In 1906, a native of Kiev, Golda Meir moved to the United States. There she met Israel’s First Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion and Israel’s Second President Yitzhak Ben-Zvi. In 1921, Meir moved to Palestine with her husband and sister, where she took an active part in the political life of the country.
When the confrontation with the Arab countries began, Meir went to America and in six weeks collected $ 50 million to protect the country.
In 1948, Ben-Gurion read out a declaration on the country's independence, which was signed by 200 of the most influential Jewish politicians, including Gold. The next day, Arab troops invaded Israel again, which was again not ready for this. There was a shortage of available military reserves for the standoff. Then Golda again goes to America. This time she managed to raise $ 150 million.
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After independence, she was appointed the first Israeli ambassador to the USSR. The embassy was located in the Metropol foreign hotel. Meals were quite expensive, so Golda personally purchased electric hobs for all her employees and went to the market twice a week for food. Every Saturday, the ambassador prepared meals for her subordinates.
After several years of work in the USSR, Meir returned to Israel and held the position of Minister of Labor. She submits a housing plan to Parliament and is seeking its adoption. Thanks to her, thousands of people received housing. She herself while living in a small room in the attic. The next step was road improvement. A few years later, Meir served as Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Golda Meir became the third female head of government in the world. Before her were Sirimavo Bandaranaike on Ceylon and Indira Gandhi in India. When Golda became the Prime Minister of Israel in 1969, the country was in a difficult position. She managed to reduce taxes for the poor, provide workers with housing, and weaken the confrontation with the Arabs. Golda Meir became the first Israeli prime minister to be received by the Pope.
After the war between Israel and the coalition of Syria, Egypt, Iraq and Jordan, Golda Meir resigned, despite being asked to stay. In 1975, Americans called her "Woman of the Year."