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David Ben-Gurion
Witness the life of the "Old Man" in our episode on David Ben-Gurion, the primary architect and first Prime Minister of the State of Israel. Born David Grün in Plonsk, Poland, Ben-Gurion's journey began with his migration to Ottoman Palestine in 1906 as part of the Second Aliyah. In this installment, we unpack his relentless drive to transform the Zionist dream into a bureaucratic and military reality, from his leadership of the Histadrut (labor federation) to his pivotal role as Chairman of the Jewish Agency. We'll dive into his pragmatic and often ruthless "Statehood First" philosophy…
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