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Genre: Historical Fiction
Word Count: 100
BRINGER OF LIGHT
At bedtime Blume Mabovitch brushed 10-year-old Goldie’s thick, dark curls. “How was school today?”
“Fun. Nothing like Kiev. My teacher says I’m klug—smart.”
“Gut. Into bed.” Blume tucked the covers around Goldie’s neck. “When the time comes, you’ll be a balabusta, a good American wife.”
Goldie watched snowflakes flutter past her window, glittering in the streetlight. She shivered and whispered to herself. “Balabustah? Feh! Someday I shall do great things for our Jewish people.”
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Goldie’s fire and determination guided her long productive life. As Golda Meir she earned Israel’s love as a champion who helped turn dreams into reality.
*In 1956 when Golda Myerson became Foreign Minister, Prime Minister Ben Gurion urged her to Hebraicize her name. Meir means bringer of light.
And just because…
Rochelle Wisoff-Fields-Addicted to Purple 
What a wonderful world it could be if only, when we cry tears and laugh together.
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So true, James. Thank you for reading and commenting.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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How wonderful to be so certain so young
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Yes, it would be.
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She is an inspiration.
Glad she decided to do greater things, than just be an average good wife…
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Dear Anita,
There’s more to life, isn’t there?
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Sweet story of youthful ambition, m’lady
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Many thanks, CE.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dream big and it just might come true. Another inspiring individual.
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Dear Iain,
While I might have ascribed more to her childhood than was actually there, Golda was a force with which to reckon. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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A lovely reminder of a very gracious and talented woman. Thank you.
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Dear Sandra,
Between Women’s History Month and the upcoming anniversary of Eretz Israel, she seemed the right person to spotlight. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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You have done it again, recalling memories, well done Rochelle
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Thank you so much, Michael.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Nice story – she did grow up to be a remarkable lady. I like the Barbra interview with Golda.
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Dear Trent,
Thank you for your kind comments. She was quite a woman. The Barbra interview was fun so I just had to put it up. Sadly, Golda died not too long after that interview.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I loved the quote you posted up, no words could be more true! Great stuff.
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Thank you, Tannille. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
You do have a knack for finding the right person at the right time to put under your fantabulous spotlight.
Wonderful and I loved the video,, too.
Shalom and lotsa bright love,
Dale
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Dear Dale,
Timing is everything. 😉 She was a person to admire. I couldn’t resist the video either. Thank you for your bright words.
Shalom and lotsa illuminating hugs,
Rochelle
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Yes, it is 😉
Always my pleasure!
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Children’s ambitions do come true to those that strive for it. Look at what she achieved. Miraculous. Good story.
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Dear Jan,
I might have stretched the truth a bit as far as her childhood ambitions were concerned. 😉 Fiction being the operative in Historical Fiction. Thank you, m’luv.
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It’s wonderful that she planned a route through life at such a young age, and followed it through to the end.
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Dear Keith,
I don’t know that she really had that ambition so early in life, although she certainly did by her early twenties. 😉 She was a tour de force. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Even the grandest dreams we have for a children should not stop them following their own. What a wonderful woman.
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Dear Jen,
So true. We should encourage our children to dream, even if their dreams don’t match ours. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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She was always at the top of my list of admirable politicians. I had no idea she had changed her name from Myerson, but glad she kept “Golda”! Love this bit of biography, Rochelle, enchanting as always.
Shalom,
Dora
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Dear Dora,
She put her adopted country first. She was the other Iron Lady. Thank you for your kind words.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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A true heroine. Thanks for this light on her story.
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Dear Linda,
She was a true heroine indeed. 😀 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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That shows what one can do with intelligence and determination. It’s always nice to see one exceed expectations, even such modest ones.
Is it a coincidence that the Yiddish word for wife is eerily close to “Ball buster?”
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Dear Nobbin,
I’ll never see balabusta quite the same ever again. 😀 Golda Meir was an inspirations. She never backed down from a fight. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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A little girl with vision is a beautiful thing to behold. I’m glad she went on to realize her dreams.
