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My Life
Golda Meir
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My Life is the autobiography of the first female Prime Minister of Israel, Golda Meir. The book is both frank and very revealing of her personality and goals. Her total lack of pretense is especially winning. Meir's practical idealism can be seen in efforts as diverse as the beautification of kibbutzim and her strong advocacy of unemployment benefits. The work that 'most concerned and interested me,' she writes, was 'the translation of socialist principles into the down-to-earth terminology of everyday life.' Although the political events and the world players she worked with are well known they are recounted with drama and spirit.
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First published January 1, 1975
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Golda Meir, known as Golda Meyerson from 1917–56) was the fourth Prime Minister of the State of Israel.
Meir was elected Prime Minister of Israel on 17 March 1969, after serving as Minister of Labour and Foreign Minister. Israel's first and the world's third female to hold such an office, she was described as the "Iron Lady" of Israeli politics years before the epithet became associated with British prime minister Margaret Thatcher. Former prime minister David Ben-Gurion used to call Meir "the best man in the government"; she was often portrayed as the "strong-willed, straight-talking, gray-bunned grandmother of the Jewish people".
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قبل أن تقرأ مثل هذه المذكرات يجب أن تعى جيدا أن جولدا مائير قد أفنت عمرها فى خدمة إسرائيل.
وليس من المنطقى أن تخرج هذه المذكرات عن خدمة إسرائيل..
أثار لدى تساؤل أثناء تناولى لمذكراتها: أليس لليهود حق فى وجودهم, وهنا -على أرضنا. إن القرآن صرح بذلك!
ولا أخفى أنى ارتعبت لمجرد ظهور هذا السؤال؛ فهذا يعنى أن مفعول قراءة مثل تلك الكتب قد سرى فى عقلى, وأنها ربما قد تلاعبت به. لا يستطيع أحد أن يصد مثل هذا الهجوم الفكرى (أخطر أنواع الهجوم), ولا سبيل من مواجهته إلا بكتاب آخر, وهنا يجب أن أشير إلى ضرورة قراءة مذكرات السادات, وسعد الدين الشاذلى, والكتب العربية الأخرى, وإلا فإننا نواجه هجوما فكريا من جانب واحد, بلا دفاع..
- لكن لماذا الأمر قد يصل إلى حد هذا السوء؟
- الكلمات البراقة, الدفاع عن النفس فى وجه الإرهاب, حقوق اليهود والشتات, نريد سلاما شاملا:: كل هذه التعبيرات أوردتها جولدا وطوعتها فى خدمة القضية اليهودية وتبرير مواقفهم للرأى العام العالمى. هل هى صادقة أم لا, صدقنى؛ إنى فى حيرة من أمرى!!
لكن بالطبع هناك حاجز بينى وبين هذا الصراع لا يمكن أن يتهدم أبدا, ببساطة هى مكوناتى الوطنية والعقائدية والحضارية..
بقى لى أن أوجه كلمة إلى هؤلاء اليهود؛ إن كنتم قَدِمتم إلى أرضنا بدافع من عقائدكم الدينية,إذاً فدعونا نعاملكم بدافع عقائدنا الدينية أيضا !
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Жила-була і переклала - дуже тішилася в процесі, дуже радію, що це буде українською, і вважаю, що це треба з педагогічною метою читати нашим політикам.
Автобіографія Ґолди Меїр, дівчинки з бідної робітничої родини зі Смуги осілості, яка врешті підпише декларацію про незалежність держави Ізраїль і побуде прем'єркою молодої держави, зокрема у найдраматичніший момент її історії (під час Війни Судного дня, якої Ізраїль не чекав, і тому наступ по двох фронтах захопив країну зненацька). Шалений характер, шалена біографія. Читається захопливо, прийом "все пропало - тому, тому і тому; ситуація безнадійна; а потім бац - і перемогли в останню мить" безвідмовно спрацьовує.
Кілька розділів перекладала зі сльозами на очах, бо дуже драматично. Скажімо, про проголошення незалежності - увесь провід розуміє, що одразу після заснування держави на неї посунуть усі найсильніші армії регіону - але все одно йде на цей крок, хоча й подбавши, "щоб сувій, який ми підпишемо, одразу після церемонії стрімголов домчали в сейф в Англо-палестинському банку: хай хоч документ збережеться для нащадків у разі, якщо держава чи ми самі не виживемо":
1948 року арабські держави, взагалі схильні фантазувати, вірили, що пройдуть територію, яка стала Ізраїлем, за кілька днів. Почнімо з того, що це вони розв’язали війну, що надає велику тактичну перевагу. По-друге, вони мали легкий доступ сушею до Палестини, а місцевих арабів уже багато років налаштовували проти євреїв. По-третє, араби могли безперешкодно пересуватися з однієї частини країни в іншу. По-четверте, араби контролювали більшість горбистих регіонів Палестини, звідки легко атакувати наші поселення у низовині. Ну й нарешті — за арабами була безперечна чисельна і збройна перевага, а британці надавали їм пряму й непряму допомогу.
