MEIR, GOLDA. (1898-1978). Zionist and fourth prime minister of Israel. SP. In Hebrew. (“גולדה מאיר” or “Golda Meir”). Printed postcard. 1p. 12mo (3 3/8” x 4 ¾”). N.p., N.d.

Meir joined the Zionist movement while living in the United States, becoming a leader in the Milwaukee Zionist Party. In 1921, she and her husband moved to a kibbutz in Palestine and as its representative to the Histadrut, Meir began her rise to power. She served the Histadrut in a variety of leadership capacities until 1946 when she took over Moshe Sharett’s role as head of the Political Department of the Jewish Agency following his incarceration by the British. In 1948, Meir was one of the signatories of Israel’s Declaration of Independence and following her service in the Knessett, she became her country’s prime minister in 1969. Meir was immediately faced with the Arab-Israeli War of Attrition, which ended with a three-year cease-fire that lasted until the Yom Kippur War of 1973.

In excellent condition.