Golda tells the story of former prime minister Golda Meir, focusing on how she handled the Yom Kippur War, a topic that was the source of great controversy and which led her to resign.
Despite socialist Zionism’s professed commitment to gender equality, she was nevertheless a woman in a male-dominated political world.
The campaign will be integrated into existing Momentum programs like the Momentum Fellowship and the Momentum Yearlong Journey.
Lawmakers from both houses will converge on Capitol Hill next week to support and celebrate the initiative at a special Yom Ha’atzmaut event in the halls of power.
If Golda finds an audience, Helen Mirren’s work will surely snag her an Oscar nod, and very deservedly so.
The nearly two-minute footage shows Mirren playing the Israeli leader during the events of the Yom Kippur War in the early 1970s.
'She modeled leadership for future generations and was fundamental in strengthening the United States-Israel partnership,' said Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
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