А що було в нас? Сказати, що в нас не було майже нічого — це перебільшення. Кілька тисяч гвинтівок, кількасот кулеметів і трошки різної вогнепальної зброї — але, станом на 14 травня 1948 року, жодної гармати й танка, зате аж дев’ять літаків (щоправда, тільки один із них на два двигуни!). Завдяки завбачливості Бен-Ґуріона ми закупили за кордоном техніку для виготовлення зброї, але не могли ввезти її в Ізраїль до виходу англійців, а тоді її потрібно було ще зібрати й запустити. Раз уже мова зайшла про цифри, то ситуація з особовим складом теж не краща. У нас було близько 45 000 чоловіків, жінок і підлітків у Гаґані, кілька тисяч членів двох підпільних збройних формувань і кількасот свіжоприбулих, які вже пройшли сякий-такий вишкіл із дерев’яними ґвинтівками й холостими кулями у таборах Ді-Пі в Німеччині і на Кіпрі (після проголошення незалежності під’їхало ще кілька тисяч добровольців єврейського і не тільки походження з-за кордону). Ось і все. Але ми не могли собі дозволити таку розкіш, як песимізм, тож рахували за іншою формулою: нас 650 000, і ніхто за кордоном навіть не розуміє, яка в нас сильна мотивація залишитися в живих. Отже, якщо ми не хочемо, щоб нас відтіснили в море, інших варіантів немає: у війні треба перемогти. Ось ми й перемогли. Але це було нелегко, нешвидко й недешево. З того дня, коли в ООН проголосували резолюцію про поділ Палестини (29 листопада 1947 року), й до дня, коли Ізраїль і Єгипет підписали перше перемир’я (24 лютого 1949 року), загинуло 6000 молодих ізраїльтян — один відсоток нашого населення. І навіть ця жертва не купила миру, хоча ми тоді цього ще не знали.
Насправді в тексту є й суто прагматичне завдання - це агітка про те, чому:
(а) Ізраїль мусить існувати - бо Голокост продемонстрував, що мусить бути земля, де євреї живуть за правом, а не з ласки господарів, і де вони зможуть в разі чого порятуватися (у час Голокосту, як ми пам'ятаємо, була підмандатна британська Палестина - і британці навіть тоді обмежували єврейську імміграцію);
(б) Ізраїль класний і надійний партнер для заходу, на відміну від усіх сусідів - стежте за перекладацькими примітками, у зв'язку з цим там є один абсолютно анекдотичний сюжет :) ;
(в) Ізраїль за мир і робитиме все для досягнення миру в регіоні (навіть якщо для цього доведеться анексувати шматки сусідніх держав) - от звідси можна брати жменями готові риторичні кліше для нашої ситуації. Ізраїль схиляли до миру на всяких умовах, не завжди вигідних, а він послідовно повторював, що гарантією мирних переговорів і миру є лише сильний Ізраїль (а інакше буде не мир, а знищення Ізраїлю):
І нарешті хочу сказати, що відколи я, тоді ще юна дівчина, прибула в Палестину, ми завжди мусили обирати між поганим варіантом і ще гіршим. Інколи поставала спокуса піддатися тиску і пристати на пропозиції, які дадуть нам кілька місяців чи навіть років перепочинку, але з часом заведуть у ще більшу небезпеку. Ми завжди стояли перед запитанням: «Яка загроза найбільша?» Ми досі стоїмо перед цим викликом, а загроза, схоже, тільки зросла. Світ жорстокий, егоїстичний і прагматичний. Він байдужий до страждання малих народів. Навіть цілком просвітницькі уряди й демократії, очолювані порядними лідерами, що представляють добрих і порядних людей, нині не схильні перейматися проблемою справедливості у міжнародних відносинах. У час, коли потужні держави піддаються на шантаж і ухвалюють рішення з міркувань великої геополітики, ми не можемо завжди дослухатися до їхніх порад, а отже, мусимо мати ресурси й відвагу, щоб бачити світ, яким він є, і діяти відповідного до свого базового інстинкту самозбереження. Тож на питання «Що чекає в майбутньому?» досі маю тільки одну відповідь: я вірю, що ми житимемо в мирі з сусідами, але водночас певна, що зі слабким Ізраїлем ніхто не миритиметься. Якщо Ізраїль не буде сильним, то й миру не буде.
Коротше, дуже духопідйомне читво, рекомендую. Аж зраджу своєму принципу не ставити зірочок прочитаному :)
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“One cannot and must not try to erase the past merely because it does not fit the present.”
When I first discovered My Life, my excitement regarding this book was sky-high because I had this urgent need, seemingly out of nowhere, to find out everything about Golda Meir, known as the "strong-willed, straight-talking, gray-bunned grandmother of the Jewish people."
This is Golda Meir's long-awaited personal and moving story of her life. For the first time, we experience through her own words how it happened that this amazing woman, born in Russia and brought up in Milwaukee, became Prime Minister Israel and one of the political giants of our time, without ever losing the warmth and informality for which she is justly celebrated.
I nearly ran to the library in my excitement and frenzy to know all about this grand pioneering woman. And as I was about to start my reading, holding this whopper of a book in my hands, I had a passing thought that whispered: "this will be something special."
Thankfully the book started off on a great note as it read like a memoir of her family life. From her radically opinionated sister, Sheyna, who “did what her principles dictated,” to snapshots of Golda Meir's politically charged adolescence, featuring debates on Zionism, literature, women's suffrage, and more. To put it mildly, “I hung on their words as though they would change the fate of mankind.”
But then the narrative started jumping around in time, which had me confused as ever trying to keep up, at which point I had to pull up Golda Meir's Wikipedia page to get a coherent sense of the events being described. And adding the fact that the main focus of the book was being shifted to center less on her personal life and more heavily on the politics set in that period of time. All these combined elements made my initial excitement subside by a landslide, and I had to rearrange my expectations for the following two-thirds of the book.
The only saving grace by this point was when Golda Meir dared to talk about feminism and “the inner struggles and despairs of a mother who goes to work.”
“Naturally women should be treated as the equals of men in all respects. But, as is true also of the Jewish people, they shouldn’t have to be better than everyone else in order to live like human beings or feel that they must accomplish wonders all the time to be accepted at all. On the other hand, a story — which, as far as I know, is all it was— once went the rounds of Israel to the effect that Ben-Gurion described me as ‘the only man’ in his cabinet. What amused me about it was that obviously he (or whoever invented the story) thought that this was the greatest possible compliment that could be paid to a woman. I very much doubt that any man would have been flattered if I had said about him that he was the only woman in the government!”
Had the primary focus throughout the first half of the book been on chronicling Golda Meir's life, without adding on her many accounts of traveling and talking overseas to crowds and diplomatical figures about X and Y, would've made My Life a real tour de force in my eyes.
