Monday, May 8, 2023

Golda Meir Jewish American Heritage Month

Jewish American Heritage Month 

May is Jewish American Heritage Month and I've chosen Golda Meir as an example of a Jewish woman with chutzpah. 

Golda Meir's original name was Goldie Mabovitch, later Goldie Myerson. (born May 3, 1898, Kiev [Ukraine]. [Note: my maternal grandpa was from Kiev]. 

She attended the teachers college Milwaukee State Normal School (now University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee).  

Golda was an Israeli politician who helped found (1948) the State of Israel and later served as its fourth prime minister (1969–74). She was the first woman to hold the post.

On May 14, 1948, Goldie Myerson was a signatory of Israel’s independence declaration, and that year she was appointed minister to Moscow. She was elected to the Knesset (Israeli parliament) in 1949 and served in that body until 1974.

In 1956, after becoming Foreign Minister, she changed her surname from "Meyerson" to "Meir", meaning "illuminate."

Of her Jewish identity, Meir said in the 1975 edition of her autobiography My Life that: "It is not only a matter, I believe, of religious observance and practice. 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."

Today, this quote from her stands out to me: “One cannot and must not try to erase the past merely because it does not fit the present.” ― Golda Meir, My Life

Golda Meir


I named my Gold Pontiac TransAm "Golda" in her honor. 

This is not my car, but a lookalike image.

Jewish gifts in my shop

Please click on the images to go to my shop

For Shavuot (May 25): Torah, Star of David, Hamsa and Shabbat Candles Charm Bracelet 

 Wire Kippah


Hamsa Necklace
Star of David Coffee Mug



More info on Jewish American Heritage Month can be found at the American Jewish Committee here and at the Jewish American Heritage website.

I'll soon be adding some products against Antisemitism and hope you'll support that endeavor. 



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