Funeral services for Beba Idelson, head of the Moetzet Hapoalet, the women’s section of the Histadrut, for 45 years and president of the World Movement of Pioneer Women, were held today, Mrs. Idelson died Friday at the age of 80.
Born Beba Trachtenberg on Oct, 14, 1895 in the Ukraine, Mrs. Idelson was educated in statistics and economics. An advocate of revolutionary socialism, she was exiled to Siberia where she spent several years at hard labor.
Mrs. Idelson immigrated to Palestine in 1926 and tried farm work. But she had to give it up because of ill health caused by her Siberian exile, She became active in Moetzet Hapoelet and became its general secretary in 1930, a post she held until her death, She was a member of the pre-State Vaad Leumi and a member of the first five Knessets, serving as deputy speaker in some of them.
Mrs. Idelson frequently came to the United States to visit Moetzet Hapoelet’s sister organization here, the Pioneer Women.
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