VT2007-42
Administrative Information
Running Time
30 minutes
Restrictions
Restricted
Description
BIOGRAPHY OF DAVID BEN-GURION – 1963 - narrated by Mike Wallace. Covers the years 1886 through 1957. Ben-Gurion was born in Poland in 1886 and named David Gruen. He was given the honorary name of Ben-Gurion because of his work with the Zionist Movement. During WWI, Ben-Gurion was exiled to New York because of his Zionist activities, and married while there. This video consists of original film footage of Ben-Gurion during his years in Palestine and then as the first Prime Minister of the State of Israel. There is brief footage of a meeting with President Truman. The biography ends in 1957 when Ben-Gurion retired from public life. Produced by CBS. ¾ inch tape – black and white
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Moving Image Type
Other
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