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Ben-Gurion in 1959, by Fritz Cohn, Israeli Government Press Office
Birth Name: David Grün
Date of Birth: 16 October, 1886
Place of Birth: Płońsk, Congress Poland (now Masovian Voivodeship, Poland)
Date of Death: 1 December, 1973
Place of Death: Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv District, Israel
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
David Ben-Gurion was an Israeli statesman. He was the primary national founder of the State of Israel, and served as Prime Minister of Israel , its first, from 17 May, 1948 to 7 December, 1953, and again, from 3 November, 1955 to 26 June, 1963. He was also Chairman of the Provisional State Council of Israel, from 14 May, 1948 to 16 May, 1948, and Minister of Defense, from 14 May, 1948 to 26 January, 1954, and again, from 21 February, 1955 to 26 June, 1963.
His father, Avigdor Grün, was a lawyer and a leader in the Hovevei Zion movement. His mother, Scheindel (Broitman), died when he was eleven. Prime Minister Ben-Gurion was married to Paula Munweis, until her death, with whom he had three children. His wife Paula’s great-nephew was CBS President, Leslie Moonves .
Prime Minister Ben-Gurion’s paternal grandfather was named Zvi Green (later Grün, the son of David Zelig Green).
Prime Minister Ben-Gurion’s paternal grandmother was named Machla Brynn.
Prime Minister Ben-Gurion’s maternal grandfather was David Joseph Broitman (the son of Mejloch Broitman and Tauba Kohn).
Prime Minister Ben-Gurion’s maternal grandmother was named Maria Perla Sura Rotblatt (the daughter of Hersz Gersha Rotblatt and Shayfra).
Source: Genealogy of David Ben-Gurion – https://www.geni.com