Born Golda Mabowitz on May 3, 1898 in Kiev, Ukraine. Golda Meir was a teacher, an Israeli politician who was amongst the founders of the State of Israel and the State’s fourth prime minister – Israel’s first and the world’s third woman to have served in this position.
Here is a collection of Golda snapshots through the years:
![](https://humansofjudaism.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/279878521_593030685523728_5279236798309716158_n.jpg)
Golda Meir is sworn in as the Prime Minister of Israel, 1969.
![](https://humansofjudaism.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/5-GPO-Golda-1969.jpg)
Children greeting Golda Meir on her arrival at Philadelphia Airport, 1969.
![](https://humansofjudaism.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/6-GPO-Golda-1969.jpg)
Golda Meir appears on NBC TV’s “Meet the Press” in Washington, 1969.
![](https://humansofjudaism.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/7-GPO-Golda-1969.jpg)
Golda Meir and President Nixon during their farewell meeting at the White House in Washington, 1969.
![](https://humansofjudaism.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/8-GPO-Golda-1969.jpg)
Golda Meir embracing one of the students at her old school, 4th Street Elementary during her visit to Milwaukee, 1969.
![](https://humansofjudaism.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/1-GPO-Golda-1969.jpg)
Golda Meir addressing members of Druze community and guests during the Nebi Shueib festival in Hittim, 1969.
![](https://humansofjudaism.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/4-GPO-Golda-1970.jpg)
Golda Meir flanked by Deputy PM Yigal Allon and the Chief of Protocol approaching the terminal at Lod Airport, 1970.
![](https://humansofjudaism.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/3-GPO-Golda-1972.jpg)
Chief Rabbi Moshe Rosen carrying a Torah leading Golda Meir into the Chorale Synagogue in Bucharest, Romania, 1972.
![](https://humansofjudaism.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/9-GPO-Golda-1973.jpg)
Pope Paul VI Receiving Golda Meir at The Vatican in Rome, 1973.
“We hate war. We do not rejoice in victories. We rejoice when a new kind of cotton is grown, and when strawberries bloom in Israel.” – Golda Meir
May her memory be a blessing
Photos: Government Press Office