''My Life'' is the autobiography of the first female Prime Minister of Israel,

Golda Meir Golda Meir, ; ar, جولدا مائير, Jūldā Māʾīr., group=nb (born Golda Mabovitch; 3 May 1898 – 8 December 1978) was an Israeli politician, teacher, and ''kibbutznikit'' who served as the fourth prime minister of Israel from 1969 to 1 ...

. The book was first published by

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with the title ''A Land of our own'' and later by

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in 1975. The first German translation was published 1973 by the Scherz Verlag in

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The book became a ''

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. The title has the double-entendre of a life story and a well-known Jewish expression. The book was well received by

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who described the book as "both frank and very revealing of her personality and goals. Her total lack of pretense is especially winning. Meir's practical idealism can be seen in efforts as diverse as the beautification of kibbutzim and her strong advocacy of unemployment benefits. The work that 'most concerned and interested me,' she writes, was 'the translation of socialist principles into the down-to-earth terminology of everyday life.' Although the political events narrated are well known they are recounted with drama and spirit. Don't mistake this for just chicken soup with riposte-noodles: it's a model of its kind and a sure crowd-pleaser."''My Life by Golda Meir'' (book review). Kirkus Reviews. 1975

''List of illustrations'' ix *1. My childhood (1) *2. A political adolescence (16) *3. I choose Palestine (36) *4. The start of a new life (56) *5. Pioneers and problems (77) *6. 'We shall fight Hitler' (103) *7. The struggle against the British (131) *8. We have our state (164) *9. Minister to Moscow (201) *10. The right to exist (234) *11. African and other friendships (263) *12. We are alone (291) *13. The prime minister (318) *14. The Yom Kippur War (353) *15. The end of the road (382) ''Index'' (391)

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