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Dear Lisa,
I might have stretched the truth a bit re her dreams beginning that early. But we really don’t know, do we? Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Rochelle, no we don’t! I think it is likely they did ❤ You're welcome.
Shalom,
Lisa
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I am so glad Golda Meir didn’t become an ordinary housewife. Instead, she led a nation in it’s most troubled times. Great story, Rochelle!
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Dear Eric,
She did start out in Israel with her husband Morris Myerson as a housewife and mother. But the call on her life eclipsed everything. Thank you re my story. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Golda Meir, what a woman. And what a beautiful imagining of how she might have expressed her determination as a child. Lovely.
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Dear Jenne,
I imagine Golda was a headstrong child who had a good idea of what she wanted. Apparently her parents arranged a match for her with a man twice her age and she ran away from home. Thank you for your kind words.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Ah, she did have the long view, this one had. An in many ways ways was WAY ahead of the world in her leadership and in being one of the first elected women leaders in modern history.
Love the צפרדע
חיבוקים
Na’ama
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Na’ama Ha y’karah,
She was an amazing woman and leader. I enjoyed digging into her past. Ribbit! Ribbit!
חיבוקים ושלום
רחל
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🙂 “קווה קווה”
(that’s “Ribbit Ribbit” in Hebrew speaking frogs …) 😉
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🐸
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I hear them froggies are planning a comeback (brief, but spectacular) tomorrow night … 😉
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Reach for the stars, as some one once said. Great stuff Rochelle.
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Dear Shrawley,
Always good to aim high. Thank you. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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She was featured on BBC News’ montage of “this week in the news”, where they feature news from years ago which happened this week of the year. A great lady!
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Dear Ali,
I’m glad she’s receiving her due…even posthumously. She was a great lady.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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A lovely story and interview in honor of Golda Meir, Rochelle, and a magnificent song by Barbra Streisand. —- Suzanne
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Dear Suzanne,
Barbra did justice to Israel’s national anthem. Hatikvah…the Hope. Thank you for your kind words.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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What a fabulous story, Rochelle! Loved the quote about the correlation between laughter and tears.
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Dear Neel,
Thank you so much for your glowing comments. I loved the quote, too. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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She was definitely a woman to be reckoned with!
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Definitely, Liz. 😀
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She was a strong, very smart woman. I’m glad she was still around when I was growing up but sadly I wasn’t “worldly” enough at that time to pay attention.
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Dear Lish,
I can’t say I was all that aware of her either. She left quite a legacy. Thank you
Shalom,
Rochelle
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her parents must be so proud and the nation too for what she had achieved.
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Dear Plaridel,
I don’t know if her parents lived to see what she became. But she was a daughter of Zion to be proud of. 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I’m somewhat familiarish with ‘Hatikvah (the Hope) because Mel Bay includes it in his guitar books~
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I’m quite familiar with it since it’s Israel’s national anthem. 😉
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Dear Rochelle,
I loved this story of Golda Meir, a remarkable woman. She did her parents and her people proud.
Shalom,
Adele
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Dear Adele,
She was remarkable. A force with which to reckon. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Wonderful story. She was a strong, capable leader, very much a role model.
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Dear Sascha,
She was a role model. Thank you for your kind words. Nice that we both used Streisand. 😉 BTW I tried twice to comment on your story. You might find my comments in your spam folder or trash bin.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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We forget iconic historical heroes were once children. So humanizing! Wonderful story.
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Thank you so much, Susan.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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A remarkable woman, whose fire and energy came through as a girl – loved her quote’ Balabusta ? Feh !, Thankyou Rochelle for shining a light on her.
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Dear Francine,
Always love to find those lights in history. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I love this! What an amazing woman!
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Thank you, Laurie. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Another fascinating character highlighted by your little gems. I should just read your friday fictions every time I am looking for a biography to read. Speaking of biographies, did you read Francine Klagsbrun’s biography of Israel’s fourth Prime Minister? I hear it is very good. 🙂
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