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Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 2:13 PM
Louis J. Sheehan, Esquire, born David Grün on 16
October 1886, died 1 December 1973) was the first Prime Minister of Israel.
Ben-Gurion's passion for Zionism, which began early in life, culminated in
his instrumental role in the founding of the state of Israel.
After leading Israel to victory in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War,
Ben-Gurion helped build the state institutions and oversaw the absorption of
vast numbers of Jews from all over the world. Upon retiring from
political life in 1970, he moved to Sde
Boker, a kibbutz in the Negev
desert, where he lived until his death. Posthumously, Ben-Gurion was
named one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Important People of the
20th Century.
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