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Golda Meir

Prime Minister Golda Meir (right) and Defense Minister Moshe Dayan (center) in 1973. (Photo/Ron Frenkel-Government Press Office)
Posted inLocal Voice

50 years later, one thing is clear: Golda Meir was a bad prime minister

Eran Kaplan by Eran Kaplan October 5, 2023October 5, 2023

Golda Meir was Israel’s first and only female prime minister. She held important positions in the Jewish Agency before the creation of the state, and she was an effective minister […]

Helen Mirren as Golda Meir in "Golda." (Photo/Sean Gleason-Courtesy of Bleecker Street-ShivHans Pictures)
Posted inFilm

Helen Mirren’s Golda is golden — but the film merely glitters

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar August 24, 2023August 24, 2023
Helen Mirren and co-star Lior Ashkenazi (left) attend a press conference ahead of the Israeli premiere of the movie "Golda" in Jerusalem on July 13, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Yonatan Sindel-Flash90)
Posted inTV & Film

Helen Mirren plays Golda Meir in a new film. The two are also (kind of) related.

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer July 13, 2023July 13, 2023
Helen Mirren as Golda Meir in Guy Nattiv's film "Golda." (Photo/Jasper Wolf)
Posted inTV & Film

Can a new biopic about Golda avoid politics?

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA February 22, 2023February 22, 2023
Golda Meir in France in 1965. (Photo/JTA-Gamma-Keystone-Getty Images)
Posted inFilm

Before Helen Mirren plays Golda Meir, here are 7 other stars who have played Israeli prime ministers

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA April 13, 2021

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