Biography
Shulamit Adler (later Aloni) was born in Tel Aviv. Her mother was a seamstress and her father was a carpenter, both descended from Polish Jewish rabbinical families. She was sent to boarding school during World War II while her parents served in the British Army. As a youth she was a member of the Hashomer Hatzair socialist Zionist youth movement and the Palmach. During the 1948 Israeli War of Independence she was involved in military struggles for the Old City of Jerusalem and was captured by Jordanian forces.
Following the establishment of the state of Israel, Aloni worked with child refugees and helped establish a school for immigrant children. She taught school while studying law.
In 1952 she married Reuven Aloni (founder of Israel Lands Administration), moved to Kfar Shmaryahu, and they had three sons: Dror Aloni - Mayor of Kfar Shmaryahu, former head of Herzliya Hebrew Gymnasium, Nimrod Aloni - education philosopher, and Udi Aloni - Film director.
Aloni joined Mapai in 1959. She also worked as an attorney and hosted a radio show Outside Working Hours that dealt with human rights and women's rights. She also wrote columns for several newspapers.
Reuven Aloni died in 1988. Shulamit Aloni lives in Kfar Shmaryahu.
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