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Levi Eshkol (Hebrew: לוי אשכול [leˈvi ʔeʃˈkol] ⓘ; 25 October 1895 – 26 February 1969), born Levi Yitzhak Shkolnik (Hebrew: לוי יצחק שקולניק), was an Israeli statesman who served as the third Prime Minister of Israel from 1963 until his death from a heart attack in 1969.
Levi Eshkol (born Oct. 25, 1895, Oratov, near Kiev, Ukraine, Russian Empire—died Feb. 26, 1969, Jerusalem) was the prime minister of Israel from 1963 until his death. Eshkol became involved in the Zionist movement while a student in Vilna, Lith.
Prime Minister Levi Eshkol (1895-1969) Israel’s third Prime Minister (1963-1969), Member of Knesset from the Second Knesset to the Sixth Knesset. Levi Shkolnik – as a student at the Jewish gymnasium in Vilna, 1913. Photo courtesy of Yad Levi Eshkol Archives. 1895. - 1913.
May 23, 2019 · On the eve of war, Eshkol established a National Unity Government, relinquishing the Defense portfolio to Moshe Dayan, Rafi's representative in the Cabinet. Israel defeated Egypt, Jordan and Syria and occupied the Gaza Strip, the Sinai Peninsula, Judea, Samaria and the Golan Heights.
Jun 8, 2018 · Levi Eshkol [1] (lā´vē ĕsh´kôl), 1895–1969, Israeli statesman, third prime minister [2] of Israel, b. Ukraine; originally named Levi Shkolnik. In World War I [3] he served in the Jewish Legion, which supported the British forces in Palestine.
Levi Eshkol was an Israeli soldier, Zionist advocate and political statesman who served as the third Prime Minister of Israel. Eshko was born on October 25, 1895, in the Ukrainian village of Oratovo (near Kiev).
Levi Eshkol (Shkolnik) (1895 – 1969) Born on October 25, 1895 in Oratov, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire (now Orativ, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine). Died on February 26, 1969.
Levi Eshkol. (1895—1969) Quick Reference. (b. 25 Oct. 1895, d. 6 Feb. 1969). Prime Minister of Israel 1963–9 Born Levi Scholnik at Oratovo (Ukraine), he went to Palestine in 1914 and became a farm labourer. When the British entered Palestine in 1917 he enlisted in the Jewish Legion.
Levi Eshkol ( Hebrew: לוי אשכול [ leˈvi ʔeʃˈkol] ⓘ; 25 October 1895 – 26 February 1969), born Levi Yitzhak Shkolnik ( Hebrew: לוי יצחק שקולניק ), was an Israeli statesman who served as the third Prime Minister of Israel from 1963 until his death from a heart attack in 1969.
Eshkol, Israel’s third prime minister, was a farm worker after arriving from Ukraine in 1914. He organized labor and became a Mapai and Jewish Agency leader. He founded the National Water Service and developed the National Water Carrier. He procured arms for the Haganah in the 1940s.
