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Golda Meir
1898–1978
Born in Kiev and brought up in Milwaukee, Golda Meir (Meyerson) moved to a kibbutz in 1921. She was one of the signatories to Israel’s Declaration of Independence. Meir was elected Prime Minister of Israel in 1969, after having served as foreign minister. Her administration was in power during the Yom Kippur War; she subsequently resigned in 1974.
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Declaration of Yom Kippur War
Citizens of Israel, today, at around 2 p.m., the armies of Egypt and Syria launched an attack against Israel. They carried out a series of attacks from the air, with armor and artillery, in Sinai and…