University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Golda Meir Library page address: http://www.uwm.edu/Library/ 31 May 2001 ...

Golda Meir When the word greatness comes to mind, Golda Meir comes immediately to the forefront. Her commitment to her land and to her people was the paragon of human dedication. Her complete involvement, tempered with love, fired by fierce devotion, caused the world to know that she was a true mover of mountains. Though born in Kiev, Russia, she moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin with her family in ...

GOLDA MEIR (1898-1978) Israel's Third Prime Minister Born Golda Mabovitz in Kiev, Russia, Golda emigrated with her family to Milwaukee, Wis., in 1906. There, she graduated from teachers' college and taught in the public schools. She joined the Poalei Zion (Labor Zionist Organization) in 1915 and emigrated to Palestine with her husband, Morris Myerson, in 1921. He died in 1951. She adopted the ...