Like, this paragraph below about her father's father who died long before Golda Meir's parents ever met:
"He had been one of the thousands of 'kidnapped' Jewish children of Russia, shanghaied into the czar's army to serve for twenty-five years. Ill-clothed, ill-fed, terrified children, more often than not they were under constant pressure to convert to Christianity. My Mabovitch grandfather had been snatched by the army when he was all of thirteen, the son of a highly religious family, brought up to observe the finest points of orthodox Jewish tradition. He served in the Russian army for another thirteen, and never once, despite threats, derision and often punishment, did he touch treife (non-kosher) food. All these years he kept himself alive on uncooked vegetables and bread. Though pressed hard to change his religion and often made to pay for his refusal by being forced to kneel for hours on a stone floor, he never gave in. When he was released and came back home, he was nonetheless haunted by the fear that inadvertently he might somehow have broken the Law. So to atone for the sin he might have committed, he slept for years on a bench in an unheated synagogue with only a stone at his head for a pillow. Little wonder that he died young."
It's passages like these that stayed with me long after I closed the book.
By the time I rolled around to the end of chapter six ('We Shall Fight Hitler') and the following chapter ('The Struggle Against the British'), the pacing had picked up a bit more and settled on issues that I understood and cared for profoundly. And then, of course, there was 'We Have Our State' a phenomenal chapter that lifted my spirits with the signing of the proclamation after all the emotional turmoil and unprecedented loss endured beforehand.
So even though it took me some time to get my bearings, to find my way around this heavy read, My Life by Golda Meir is certainly a book I'll think about for a while to come, for better and for worse.
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انا مبهوره بقدرة الصهاينه على قلب الحقايق ، لا انا فى اقصى حالات الأنبهار من حديث ميسز جولدا عن الأرهابيين العرب و رغبة اليهود الشرفاء المللحه للسلام ، كان نفسى تجيب سيره دير ياسين او كفر قاسم او بحر البقر او اى حاجه بس كده تحسباً لأحتمال ان واحد عربى قرر يقرا الكتاب ف يقول الست قالت اللى ليها و اللى عليها ، الأحساس اللى جالى ك ندى من كوكب بلوتو ان اليهود دول اعظم شعوب الكون و اسرائيل دى احسن بلد ف كوكب الأرض ، الأحساس اللى جالى ك ندى من ام الدنيا محستش بيه عشان اتشليت قبلها ، بس المهم هنا انى لو مواطن اوروبى او امريكى و قريت الكلام ده ، انا فعلاً هكره العرب ، اتمنى يكون فيه كتاب دعائى مضاد و دى حاجه احنا و العالم فعلاً ف حاجه ماسه ليها .
*ملحوظه : متقراش الكتاب لو معندكش خلفيه كويسه قبله عشان دماغك ماتوجعكش .
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My Life by Golda Meir is a compelling autobiography, which tells of the life of this amazing woman, from her early poverty-stricken childhood in Kiev, to her tenure as Prime Minister of Israel, from 1969 to 1974.
It is also the story of Zionism, and the State of Israel-it's struggle to be born, amidst Arab and British hostility, and its struggle to survive against the venomous hatred of the Arab world, and the treachery of the international community.
She writes at length about the struggle against the British, who did their dammdest during the 1930's and 1940's to ensure that the Jewish State would be stillborn in blood. The British barred millions of Jewish men, women and children fleeing Hitler, from entering Israel, turning them back to perish in the Nazi ovens.
And even today the attitude of the British establishment towards Israel, is one of uncompromising callous poison.
Written in 1975, the world still made a lot more sense then, as this was before it became so illogically fashionable to so viciously hate tiny, democratic Israel. But still the trends that would intensify where beginning. Gold Meir was a lifelong Socialist, but spared no punches in condemning the Soviet Union for it's perfidious backing of all Arab attempts to destroy Israel. She also condemns the New Left, which at the time the book was written, where beginning their hate campaign against Israel.
She refers to her disgust at the honoring by the UN of mass murderer, Yasser Arafat: " It is bitter to write...now, in a world that has chosen to endow Arab terrorism with glamour, and to admit to the so-called council of nations, a man like Yasser Arafat, who has not one constructive thought or action to his credit, and to put it quite plainly, is only a consumed multiple murderer, heading a movement dedicated solely to the destruction of the State of Israel."
Today this has not changed, except that the Muslims have claimed millions of more victims, and has the support of world academia, the world media, and countless Arab and Third world regimes.
Meir also rejected the creation of a third Palestinian state between Iraq and the Mediterranean, but was prepared to countenance the ceding of parts of the West Bank to Jordan. Sadly, the decision to reverse this stand by her Labour Party has caused the spilling of much blood.
She writes much about her work in bettering the lives of both Jews and Arabs in Israel , and her work in helping with the development of much of newly independent Africa in the 1960's and early 70's (before the African States turned on Israel after the Yom Kippur War of 1973).
But the primary message of this book is this: " I have seen my five grandchildren grow up as Jews, in a country that is their own. Let no one have any doubts about this. Our children and our children's children will never settle for anything less."
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My Life by Golda Meir is a compelling autobiography, which tells of the life of this amazing woman, from her early poverty-stricken childhood in Kiev, to her tenure as Prime Minister of Israel, from 1969 to 1974.
It is also the story of Zionism, and the State of Israel-it's struggle to be born, amidst Arab and British hostility, and its struggle to survive against the venomous hatred of the Arab world, and the treachery of the international community.
She writes at length about the struggle against the British authorities, who did their dammdest during the 1930's and 1940's to ensure that the Jewish State would be stillborn in blood. The British barred millions of Jewish men, women and children fleeing Hitler, from entering Israel, turning them back to perish in the Nazi ovens.
And even today the attitude of the British elites (not the ordinary people) towards Israel, is one of uncompromising callous poison.
