David Ben-Gurion

{{Audio|He-David_Ben_Gurion.ogg|David Ben-Gurion}} (October 16, 1886 – December 1, 1973; Hebrew: ?????? ???? ???????????) was the first Prime Minister of Israel.

Early life

He was born as David Gruen (pronounced "Green") in P?o?sk, Poland which was then part of the Russian Empire. Shocked by the pogroms and rampant anti-Semitism that plagued Jewish life in Eastern Europe, he became an ardent Zionist and socialist and moved to Palestine in 1906.

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P?o?sk - Poland - Russian Empire - Pogrom - Anti-Semitism - Zionist - Socialist - Palestine - 1906

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He first worked as a journalist and adopted his Hebrew name Ben-Gurion as he began his political career. He was expelled from Palestine, then under the rule of the Ottoman Empire, in 1915 due to his political activities.

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Hebrew - Ottoman Empire - 1915

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Settling in New York City in 1915 he met the Russian-born Paula Munweis. They were married in 1917, and subsequently had three children. The family returned to Palestine after World War I after it had been conquered by the British.

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New York City - 1915 - Paula Munweis - 1917 - World War I - British

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