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When the word
"greatness" comes to mind, Golda Meir comes
immediately to the forefront. Her commitment to her
land and to her people was the paragon of human
dedication. Her complete involvement, tempered with
love, fired by fierce devotion, caused the world to
know that she was a true mover of mountains.
Though born in Kiev, Russia, she moved to
Milwaukee, Wisconsin with her family in 1906. In
1915, she joined the Labor Zionist Party. In 1917,
she married Morris Meyerson and they moved to Tel
Aviv (then Palestine) in 1921. Later they became the
proud parents of Sarah and Menachem.
Eighteen years ago today (March 7, 1969), Golda
Meir was nominated by the Labor Party to be Prime
Minister of Israel. She held this esteemed position
until 1974.
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Before Golda Meir
became Prime Minister, she was the Foreign Minister
for Israel from 1956 to 1965, During her time as
Foreign Minister, she had the opportunity to work
with the cooperative agricultural and urban planning
programs between
Israel and Africa. Golda Meir was
very proud of her international, as well as domestic
work.
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Golda
Meir House - Denver Colorado
“It was in Denver that my real education began...” |
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Because her parents would not support her desire to become a
teacher, for a time Meir ran away to Denver, Colorado, to live with
her married sister.
She also married Morris
Meyerson, whom she had met in Denver.
In 1981, the tiny duplex at
1606-1608 Julian Street was first identified as the Denver home
of Golda Meir. The house was inches away from demolition. An
intense effort by a small group of concerned citizens including
the late
Mel Cohen and his wife Esther
[1] temporarily saved the structure, which
narrowly escaped fire, a tornado, vandalism and repeated
demolition attempts by the city. The house was moved twice
before being relocated by the Auraria Foundation to the Auraria
Campus in September 1988.
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The importance of Golda's Denver experience is documented in her
1975 autobiography My Life, where she states, “It was in Denver
that my real education began...”
This web page is dedicated to
the effort of Esther [Cohen] Strauss and her efforts to pass
American Jewish History to the next generation. Thank you
Esther and G-d Bless.
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Esther
Cohn Strauss 1937 - 2004
May her memory be a blessing |
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 Esther
Cohen Strauss
passed away July 28, 2004 of Cancer.
She was my friend.
Esther insisted that the
last line of her funeral notice read:
"Take a friend to lunch..."
Read about
Esther and her late husband Mel Cohen efforts to save
the Golda Meir House in Denver. |
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Esther in particular saw the powerful
rags-to-riches dimension of Golda's story, her dramatic
journey from this tiny Denver duplex to Israel's prime
minister and a model for women everywhere. Esther volunteer and served in the Israeli Army in her mid-50s. |
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Esther Cohen Strauss
and her late husband, Mel Cohen, were so dedicated
to preserving a Denver home where Golda Meir once
lived that they once slept all night on the floor to
protect it from vandals. "Someone had broken some
windows and sprayed swastikas on it," said Mrs.
Strauss' daughter, Debra L. Ehr, of Mineral Point,
Wis. "So my mom and Mel guarded it."
Mrs. Strauss, who
worked 19 years to save the house where the late
Israeli prime minister once lived, died July 28 of
cancer. She was 66.
see also:
Esther Menorah Train |
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 Esther
Cohen Strauss - was Employed at
Aharon's Books and Mile Chai Denver,
Colorado.
[picture to the far left] Sept 2002
Esther
Cohen Strauss
passed away July 28, 2004 of Cancer.
"Take a friend to lunch..." |
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Denver is a mile high. There's a spot on the steps of the
State Capitol building that is exactly 5,280 feet above sea
level. |
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