Written in 1975, the world still made a lot more sense then, as this was before it became so illogically fashionable to so viciously hate tiny, democratic Israel. But still the trends that would intensify where beginning. Gold Meir was a lifelong Socialist, but spared no punches in condemning the Soviet Union for it's perfidious backing of all Arab attempts to destroy Israel. She also condemns the New Left, which at the time the book was written, where beginning their hate campaign against Israel.
She refers to her disgust at the honoring by the UN of mass murderer, Yasser Arafat: " It is bitter to write...now, in a world that has chosen to endow Arab terrorism with glamour, and to admit to the so-called council of nations, a man like Yasser Arafat, who has not one constructive thought or action to his credit, and to put it quite plainly, is only a consumed multiple murderer, heading a movement dedicated solely to the destruction of the State of Israel."
Today this has not changed, except that Arab terrorist movements has claimed millions of more victims, and has the support of world academia, the world media, and countless Arab and Third world regimes.
Meir also rejected the creation of a third Palestinian state between Iraq and the Mediterranean, but was prepared to countenance the ceding of parts of the West Bank to Jordan. Sadly, the decision to reverse this stand by her Labour Party has caused the spilling of much blood.
She writes much about her work in bettering the lives of both Jews and Arabs in Israel , and her work in helping with the development of much of newly independent Africa in the 1960's and early 70's (before the African States turned on Israel after the Yom Kippur War of 1973).
But the primary message of this book is this: " I have seen my five grandchildren grow up as Jews, in a country that is their own. Let no one have any doubts about this. Our children and our children's children will never settle for anything less."
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مذكرات المرأة الأكثر شراً في "إسرائيل". تكتب چولدا مائير مذكراتها منذ أن كانت في كييف وحتى استيطانها في فلسطين وتوليها رئاسة الوزراء فيها.
قراءة هذه المذكرات كانت كما السير في عش للدبابير، فهي تلفّق الأحداث وتقلب الحقائق بطريقة تجعل من لا يعرف التاريخ يؤمن بكذبها ويصدقه. من العبارات المستفزة التي ذكرتها في مذكراتها قولها: ❞ وإن الدماء لتغلي في عروقي كلما سمعت ما يقال عن القسوة التي عاملنا بها العرب، وأذكر جيدًا أنني وقفت في شهر أبريل (نيسان) 1948 على شاطئ حيفا أناشد العرب ألا يرحلوا عنها، وكانت الهاجاناه قد احتلتها، ونصح القادة العرب أتباعهم بمغادرتها ولم تفلح مساعي الهاجاناه في إقناع العرب بالبقاء رغم استخدام مكبرات الصوت على العربات التي جابت أنحاء المدينة تردد باستمرار «لا تخافوا». ❝
ويمكن القياس على ذلك الكثير. لكن وإن كانت قراءة هذا الكتاب صعبة، فهي مهمة ليرى القارئ العربي كيف تروج الصهيونية لأفكارها في العالم ويشرح ذلك الكثير حول الدعم الدولي الذي تحظى به الصهيونية لأنها تعرف كيف تزيّف الحقائق وكيف تجعل العالم يبكي محرقتها، تلك التي يدفع ثمنها الفلسطيني منذ ٧٥ عاما".
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From the very first lines, I had a strong feeling this would be a compelling read—and it didn’t disappoint. I’ve always loved biographies because they allow you to step into someone else’s life, see through their eyes, and understand how their beliefs and worldview were shaped. Not to judge or agree, but simply to understand.
Whether you agree with her politics or not, it’s hard to deny that this woman fought relentlessly for what she believed in. Her journey was far from easy—if anything, she chose a tougher path on purpose, out of fierce loyalty to her cause. That unwavering dedication, the sheer amount of personal sacrifice—her blood, sweat, and tears—is something I deeply respect.
One of the most touching elements of the book was her vulnerability when speaking about her family, especially her husband. Despite differing life philosophies, she always spoke of him with love and respect, which added a rare warmth to the narrative.
That said, no autobiography is ever free from bias. There’s always a degree of selective memory—of telling the story from a personal perspective, not necessarily from a factual or objective one. And this book was no exception.
The first half pulled me in. But when we reached the parts discussing wars and geopolitical developments, the tone shifted dramatically. That’s where things got messy—where the autobiography turned into what felt like selective history. There were deliberate omissions and contradictions, especially regarding the establishment of the state, the conflicts with neighboring nations, and the treatment of minority communities. The book sometimes claimed peace-driven ideals, only to contradict itself a few pages later with aggression that was framed as defensive, even justified.
These inconsistencies reminded me of how I once felt reading Hitler’s biography at 15—captivated by the narrative until real-world facts shattered the illusion. That doesn’t mean the two people are comparable, of course, but the technique—telling one side while omitting or reframing uncomfortable truths—felt eerily familiar.
What troubled me most was how she spoke about non-Ashkenazi Jews. There was a clear tone of condescension when referring to Sephardic and Mizrahi Jews—as if they were uncivilized or inferior. It clashed with the larger ideal of a nation built to unite Jewish people from all over the world. And while we could chalk that up to the time period, it’s disappointing nonetheless—especially when those views still echo in today’s society.
Another confusing thread was the back-and-forth portrayal of key figures like Ben-Gurion. At one moment, he was a respected friend; the next, he was the villain of the story. That emotional zigzag made the narrative feel disjointed and left me questioning what had actually changed.
Despite its flaws, the biography remains a fascinating portrait of a complex woman. She was undeniably powerful, resilient, and willing to give her entire life to an idea bigger than herself. That alone makes her story one worth reading.
