Autographs
4th Prime Minister of Israel GOLDA MEIR Signed Card
GOLDA MEIR (1898-1978). Fourth Prime Minister of Israel from 1969 to 1974, Led the Nation in the October 1973 War against the Arab armys. (born Golda Mabovitch; married name Meyerson/Myerson between 1917-1956) Born in Kyiv in Ukraine, she immigrated to Wisconsin, was an Israeli politician, teacher, and kibbutznikit who was the First Woman to become head of government in Israel.
Signature on Card, "Golda Meir" on a 3" x 5" card authentically signed in black ink with an affixed photograph on the reverse. Accompanied by a 5" x 6.5" card that is dated July 2, 1978, sending best compliments (signed secretarial) with a mailing envelope. Extremely Fine. (3 items).
Golda Mabovitch was born to a Jewish family in the downtown of Kyiv, Russian Empire (present-day Ukraine) on May 3, 1898 to Blume Neiditch (died 1951) and Moshe Mabovitch (died 1944), a carpenter. Meir wrote in her autobiography that her earliest memories were of her father boarding up the front door in response to rumours of an imminent pogrom. She had two sisters, Sheyna (1889"1972) and Tzipke (1902"1981), as well as five other siblings who died in childhood. She was especially close to Sheyna.
Moshe Mabovitch left to find work in New York City in 1903. In his absence, the rest of the family moved to Pinsk to join her mother's family. In 1905, Moshe moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in search of higher-paying work, and found employment in the workshops of the local railroad yard. The following year, he had saved up enough money to bring his family to the United States.
Golda's mother Blume Mabovitch ran a grocery store on Milwaukee's north side, where by the age of eight Golda had been put in charge of watching the store when her mother went to the market for supplies. Golda attended the Fourth Street Grade School (now Golda Meir School) from 1906 to 1912.
A leader early on, she organized a fundraiser to pay for her classmates' textbooks. After forming the American Young Sisters Society, she rented a hall and scheduled a public meeting for the event. She graduated as valedictorian of her class.
At 14, she studied at North Division High School and worked part-time. Her employers included Schuster's department store and the Milwaukee Public Library. Her mother wanted Golda to leave school and marry, but she declined.
She bought a train ticket to Denver, Colorado, and went to live with her married sister, Sheyna Korngold. The Korngolds held intellectual evenings at their home, where Meir was exposed to debates on Zionism, literature, women's suffrage, trade unionism, and more. In her autobiography, she wrote: "To the extent that my own future convictions were shaped and given form ... those talk-filled nights in Denver played a considerable role." In Denver, she also met Morris Meyerson (also "Myerson"; December 17, 1893, Chicago, Illinois, US " May 25, 1951, Israel), a sign painter, whom she later married on December 24, 1917