Golda Meir

Golda Meir was an Israeli politician who served as prime minister from 1969 to 1974 and helped found the state of Israel.

David Ben-Gurion: Israeli statesman who led the movement for independence and became Israel’s first prime minister. As prime minister, he brought Meir into Israel’s first government as labor minister.
Kyiv: The capital and largest city of Ukraine, historically known in English as Kiev. Meir was born in Kyiv in 1898, then part of the Russian Empire.
Yom Kippur War: The 1973 war in which Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel. The attack exposed failures in Israeli preparedness during Meir’s premiership.
Menachem Begin: Israeli politician who led the Likud party and served as prime minister from 1977 to 1983. His electoral victory ended the Labor-led political dominance Meir represented.
Moshe Dayan: Israeli military commander and politician who served as defense minister during the Six-Day War and Yom Kippur War. He was defense minister during the 1973 war that engulfed Meir’s government.
Milwaukee: A city in Wisconsin on the western shore of Lake Michigan. Her family settled there after emigrating from Eastern Europe, and she grew up in the city.
Agranat Commission: The Israeli inquiry commission established after the 1973 war to investigate military and intelligence preparedness. Its investigation scrutinized the failures that defined the crisis of her government.
Israeli Labor Party: A major Israeli political party formed in 1968 through the merger of labor-Zionist parties. Meir led the party during its final years of uninterrupted national dominance.
Yitzhak Rabin: Israeli military leader and politician who served as prime minister in 1974–1977 and 1992–1995. He succeeded Meir as prime minister after her resignation.
Labor Zionism: A Zionist movement that combined Jewish national self-determination with socialist labor organization. Its institutions and ideals shaped Meir’s political activism.

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