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З'явився в дикій природі мій переклад автобіографії Ґолди Меїр, тож кидаю лінк на свій відгук на оригінал і копіюю з фейсбуку свій захват від цієї книжки:
Це один із найулюбленіших моїх перекладів, тому що:
👉 Читається як захопливий роман! Ґолда Меїр проходить довжелезний шлях від дівчинки з дуже бідної родини в Києві - до нової емігрантки в США, де мусить пропускати школу, щоб допомагати батькам у крамниці - до нової емігрантки в тодішню Підмандатну Палестину, куди їде з великою любов'ю до прабатьківської землі й готовністю обробляти її для прийдешніх поколінь, але з повним незнанням справи (вони з чоловіком думають, що житимуть у шатрах серед пустелі, тому з речей з собою везуть килими і грамофон, бо що ж іще потрібно в пустелі, як не грамофон?) - до однієї з засновниць держави Ізраїль - до посади прем'єр-міністра в чи не найдраматичніший відтинок історії Ізраїлю: під час Війни Судного дня (вона стане першою жінкою-очільницею західної держави, і то на найвищому можливому рівні складності). При цьому будуть майже безнадійна боротьба, у якій все ж вдається перемогти, секретні переговори з королями і президентами, небезпечні польоти літачками, організація руху самооборони й армії - і, звичайно, велика-превелика любов до свого народу і своєї землі.
👉 Читається як wish fulfillment fantasy про ідейних і компетентних політиків! Це дуже оптимістичне читво про те, що інколи любові таки досить, щоб змінити світ. Тобто, звісно, любові і компетентності: якщо дуже любити ідею своєї держави і дуже хотіти забезпечити прихисток своєму народу, то цілком можна взяти бідну спільноту у стані глибокої економічної кризи, де еміграція перевищує імміграцію, а імміграцію ще й обмежують британці, тобто всі там нидіють на пташиних правах (1930-ті) - й перетворити на самостійну державу. Їй протистоятимуть значно сильніші армії всіх сусідів, на неї тиснутимуть іноземні партнери, а ще одразу постане потреба інтегрувати сотні тисяч дуже різнокультурних, не завжди освічених, не завжди кваліфікованих нових іммігрантів - але все вдасться, нехай не одразу й не без жертв.
👉Багато розділів читаються (й перекладаються) крізь сльози розчулення! От, скажімо, проголошення незалежності. Всі розуміють, що як тільки буде проголошено незалежність, на Ізраїль нападуть арабські армії по цілому периметру. Перспектива вціліти - щось коло 50 на 50 за оптимістичними оцінками. То що, може, не провокувати нікого й не проголошувати незалежність? Ні, всі переглядаються, зітхають і роблять, що мусять, тільки домовляються, щоб декларацію незалежності "одразу після церемонії стрімголов домчали в сейф в Англо-палестинському банку: хай хоч документ збережеться для нащадків у разі, якщо держава чи ми самі не виживемо".
Загалом, у сусідів чисельна й технічна перевага -
"А що було в нас? Сказати, що в нас не було майже нічого — це перебільшення. Кілька тисяч гвинтівок, кількасот кулеметів і трошки різної вогнепальної зброї [...] Раз уже мова зайшла про цифри, то ситуація з особовим складом теж не краща. У нас було близько 45 000 чоловіків, жінок і підлітків у Гаґані, кілька тисяч членів двох підпільних збройних формувань і кількасот свіжоприбулих, які вже пройшли сякий-такий вишкіл із дерев’яними ґвинтівками й холостими кулями у таборах Ді-Пі в Німеччині і на Кіпрі (після проголошення незалежності під’їхало ще кілька тисяч добровольців єврейського і не тільки походження з-за кордону). Ось і все. Але ми не могли собі дозволити таку розкіш, як песимізм, тож рахували за іншою формулою: нас 650 000, і ніхто за кордоном навіть не розуміє, яка в нас сильна мотивація залишитися в живих. Отже, якщо ми не хочемо, щоб нас відтіснили в море, інших варіантів немає: у війні треба перемогти. Ось ми й перемогли. Але це було нелегко, нешвидко й недешево".
А розповідь із перших ешелонів політикуму про те, як саме перемогли (не лише у тій першій війні, а й при зустрічі з багатьма викликами згодом), - читайте у книжці :)
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يتضمن هذا الكتاب مذكرات جولدا مائير التي تقلدت يومًا رئاسة الوزراء في حكومة الاحتلال الإسرائيلي. كما وتطرقت للهجرة اليهودية إلى فلسطين التي ساعدت هي وغيرها من شخصيات يهودية على إنجاحها. إضافة لحديثها عن حرب أكتوبر.
قراءة هذا الكتاب كان شاقًا جدأ علي ومن أصعب القراءات وقعًا على قلبي. حيث أن اللغة التي كتبت بها جولدا مائير هذه المذكرات كانت مستفزة وتبعث على القهر.. غالطت في الحقائق؛ فذكرت أنهم كانوا دومًا خلف السلام ويدعون له وأن العرب هم الإرهابيون، كما أنها تباكت على الفلسطينيين الذين طردوا من أرضهم وادّعت أنها حملت السماعة على شاطىء حيفا ترجو الفلسطينيين ألا يغادروا فلسطين؛ هذا الشاطىء الذي قامت قوات الهاجاناة بتجميع الفلسطينيين عليه وأعدموا قسمًا كبيرًا منه، والقسم الآخر حُمّل على البواخر التي أخذتهم للشتات.
كُتبت هذه المذكرات بلغة الضحية وبذريعة الهولوكوست التي دائماً ما يستخدمها الاحتلال في تبرير سعيهم لإقامة كيان لهم؛ تلك المحرقة التي ارتكبها غيرنا ولا زلنا ندفع ثمنها لغاية اللحظة، عدا عن توظيف الجانب الديني في كون فلسطين أرضهم التي يعودون إليها من بعد الشتات والخروج الكبير الذي تعرضوا له.
كان لهذه المذكرات من قوة اللغة والأسلوب ما يبلبل العقل، ( رغم أنها قامت على الكذب والزيف)، لكن أسلوبها إن دلَّ على شيء إنما يدل على قوة الدعاية الصهيونية التي يروجون بها لما يسمى بقضيتهم، ما يفسر هذا الدعم لهم من دول العالم.
