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Golda Meir: From Milwaukee to Jerusalem's Iron Lady
She grew up in Milwaukee, made aliyah to a kibbutz, raised money that bought the arms that won the 1948 war, and became the first female prime minister of Israel. Golda Meir's life was as improbable as the state she helped build.
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Menachem Begin: From Underground Fighter to Peacemaker
He led an underground army against the British, was branded a terrorist, became prime minister, made peace with Egypt at Camp David, won the Nobel Prize, launched a war in Lebanon, and resigned broken and silent. Menachem Begin's life is the story of modern Israel in one man.
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