Tag: Sionism
October 16, 1886: David Ben-Gurion, Israel’s first prime minister, was born
On October 16, 1886, Israel’s future inaugural prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, was born in Płońsk, Poland.
Originally known as David Gruen, Ben-Gurion was born to Victor Gruen, one of the leaders of the Hovevei Zion movement,...