Английская Википедия:Betty Dubiner

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Betty Dubiner (Шаблон:Lang-he, 3 June 1912 – 15 February 2008) was a Canadian-born Israeli, who was instrumental in obtaining vaccines for the new nation of Israel to combat a polio epidemic and the development of programs to assist disabled people. Founder of the organization Ilenshil-Polio, which later became the Israeli Association for Children with Disabilities (ILAN) and the Israel Sports Center for the Disabled, she was recognized with the Шаблон:Ill in 1988, for her contributions to Israeli society.

Early life

Bettina Vivian Dubiner was born on 3 June 1912, in London, Ontario, Canada to Bessie Z. (née Sickind) and Alexander Zimmerman.Шаблон:Sfn Her mother, died upon Zimmerman's birth and her father, traveled often as a salesman. She was raised by an aunt and uncle in Ontario and began a modelling career in Toronto. For a period prior to her marriage, she lived in New York City as worked as a buyer for a fashion company.Шаблон:Citation needed On 30 June 1935 in Hamilton, Ontario, she married Samuel Dubiner,Шаблон:Sfn a toy manufacturer.Шаблон:Sfn In Canada, the couple were active in Betar and were involved in the Canadian League for a Free Palestine.Шаблон:Sfn


Activism

In 1949, Sam opened a plastics factory in IsraelШаблон:Sfn and the couple moved permanently to Tel Aviv in 1950.Шаблон:Sfn He branched out his industrial development, opening a factory which produced boxes and containers for shipping exported goods.Шаблон:Sfn Dubiner designed containers for his company and received a US patent on one of her designs.Шаблон:Sfn Almost immediately upon their arrival, the couple enrolled in an ulpan for an immersion in Israeli culture and language. At the school, they learned of transit tent-camps and when a winter storm upended the temporary shelters, the Dubiners drove to the camps and transported refugees to safer housing.Шаблон:Sfn With the outbreak of the polio epidemic in 1950, Dubiner created the first volunteer organization in Israel, establishing Ilenshil-Polio to assist in the treatment of people with the disease in 1952.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn She was responsible for bringing the polio vaccine to Israel, as well as orthopedic braces to assist in rehabilitation. Holding fundraisers and recruiting volunteers, Dubiner established training centers for the treatment and therapy of victims and resource outreaches for their families.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn

As head of the organization, Dubiner initiated an annual March of Dimes campaign in 1958 to raise funds for Ilenshil-Polio, which was later renamed Israeli Association for Children with Disabilities (ILAN).Шаблон:Sfn ILAN spread throughout the nation and by 1988 was operating in 70 locations.Шаблон:Sfn Hosting summer camps and sporting events for paralyzed children, Dubiner and Gershon Huberman conceived of a plan to build a permanent facility.Шаблон:Sfn In 1960, she drove for the creation of the Bella and Samuel Spewack Sport Center in Ramat Gan to serve as a recreational and therapeutic center for disabled children and adults. The center was originally named after the benefactors who donated the royalties from their show Kiss Me, Kate to fund the building of the center.Шаблон:Sfn

During the Six-Day War in 1967, Dubiner, at the request of the government helped recruit hoteliers and householders to provide lodging to the pilots engaged in the campaign. As the government feared their base housing would become a target, it was necessary to find safe shelters away from the military facilities.Шаблон:Sfn In 1988, Dubiner was the recipient of the Шаблон:Ill, in recognition of her work on behalf of the disabled community of Israel. That same year, the Montreal-based Canadian branch of ILAN established a home for disabled young adults in Jerusalem and were raising funds to build a kindergarten near Haifa.Шаблон:Sfn After her husband's death in 1993, Dubiner edited thirteen books on the history of Israel's development.Шаблон:Sfn An avid collector, she had clipped newspaper articles since her days in Canada. She donated her collection, "the most comprehensive archives of the history of Israel" to Ariel University.Шаблон:Sfn

Death and legacy

Dubiner died on 15 February 2008 in the neighborhood of Nahalat Yitzhak, in Tel Aviv, Israel. She was buried in the Nahalat Yitzhak Cemetery.Шаблон:Sfn In March 2008 a memorial was held for Dubiner with dignitaries, ILAN staff, and volunteers, to honor her contributions to the development of programs for disabled citizens in Israel.Шаблон:Sfn

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