في حديثها عن كيفية بدء تشكيل كيان الاحتلال، والاستيلاء على الأراضي، وكل التفاصيل حتى قيام دولة لهم، كانت قراءة هذه التفاصيل أشبه بالسكين التي تحزُّ قلبي، أن تقرأ كيف سُرق وطنك وتشرّد أهله، بلغة حادة كنصل السكين، وبقلم من يدّعي أنه صاحب حق، كان كما لو أن النكبة تحدث من جديد.. النكبة التي لم تتوقف يومًا والتي لا تزال مستمرة كلما سُرقت أرض لنا، وكلما استشهد أو أُعتقل أحد.. !!
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Back in my college days, I remember reading a quote by Golda Meir. During the late 1950’s there was a wave of violent rapes in Israel. Cabinet members suggested a curfew for women. Golda Meir’s response? “Men are attacking women, not the other way around. If there is going to be a curfew, let the men stay home.” I loved Golda from that moment on and have been wanting to read about her for years.
I was excited to start this book, but I kept holding back. There isn’t a Kindle version and my paperback copy has the tiniest font, which made reading it quite challenging. Nonetheless, I persisted, and my eyes got used to it after a while. I have to say that I believe that Meir is one of the few people truly worthy of writing an autobiography.
Golda writes in a very open and genuine style. Reading this book almost feels like listening to an audio version, like having a conversation with an aunt or grandmother. The first half of the book read very well, but it did start to slow down a bit. Since it covers about 75 years or so, it’s obviously a lengthy book.
It starts from her early poverty-stricken days in Kiev and her childhood in Milwaukie. In the 1920s, Jews, including Golda Meir, started to arrive in what was then called Palestine in large numbers. Golda and her husband lived and worked on a kibbutz. The Jews started to develop the desert and built towns. No, they did not drive people out. They bought the land legally, and settled in with permission from the British Mandate, who were then the governing body. Here is what she says:
“Come to think of it, I am more than a little tired of hearing about how the Jews ‘stole’ land from Arabs in Palestine. The facts are quite different. A lot of good money changed hands, and a lot of Arabs became very rich indeed.”
Golda was one of the founding members of the state of Israel. She was one of the leaders who helped to raise money to build Israel from its formative, kibbutz days to what it is now. When Golda was elected Prime Minister in 1969, she became the world's second elected female leader in modern times. The book ends in 1974, following the Yom Kippur War, and Golda’s resignation as Prime Minister. It was moving to read how she regretted not having spent enough time with her family, which goes to prove how it's impossible for any person to have it all. Again, she is open and honest throughout.
I was aware of many of the obstacles that were encountered when Israel was about to be formed, but not to such an extent. Pretty much most countries and leaders were against them. Much of the world has had, and still has, an irrational hatred for Jews. The Brits were sadly the worst when it came to their lack of humanity towards the Jews trying to immigrate after the Holocaust. They barred millions from entering Israel. The Germans were obviously against them, as well as the Russians, Poles, and so on. She mentions the Chinese who always shunned them despite all their efforts.
‘The one Asian nation with which we have, alas, made no headway whatsoever is China. … The Chinese government, in fact, is totally committed to the Arab war against Israel, and Mr. Arafat and his comrades are constantly given arms, money, and moral support by Peking, though I, for one, have never understood why, and for years, lived under the illusion that if we could only talk to the Chinese, we might get through to them.
Two pictures come to my mind when I mention China. The first is the horror with which I picked up a mine manufactured in China – so far away and remote from us – which had put an end to the life of a six-year-old girl in a border settlement in Israel. I stood there near that small coffin, surrounded by weeping, enraged relatives. ‘What on earth can the Chinese have against us?’ I kept thinking. ‘They don’t even know us.’ Then I remember, at the celebration of Kenya’s independence, sitting at a table near that of the Chinese delegation. It was a very relaxed, festive occasion, and I thought to myself, ‘Perhaps if I go over and sit down with them, we can talk a bit.’ So I asked Ehud to introduce himself to the Chinese. He walked over, held out his hand to the head of the delegation and said, ‘My foreign minister is here and would like to meet you.’ The Chinese just averted their gaze. They didn’t even bother to say, ‘No, thank you, we don’t want to meet her.’”
The goal of the Arab nations has always been to eliminate Israel and the Jewish people. Most countries have always bent over backwards towards them because of oil and money, as is mentioned in the book, those leaders whose throats are choked with oil. She talks about the Catholic church not being exactly friendly towards Israel, which was no surprise, given their neutral stance during the Holocaust. She had kind words to say about Nixon. She liked Kennedy a lot. All in all, most countries have shown a hatred that is venomous towards tiny, democratic Israel – the only liberal democracy in the Middle East.
I got teary-eyed at her description of Rosh Hashanah in Moscow. It was 1948 and she was then the Israeli Ambassador to the Soviet Union and is seen surrounded here by more than 50,000 Jews.
If you are interested in learning about the establishment of Israel with a personal feel, this may be of interest to you. What an amazing woman. She dedicated more than 50 years of her life to public service – to creating a home for her people.
Here’s a quote from one of my favorites, the late Charles Krauthammer:
“Israel is not just any small country. It is the only small country, period – whose neighbors publicly declare its very existence and affront to law, morality and religion, and make its extinction an explicit, paramount national goal. Iran, Libya, and Iraq, conduct foreign policies designed for the killing of Israelis and the destruction of their state. They choose their allies (Hamas, Hezbollah) and develop their weapons (suicide bombs, poison gas, anthrax, nuclear missiles) accordingly. Countries as far away as Malaysia will not allow a representative of Israel on their soil or even permit the showing of ‘Schindler’s List’ lest it engender sympathy for Zion.”
– Charles Krauthammer, "Things That Matter: Three Decades of Passions, Pastimes, and Politics"
As for this book, I have so many favorite quotes.
