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I think anyone Jewish who is interested in Israel should see this movie. It is concentrated on the period that Mrs. Meir was the Israeli PM during Yom Kippur War. It is very moving to see this old lady undergoing secret radiation therapy while being responsible for the nation while it is at peril.
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Golda Meir, a founding mother of Israel who signed that country’s Declaration of Independence and served as Prime Minister during many of its early crises, spent formative years living in an unassuming brick duplex on Denver’s west side. The house is now a museum. . .
Meir’s path through Denver on her way to the global stage was circuitous. She was born in Ukraine under Russian control at a time Jews were targeted by pogroms, or violent mobs. Her family fled to the United States. . .
so funny, the last part of the article includes her recipe for chicken soup.
It is so moving, you feel for every fallen soldier. You feel Golda's pain from the cancer and from the war.
Helen Mirren's portrayal and mannerisms look spot on. She is wonderful in the role. No complaints from me about having a non-Jew play a very Jewish woman.
The special effects makeup creator deserves an Oscar.
I don't think the movie will make any money, but I recommend everyone see it.
IMHO, it is the strongest anti-war movie I've seen. The angst felt by the leaders in the command center as the audio from the battlefields is heard, is heartbreaking. I can't imagine why anyone would want to be head of state and be responsible for ordering men and women to fight and die.
I will watch the movie again, but at home privately so that I may cry openly at her pain and our pain.
I did pick up the part of the movie when Golda specifies "Ukraine" when talking to Kissenger as she reminisces about her childhood. At the time, I doubt that she actually said "Ukraine" since it was all part of the Russian empire. Everyone that I knew just said Russia even if the territory was in Belarus or Ukraine. As for the rest of the official Russian government complaints in that article-too bad. It was the cold war and Russian influence in that region are facts. The director said in an interview that he went to Kissenger's apartment to interview him for the movie.
I did pick up the part of the movie when Golda specifies "Ukraine" when talking to Kissenger as she reminisces about her childhood. At the time, I doubt that she actually said "Ukraine" since it was all part of the Russian empire. Everyone that I knew just said Russia even if the territory was in Belarus or Ukraine. As for the rest of the official Russian government complaints in that article-too bad. It was the cold war and Russian influence in that region are facts. The director said in an interview that he went to Kissenger's apartment to interview him for the movie.
Years ago, I asked my grandmother who emigrated to the US in the early 20th century, what country did she grow up in.
She said that the name of the country changed depending on what year it was. She said sometimes it was Poland, sometimes it was Russia. Life for the Jews didn't change regardless of name of the country. She was neither Polish nor Russian; she was Jewish and that was that!
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