Golda Meir, an Israeli teacher, stateswoman, and the fourth Prime Minister of Israel renowned as the "Iron Lady" of Israeli politics, was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, in 1898.
Golda Meir was born on May 3, 1898, in Kiev, Ukraine, to Moshe and Bluma Mabovitch. In 1906, she and her family relocated to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Mabovitch family had fled their home in part to avoid pogroms against Jews that were taking place in Russia at the time. Meir subsequently reflected on how her childhood fear of anti-Semitic (anti-Jewish) violence affected her eventual resolve to build Israel as a safe, secure Jewish state. Despite being elderly and in terrible health, Meir demonstrated her ability to the country during her first nine-month reign. As a consequence, her Labor Party won the elections in 1969. As a result, Meir was elected to a four-year term as Prime Minister.
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