“Let me at this juncture deal also with the ridiculous accusation that I have heard for so many years to the effect that we ignored the Arabs of Palestine and set about developing the country as though it had no Arab population at all. When the instigators of the Arab disturbances of the late 1930s claimed, as they did, that the Arabs were attacking us because they had been ‘dispossessed’, I did not have to look up British census figures to know that the Arab population of Palestine had doubled since the start of the Jewish settlement there. I had seen for myself the rate of growth of the Arab population ever since I had first come to Palestine. Not only did the living standard of the Arabs of Palestine far exceed that of Arabs anywhere else in the Middle East, but, attracted by the new opportunities, hordes of Arabs were immigrating to Palestine from Syria and other neighboring countries all through those years. Whenever some kindly representative of the British government sought to shut off Jewish immigration by declaring that there was not enough room in Palestine, I remember making speeches about Palestine’s larger absorptive capacity, complete with statistical references which I dutifully took from British sources, but which were based on what I had actually witnessed with my own eyes.
And let me add, there was no time during the thirties that I did not hope that eventually the Arabs of Palestine would live with us in peace and equally as citizens of a Jewish homeland – just as I kept on hoping that Jews who live in Arab countries would be allowed to live there in peace and equality.”
“The Arabs flatly turned down the partition plan – had they accepted it, they could have had a ‘Palestinian’ state forty years ago. The guiding principle behind the attitude of the Arabs in 1936 and 1837, however, was exactly what it has been ever since: decisions are made not on the basis of what is good for them but on the basis of what is bad for us.”
“Between the Mediterranean and the borders of Iraq, in what was once Palestine, there are now two countries, one Jewish and one Arab, and there is no room for a third. The Palestinians must find the solution to their problem together with that Arab country, Jordan, because a ‘Palestinian state’ between us and Jordan can only become a base from which it will be more convenient to attack and destroy Israel.”
“The British went on fighting like lions against the Germans, the Italians, and the Japanese, but they couldn’t or wouldn’t stand up to the Arabs at all – though much of the Arab world was openly pro-Nazi.”
“It has never ceased to astonish me that the Arab states have been so eager to go to war against us. Almost from the very beginning of Zionist settlement until today, they have been consumed by hatred for us.”
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'The gripping memoir of a remarkable woman who rose to the top in a man's world. A compelling political story of courage and struggle, power and leadership, war and crisis - and the making of Israel. A classic of 20th century history' Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of JERUSALEM: THE BIOGRAPHY
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Golda Meir was without doubt one of the most incredible women of her - and any - time. Born in 1898 in Kyiv, she was the daughter of an impoverished carpenter - and became the first (and only) female Prime Minister of Israel. Meir's earliest memory is of her father boarding up the front door in response to rumours of an imminent pogrom. The family emigrated to the US and for a while Meir lived with her sister, where she was exposed to debates on Zionism, women's suffrage, literature and socialism. She became a teacher, and after her marriage emigrated again to Palestine, settling on a kibbutz.
Always politically active, she became Israel's first envoy to Moscow; was promoted to Foreign Minister and ultimately elected as Prime Minister, leader of Israel. In her autobiography she wrote: 'To me, being Jewish means and has always meant being proud to be part of a people that has maintained its distinct identity for more than 2,000 years, with all the pain and torment that has been inflicted upon it'
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5.0 out of 5 stars Magnificent
Reviewed in Spain on 18 April 2025
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fascinating woman and a very well written absorbing book
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Mark Twain
5.0 out of 5 stars A beacon on our world - without a shred of self-aggrandisement
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 May 2023
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Most people have heard of Gold Meir, but there can be no substitute for hearing about the life of a person from their own hand. I have read many autobiographies, including of former politicians, and this stands head and shoulders above all the others. This is a woman who changed the course of the world for the better, and she was a doer, no ego to speak of, simply a determination to do the right thing. It is clear also that a great many people, even enemies of her country, saw in her a great person and someone they respected and looked up to. She moved mountains but you have to read between the lines to appreciate it because she will not laud herself.
I wish more doers would tell us their stories and not to leave it to others. They have a lot to teach us.
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Mac Cormick
5.0 out of 5 stars Historical document
Reviewed in Brazil on 26 October 2023
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Many doubts have been clarified and this is very important for history.
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Christoph Stenech
5.0 out of 5 stars Captivating, moving and historic
Reviewed in Germany on 26 January 2025
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The autobiography provides a very personal insight into the life of a great historical figure, embedded in the tragic, dramatic, but also salutary story of the Jewish people in the 20th century. She writes in English that presumably corresponded to her time. Direct, straightforward and easy to understand. Love this book!
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apherrie
5.0 out of 5 stars wondrous
Reviewed in Japan on 15 December 2015
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At this price this quality is very satisfied.
It is a great content book, so I am very grateful for reading the original.
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Elham Dayan
5.0 out of 5 stars My Story is a must for anyone who loves Israel
Reviewed in the United States on 6 May 2025
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Love Goldas form of writing. Very easy to read. Great amount of history of Israel. Everyone should read this book.
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Stephen P.
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Easy Read
Reviewed in Belgium on 14 December 2023
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Mrs Meir is surprisingly easy to read and follow, and I learned a lot about the birth of Israel….. I would guess not everyone’s favourite country at the moment but reading My Life has brought into focus why the Israelis have a lot to lose and need to win….. that or destruction of their homeland! So spare a thought about the odds they’ve beaten over the years!
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Grandpa Gary Mauser
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow! What a life!
Reviewed in Canada on 6 July 2023
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This is a well-written autobiography. Everyone should read it if they want to get a glimpse into the life of one of the creators of modern Israel.
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kas adam westray
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent service
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 April 2025
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Superb service, super fast.
Book is in excellent condition.
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Linus Minsk
5.0 out of 5 stars Expectations Exceeded
Reviewed in the United States on 30 October 2025
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Nice tight, clean hardcover copy with nary a dogear found in the entire book. Beautiful! Thank you!
