Golda Meir

Golda Meir


     The state of Israel, established on May 14, 1948, had many great leaders

that helped it to become a state.  One of them was Golda Meir.  Golda Meir was

one of the most energetic and hardworking women in the world.  Without her help,

it is possible that Israel would have never survived as a state in an area

surrounded by Arabs.  With all of the hard work that Golda did for her country,

she still had time for a family.

     When Golda Meir (born Golda Mabovich) was in my opinion one of the most

energetic and  hardworking women in the world.  If she set out to do something,

whether it was to wash her families clothes or to create a Jewish state in the

land of Israel, the job was never left unfinished.  As a child, she decided that

she wanted there to be a Jewish state, where any Jew would not be refused

citizenship.  She spent her whole life working to achieve this goal and in 1948,

her dreams came true.

     After Israel became a state in 1948, there was constant fighting between

the Israeli's and the Arabs.  Without her help, The Israeli's would have

possibly never survived as a state.  In the beginning, Israel hardly had any

weapons. Golda Meir once again decided she wanted to help Israel so she went to

the United States and She went to other countries to try to help Israel out with

this problem by raising money.  In the US, she gave speeches at universities and

she contacted the head government officials to try to borrow some money.  The US

government turned her down but the college students gave her all the money they

could spare.  The government also refused to help Israel out by selling them

weapons.  Once again, the college students tried to do their best by sending

parts to Israel.  In one particular case, Students at the Columbia University

sent a Cadillac overseas, in which the heavy steel body was load
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