INTERNATIONAL JEWISH NEWS
Golda Meir is icon for Ukrainians
Philissa Kramer / JTA
March 19, 2022

The most prominent Jewish figure in Ukraine right now is the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky. The runner-up may well be another country’s famous Jewish leader. Golda Meir, the fourth prime minister of Israel and a native of Kiev whose family fled amid anti-Semitic violence, has loomed large ever since Russia launched its war on Ukraine late last month. Her words have appeared in pro-Ukrainian memes, been quoted by Ukrainian diplomats and even been pulled from the backpack of a battle-ready Ukrainian soldier. Almost as soon as the war began, a variation on a quote from Meir began circulating online. READ MORE

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