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Levi Eshkol (Hebrew: לֵוִי אֶשְׁכּוֹל [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 [3] 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.
Jun 8, 2018 · Eshkol, Levi (1895–1969) Israeli statesman, prime minister (1963–69), b. Ukraine. Eshkol established one of the first kibbutzim (cooperative farms), became minister of finance (1952–53), created the Israel Labour Party, and succeeded David Ben-Gurion as prime minister.
May 23, 2019 · Levi Eshkol died in office on February 26, 1969, of a heart attack. He is survived by his third wife, Miriam, and four daughters - Noa, Dvora, Tama and Ofra.
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, born Levi Yitzhak Shkolnik, 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 was born as Levi Shkolnik in Oratov, Kiev, in Imperial Russia (now Ukraine). As a child, he studied in a “Heder” (Jewish elementary school), and also received private lessons from tutors. While studying at the Jewish gymnasium in Vilna, he joined the Tze'irei Zion movement.
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.
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.
Feb 27, 2014 · Prime Minister Levi Eshkol of Israel died early this morning following a heart attack at his official residence where he had been recovering from an attack of influenza.
