Funeral services were held today in Kfar Saba for Mrs. Shoshana Sapir, wife of Finance Minister Pinhas Sapir, who died yesterday after a prolonged illness at the age of 64. The funeral was attended by Cabinet ministers. Mrs. Sapir was born in Poland and came to Palestine in 1929. She joined a kibbutz and later moved to Kfar Saba where the Sapirs made their home. Mrs. Sapir was active in women’s organizations and in welfare institutions sponsored by Histadrut. She was instrumental in getting student fellowships for deserving children of under-privileged families.
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