| Golda Meir |
 |
Golda Mabovitz (Mabovitch) Myerson
Prime Minister, Israel, 1969 - 1974
Golda Meir moved from Kiev to Milwaukee in 1906 with her family. In Milwaukee, she became a teacher and an active Zionist, and from there she moved to Palestine with her husband, Morris Myerson, where they lived on a kibbutz, taking part in the creation of a Jewish homeland. Golda Meir became an officer of the Histadrut Trade Union and was active in politics.
In 1948, Golda Meir was appointed a member of the Provisional Government. After independence, she became the Ambassador to the Soviet Union, and in 1949 was elected to the Knesset and served as Minister of Labor 1949-1956 and Foreign Minister 1956-1966. Golda Meir was the Secretary General of the new Labor Party and on the sudden death of Levi Eshkol in 1969, she became Premier at age 70.
The Yom Kippur War was fought during her term as prime minister, beginning with the Egyptian and Syrian assaults of October 6, 1973. After the end of the war, Golda Meir resigned (1974) and Yitzhak Rabin assumed the office of prime minister. She died in 1978.
| Golda Meir on this site |
|
| Golda Meir on the Web |
|
- Golda Meir
Biography from the Women's International Center.
Biography from the America-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise.
BBC News profile of Golda Meir. Includes photos.
From CNN's site on the Cold War, a biography.
A biography on an official State of Israel site.
Biography from WorldBook online.
Brief biography of Meir, part of World Book's women's history collection.
Honoring Meir as a "person of the century."
From Danuta Bois' Distinguished Women site.
A short biography, with an image of the Israeli stamp depicting Meir.
Photograph of the resting place on Mount Herzl of Golda Meir.
| About Golda Meir |
|
- Prime Minister, Israel. Zionist.
- Kiev, Russia; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United State. Israel.
- 20th Century
- Judaism
| Also on this site |
|
| Bibliography |
|
- Meir, Golda. My Life by Golda Meir. 1975.
Text copyright 1999-2006 © Jone Johnson Lewis.