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Susanna Minghetti
4.0 out of 5 stars Good translation
Reviewed in Italy on 28 December 2025
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Interesting, good translation
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E. Stern
5.0 out of 5 stars Must Reading for those interested in the Middle East
Reviewed in the United States on 2 November 2016
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This is an amazing book. It is the story of an amazing life. I read it in a couple of days. (I had to stop to eat and sleep.) Golda Meir was in the thick of the events leading up to the establishment of Israel and the wars to defend Israel from all of its Arab neighbors. It is disturbing to realize how close the Arabs came to destroying Israel. And it is disturbing to read how the British obstructed Jewish immigration to Israel, while turning a blind eye to the illegal immigration of Syrians and Jordanians into the land that had been set aside for a Jewish homeland.
This is a great story of exciting history. Read it to learn how the small Jewish population absorbed the influx of Jews forced out of Muslim countries with nothing but the clothes on their backs.
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Ergie
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 August 2022
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It is one of the book which well written and so informative, I would recommend to any one
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LUCY
1.0 out of 5 stars BOOK USED MY LIFE
Reviewed in Italy on 30 July 2019
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Unfortunately I will not be able to read this book that I wanted for so long because the typefaces with which it was printed are very small.In addition to the small fonts, the pages are printed without spaces or interlines.
For me it was like throwing away 25 euros to the chagrin that I won't be able to read the book.
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S&P
5.0 out of 5 stars very good
Reviewed in Canada on 15 November 2022
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very good
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Annelise Bruus
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 November 2017
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It’s a remarkable book which I already have read over and over during many years. So much so that my old pocketbook is in pieces. Thus a new copy had to see its way to my book shelf.
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Debra J. Rider
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Autobiography
Reviewed in the United States on 14 October 2023
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Golda Meier was an extraordinary woman. This is the only book, now out of print that tells the history of Israel in her own words.
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B. K. Moss
4.0 out of 5 stars My Life - Golda Meir
Reviewed in the United States on 20 March 2012
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Received book in time frame stated and in condition described. This is an older book and I found it a bit difficult to get into because there are so many details about her life - famous people she dealt with and her political views on a variety of issues, that I got lost in the details. I found myself skipping around in the book because I really wasn't interested in the minutae of her life. She is a remarkable woman and her life held purpose. She accomplished much and Israel is much better because of her influence. I'm sure others would find the details vital and interesting.
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naaborkor
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 July 2016
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good for the price
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Deanna Callis
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in Canada on 5 July 2015
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Enjoyed this book very much. Thank you.
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Mrs. Oriel G. Bayliss
5.0 out of 5 stars My Life - Golda Meir.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 March 2017
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I found this book utterly riveting. I learned such a lot I didn't know about.
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Darlene H.
5.0 out of 5 stars Everyone should read Golda's book!
Reviewed in the United States on 6 September 2011
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This personal account of the creation of the modern State of Israel engaged me in ways that no history book could, and it showed me the truth about events that the media and politicians of our generation have chosen to forget or ignore. The hard work and determination of people like Golda-and of all the returning Jews-reminded me of how much I take for granted in my life, as I have never had to struggle as much as they did for adequate food, shelter, health, safety and freedom. I'm really looking forward to the day when Israel will give God glory for the many ways He worked to facilitate their success against overwhelming odds and especially when they recognize that Jesus Christ is their Savior and King!
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Karen S. Hansen
5.0 out of 5 stars Her strength and dedicatiion to her love of Israel was inspiring as well as motivating and ...
Reviewed in the United States on 3 September 2014
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Reading this book was a fascinating story of her life, with her voice reflected in my mind as I recall it. Her strength and dedicatiion to her love of Israel was inspiring as well as motivating and I have passed it on to my daughter to not only learn the history of Israel, but to see the realm and possibilities of a strong and determined woman. She indeed sets the bar extremely high but as the reader sees, possibilities are limitless with a strong will. She is Israel and made great strides while also sacrificing much of her personal life. Her accomplishments will always give her a place in history.
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Kevin John Lee
5.0 out of 5 stars Israel’s Prime Minister Peace & War
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 November 2018
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History of Golda’s life from Russia to America then to Palestine
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Shane A Cunningham
5.0 out of 5 stars Various people who are active readers to whom I lent the book described it as the best book they had ever read
Reviewed in the United States on 17 July 2015
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Should be required reading for all girls-women, at least.There is more to learn from autobiographies than generally realized. And, when a book is clearly written, as this one is, it is an education especially when the author not only was present but was involved in the making history. Various people who are active readers to whom I lent the book described it as the best book they had ever read. High, unbiased praise well deserved.
You will be more educated and knowledgable for reading it.
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CarpGirl
2.0 out of 5 stars Hard read….
Reviewed in the United States on 10 December 2023
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I liked this book in the beginning yet it gets tiresome quickly. The same rant over and over… I did not finished. After about 100 pages, I quit.
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An American
5.0 out of 5 stars book reader
Reviewed in the United States on 11 January 2012
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This book is history. Golda was a good writer and she keeps your interest. I would recommend it to anyone who is interested in knowing how Israel grew from a place that was deserted where only a few Jewish people were left to live to a place where Jews from all over the world went back to their home land, Israel.
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B. Hogan
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on 3 June 2014
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I loved the book when it first came out so many years ago. However, my paperback copy got worn and tossed. When I was wanting to re-read, I decided to check Amazon and found this available a a very good price in hardbound. In excellent condition!
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Gaily
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on 11 August 2020
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I really enjoyed this book My Life of Golda. Also, the book was in good condition.
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Tiki
5.0 out of 5 stars invaluable & inspiring
Reviewed in the United States on 17 December 2014
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Fabulous story of Golda's life. What an amazing woman of steel. Reading about the history of Israel, and looking at what is happening in the world today, nothing has changed! Very disheartening, but learning the history is invaluable & inspiring.
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