David Ben-Gurion was a Zionist leader and the first Prime Minister of Israel. He was born in 1886 in Poland and immigrated to Palestine in 1906, becoming a leader in the Zionist movement. In 1948, he declared the establishment of the State of Israel and served as its first Prime Minister from 1948 to 1953 and again from 1955 to 1963. He worked tirelessly to establish Israel as a homeland for the Jewish people and build its institutions and armed forces. Ben-Gurion devoted his life to the development and security of Israel before passing away in 1973 at the age of 87.

1. DAVID BEN-GURION
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2. CONTENT
1. Early years
2. Toward a Jewish State
3. The Israeli State
4. Personality and leadership
5. Effectiveness
6. Activities
7. Developing & Legacy

3. EARLY YEARS
David Ben-Gurion was born in Plonsk,
Russian Empire (now in Poland), on
October 16, 1886.
Age 18:
 Began teaching in a Jewish school in
Warsaw
 Joined Poalei Zion (Workers of Zion)
 1906: Went to Middle East – Palestine
 He called “"land of Israel"

4. EARLY YEARS
Once World War I began
 Was deported by the Ottomans
 Left the Middle East for New York City
 Met and married Paula Monbesz, a fellow Zionist.

5. TOWARD A JEWISH STATE
 1917: Went back to the Middle East and joined the war
against the Ottomans for the liberation of Palestine.
 1935: Ben-Gurion was chairman of the Zionist
Executive—the highest level of oversight in the world
Zionism
 After World War II , decided to establish a Jewish state
in Palestine
 May 1948: the United Nations General Assembly, the
United States and the Soviet Union agreed to the
creation of the state of Israel.

7. THE ISRAELI STATE
 In May 1948: Ben-Gurion became Israel's first
prime minister and defense minister
 1953: briefly retired

8.  1955: Returned to positions of power and led the Israeli
government until 1963
 Final years: Ben-Gurion initiated talks with regional Arab
leaders toward establishing peace in the Middle East
 He died in Tel Aviv–Yafo, Israel, on December 1, 1973, at the
age of 87.

10. PERSONALITY AND LEADERSHIP
 He read “The Love of Zion” which raise his loyalty
to Israel.
 14 years old was a leader of "Ezra" organization, in
Plonsk
 In Warsaw, he against Bund-Jews but not follow
Zionism-and became speaker. 1905, he joined
Poalei Zion
 His lover Rachel, left him and married Yehezkel
because their different thought. He also had
problem in marriage.

11. PERSONALITY AND LEADERSHIP
 The 19th conference, he persuaded Weizmann to
be a candidate to govern Zion organization

12.  In 1947, even he was highest commander, military
commanders ignore his prediction and option. Then,
he had to do by himself.
 In 1948, he faced to The Generals' Revolt, some
leaders of Haganah force him to reinstated Galili or
they will resigned.
Finally, he accepted requirement to calm
situation but didn’t give any power for Galili.

13. EFFECTIVENESS
 Israel people believed that, David Ben Gurion is one of their
four immortal gods .
 He was the one who make the dream of thousands of Jewish
life to become reality.
 Abolish exile of thousand Jews around the world and bring
them to Israel.
 Devoted all the country, the people and the state of Israel, neo-
Zionist, diplomatic and security.
 As a prime minister, he helped build various institution, overall
development and growth of the nation.

14. EFFECTIVENESS
 May 14, he declared the
independence of the state of Israel,
new government would “support the
full equality of social and political of
all its citizens, without distinction of
race, religion or sex”.
 1948 to 1963, Ben Gurion was not
only best party leader but also a
great statement. He established a
well- equipped and well trained
people’s army (IDF- Israel defense
force).
 A million Jews from 80 countries and
speaking many languages came to
their homeland.
 Many world leading powers were
obviously being influenced by him.

15. ACTIVITIES
 Educated in a Hebrew school
established by his father, an
fierce Zionist.
 By his mid-teens, Ben-Gurion
led a Zionist youth group.
 At the age of 18 he became a
teacher in a Warsaw Jewish
school and joined the Socialist-
Zionist group "Poalei Zion" .
 He admited that Jewishs have
talent to do any work from
business, professor, craftsman
or docker”.

16. ACTIVITIES
 Tramped about through thick and
thin of Jews revolution.
 Preparing for armed struggle with
the Palestinian Arabs, which he
saw as inevitable.
 He succeeded in fusing the
underground Jewish militants that
had fought the British into a
national army, which he used
successfully to defend against
Arab attacks.
 Ben-Gurion met every challenge
with the inspiration and
determination in his life for
national unity

17.  “If expert said it cannot be done, find another
expert”.
 “ In Israel in order to be a realist you must believe in
miracles”.

18. LEGACY

19. IDF

20. Think existentially

21. Live in more than one world

22. Seek to change people’s lives for
the better

24. COMMEMORATION
 Israel's largest airport

25.  One of Israel's major universities