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Over the years, Peres has volunteered for various activities designed to help the needy in
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with her parents, her older sister Batya and younger brother Itzik. The Gelman family was one of the first to leave the town, with the aim of making Aliya to the Land of Israel, and their departure caused great excitement. A farewell ceremony was held, which included a party and speeches attended by
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In May 1945, after completing her service in the
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Sonia was the prime minister's wife for the second and final time in her life. This time, too, she refrained from appearing in the prime minister's office, and most of the office's staff did not even recognize her face. During the
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Sonia Gelman studied at the Ben Shemen youth village where she lived, and where she met Shimon Persky, later
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