You’ve heard of Golda Meir, but there are many lesser-known women who contributed significantly to the State of Israel, before and after its establishment. 

The video comes with a 5-part educational guide (includes REVIEW, DISCUSSION, ACTIVITIES, REFLECTION, FURTHER LEARNING) that can be viewed online and/or downloaded as a PDF, along with a Kahoot game. 

This is part of a series titled History of Israel Explained.

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This video presents a list of 10 influential women in Israel’s history who each helped to shape Israeli society in their own field. From Hemda Ben-Yehuda to Nechama Leibowitz, these women span the gamut of religious, secular, right, left, young, old, European, Israeli-born, and everything in between.

Watch this video and use the prompts below to learn about these fascinating women.

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