In 1903, Moshe Mabovitch left for New York City to find work, and then two years later, he moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in search of higher paying employment. Golda had seven siblings of whom only two, Sheyna and Tzipke, would survive past childhood. Golda’s father, Moshe, was a carpenter, and her earliest memories involved her father’s responding to imminent pogroms by boarding up the entrance to their house. Golda Mabovitch was born on the 3rd of May 1898, to Moshe Mabovitch and Blume Neiditch in Kiev, Ukraine which, at the time, was part of the Russian empire. Golda Meir is celebrated by many Israelis today as Middle East’s Iron Lady who helped found and defend the Jewish nation against many odds.Though Meir would be cleared of direct responsibility for Israel’s losses during the 1973 Yom Kippur War, her coalition would wane, and Meir would retire from office the following year.

The Munich Massacre would occur during her premiership, and under Meir’s leadership, Israel would respond with the deadly counterassaults of Spring of Youth and Wrath of God.

Golda Meir became Israel’s fourth prime minister, as well as the first woman to hold the post, on the 17th of March 1969.

During her tenure as Foreign Minister, Meir would play a significant role on Israel’s behalf during the Suez Crisis.

Golda Myerson would take the Hebrew surname ‘Meir’ after becoming Israel’s Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1956.

Golda would play prominent roles in various Jewish political groups, and eventually, sign Israel’s declaration of independence.

Golda would marry Morris Myerson in 1913, and, several years later, the couple would immigrate and join a kibbutz in Palestine.

Young Golda’s brief stay at her sister’s house in Colorado would significantly shape her ideological convictions and future commitment to the Zionist cause.She would grow up for the most part in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where she attended school and worked at multiple jobs.Golda Meir was born on the 3rd of May 1898, in Kiev, Ukraine, where her family lived before moving to the U.S.

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