David Ben-Gurion

Ben-Gurion in 1959, by Fritz Cohn, Israeli Government Press Office

Birth Name: David Grün

Date of Birth: 16 October, 1886

Place of Birth: Płońsk, Congress Poland (now part of Masovian Voivodeship, Poland)

Date of Death: 1 December, 1973

Place of Death: Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv District, Israel

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

David Ben-Gurion was an Israeli statesman. He was the primary national founder of the State of Israel.

He served as the 1st Prime Minister of Israel, from 17 May, 1948 to 26 January, 1954, and later again, from 3 November, 1955 to 26 June, 1963. He was also the Chairman of the Provisional State Council of Israel, from 14 May, 1948 to 16 May, 1948; as well as the Minister of Defense, from 14 May, 1948 to 26 January, 1954, and again from 21 February, 1955 to 26 June, 1963.

His father, Avigdor Grün, was a lawyer and a leader in the Hovevei Zion movement. His mother, Scheindel (Broitman), died when he was eleven. Prime Minister Ben-Gurion was married to Paula Munweis, with whom he had three children. His wife Paula’s great-nephew was CBS President, Leslie Moonves.

Prime Minister Ben-Gurion’s paternal grandfather was named Zvi Green (later Grün, the son of David Zelig Green).

Prime Minister Ben-Gurion’s paternal grandmother was named Machla Brynn.

Prime Minister Ben-Gurion’s maternal grandfather was David Joseph Broitman (the son of Mejloch Broitman and Tauba Kohn).

Prime Minister Ben-Gurion’s maternal grandmother was named Maria Perla Sura Rotblatt (the daughter of Hersz Gersha Rotblatt and Shayfra).

Source: Genealogy of David Ben-Gurion – https://www.geni.com