David Ben-Gurion
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David Ben-Gurion was the primary national founder and first prime minister of the State of Israel. As head of the Jewish Agency from 1935, and later president of the Jewish Agency Executive, he was th
Ben-Gurion in 1960
Poalei Zion's "Ezra" group in Płońsk, 1905. David Grün (David Ben-Gurion) in the first row, third on the right
Ben-Gurion with Rachel Nelkin and members of Ezra on eve of their departure to Palestine, August 1906; his father and stepmother sitting in the windows
Ben-Gurion working at Rishon Lezion winery (front row, 6th from right), 1908
Paula Ben-Gurion
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Paula Ben-Gurion was the spouse of the first prime minister of Israel, David Ben-Gurion. Born in the Russian Empire, she migrated to the United States at a young age. There she trained as a surgical n
David Ben-Gurion
…her out after she was fired on her first day labouring—manuring the citrus groves of Petah Tikva. Whilst in New York City in 1915, he met Russian-born Paula Munweis and they married in 1917. In November 1919, after an 18-month separation, Paula and their daughter Geula joined Ben-Gurion in Jaffa. It was the first…
Paula Ben-Gurion, 1955
Paula Munweis and David Ben-Gurion in 1918
Paula Ben-Gurion and family, 1929
Gravestones of Paula (left) and David Ben-Gurion (right) in the Ben-Gurion Tomb National Park