Paula Ben-Gurion was the Russia

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n-born wife of David Ben-Gurion

David Ben-Gurion

' was the first Prime Minister of Israel.Ben-Gurion's passion for Zionism, which began early in life, led him to become a major Zionist leader and Executive Head of the World Zionist Organization in 1946...

 the founding Prime Minister

Prime minister

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 of Israel

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. They had three children together: Geula, Amos and Renana.

Paula was raised in the United States

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 and was known for her acerbic tongue. She was fluent in Yiddish

Yiddish language

Yiddish is a High German language of Ashkenazi Jewish origin, spoken throughout the world. It developed as a fusion of German dialects with Hebrew, Aramaic, Slavic languages and traces of Romance languages...

, English

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, and Hebrew

Hebrew language

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. She was a nurse trained at Beth Israel Hospital in Newark, New Jersey

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  and an active member of the Poalei Zion Zionist organization. David Ben Gurion met her at the home of his friend, Samuel Bonchek on a visit to New York City

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. They married in 1917 at New York City's Municipal Building before returning to Palestine where Ben-Gurion enlisted as a soldier in the new Jewish Legion

Jewish Legion

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 of World War I

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.

She was a feisty woman and famous for not being afraid to ask her husband to wash the dishes. She was bemused by her husband's interest in yoga

Yoga

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 and when his tutor, the famous Moshé Feldenkrais

Moshé Feldenkrais

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 would show up she would say: "Here comes Mr. Hocus Pocus."

Ben-Gurion published a book for her: Letters to Paula and the Children in 1958. A number of schools and institutions in Israel were named for her.

Leslie Moonves

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, president and CEO of CBS Television

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, is her great-nephew.

Paula is buried with her husband in Sde Boker

Sde Boker

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