Golda Meir Home - Denver, CO
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N 39° 44.561 W 105° 00.293
13S E 499581 N 4399198
The eventual Prime Minister of Israel, Golda Meir, lived in this house during her teen years
Waymark Code: WM9D73
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 08/03/2010
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In part, the plaque reads:
"In February 1913, Shana's sister, who later became Israeli prime minister Golda Meir, ran away from her parents home in Milwaukee and came to live with the Korngolds. She [Golda] attended North High School for two years."
The Auraria Campus website reports:
"The only remaining U.S. residence of former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir, a Denver landmark, serves as a museum, conference center, and the Metropolitan State College of Denver Golda Meir Center for Political Leadership.
In 1913, Golda ran away from her parents’ home in Milwaukee to continue her education in Denver. She joined her sister Sheyna, a recovering consumptive, her brother-in-law Sam Korngold and their daughter Judith in a small duplex on Denver’s Jewish west side. During this time, she worked at her brother-in-law’s laundry, attended classes at North High School, and gained deeper knowledge of Zionist philosophy that stressed the need for a Jewish homeland. As she said in her autobiography, "It was in Denver that my real education began."
The Golda Meir House was restored with the assistance of private contributors and the Colorado State Historical Fund. For further information or tours, call (303) 556-3292. (from (
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