David Ben-Gurion
“We need to pass on this history to the next generation—those who don’t understand what it means to be without a country—so they know why we are fighting for the Land of Israel,” said 69-year-old farmer Arieh Raf.
The vision of Israel’s founding father and first prime minister is arguably more relevant than ever amid recovery from the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attacks.
“Our role is not only in higher education and groundbreaking research,” said Daniel Chamovitz, professor and president of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. It’s also about “building a cosmopolitan, attractive society the youth of Israel want to be a part of.”
“Our heart is joyful at the sight of such great progress,” the Jewish state’s founding father wrote in Hebrew on May 15, 1948.
“If the Negev fails to stand, so will Tel Aviv,” the founding father said.
Golda Meir’s great-granddaughter studied in Israel this summer and spent time at the Ben-Gurion Archive.
David Schuman’s grandmother had received the letter in Minneapolis, sent by the former Israeli prime minister in 1965.
Benyamin Cohen, who penned a new book on the Jewish genius, told JNS about how Einstein was the classic absent-minded professor, had his brain stolen, was offered the Israeli presidency and who ... snored.
The scroll, originally presented to David Ben-Gurion by children at the Jerusalem school that hosted the first KKL-JNF meeting, was on the premises for years, but was only examined recently.
The cornerstone has been laid for a two-mile promenade from David Ben-Gurion’s cabin to the Midreshet Ben-Gurion school, which will include information about the prime minister’s personal and family life.
Ben-Gurion Day to honor Jewish state’s founding father, host of Israeli achievers
Israeli President Isaac Herzog will also be briefed about the Chaim Herzog Center for Middle East Studies and Diplomacy, named after his late father and former Israel president.
American Associates, Ben-Gurion University changes name to ‘spark’ movement
Its new name, Americans for Ben-Gurion University, is geared to more concretely connect the organization with people and action.
