jjares reviewed Golda Meir: The Life and Legacy of the Only Woman to Serve as Israel?s Prime Minister on + 3275 more book reviews
Besides knowing she was the only female Prime Minister of Israel, I knew nothing about Golda Meir before reading this ebook. So, I was surprised by her remarkable life. She was one of eight children in a destitute family. Golda immigrated twice, once to the US (Wisconsin) from Ukraine and later to the land that would become Israel. When Meir commented on why the Jews fought so hard for Israel, she was quick to remind everyone that they had no place else to go (of course, she was alluding to the insult of countries not taking more Jews during WWII, thus allowing many Jews to die by Hitler's hands).
The fantastic thing about her story is that Golda Meir came out of retirement to become Prime Minister. She served four terms, starting at age 71! t first, I was surprised by the minimal info about Golda's personal life. However, in many ways, Israel was her life. It was surprising to learn that she fought cancer throughout much of the time she was the leader of Israel.
The beauty of these ebooks is that they offer hindsight and analysis of events that have occurred over many years. I appreciated the clear writing about issues that were complex and long-lasting. However, I was stunned that there wasn't a single photo or map showing the war activities between the Arabs and Jews.
The fantastic thing about her story is that Golda Meir came out of retirement to become Prime Minister. She served four terms, starting at age 71! t first, I was surprised by the minimal info about Golda's personal life. However, in many ways, Israel was her life. It was surprising to learn that she fought cancer throughout much of the time she was the leader of Israel.
The beauty of these ebooks is that they offer hindsight and analysis of events that have occurred over many years. I appreciated the clear writing about issues that were complex and long-lasting. However, I was stunned that there wasn't a single photo or map showing the war activities between the Arabs and Jews.
