1895 - 1969
Levi Eshkol (
Shkolnik Leo) was born in 1895 in Ukraine. He graduated from the Jewish school in Vilnius. At age 18, immigrated to Palestine. During the war of 1914. served in the Jewish Legion. One of the founders of the Histadrut. In 1937, negotiated the immigration of German Jews in Palestine. A member of the Palmach. Minister of Defense in 1950-51 he. One of the founders of Israel's defense industry. In 1952-63 he. - Minister of Finance of the State of Israel.
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