wizo on the Executive of the *Jewish Agency from 1964. She served as wizo president for 26 years, and subsequently as honorary president. During her presidency, wizo lent its support to the weaker groups in society, such as children and the elderly. She and her husband established a fund for students at the Hebrew and Tel Aviv universities, a club for Israel Philharmonic musicians, and a synagogue at wizo headquarters in Tel Aviv. In addition, Raya Jaglom held many other public offices, including membership on the Board of Governors of both the Hebrew and Tel Aviv universities, membership in the Executive of the Zionist Organization, and membership on the Board of Governors of the Jewish Agency. She was also a member of the international council of the *Israel Museum and the international board of Tel Aviv Museum.