The Jewish treasurer told Ben-Gurion he could expect they wouldn’t be able to raise more than $7 or 8 million. But after just six weeks of fund-raising, Golda Meir returned from the States with more than $50 million. This money paid for the heavy weapons Israel bought from Czechoslovakia, which helped turn the tide of the war. Order your copy at iamcyrusbook.com #goldameir #rebirthofisrael #iamcyrusbook #davidbengurion #harrystruman #palestine #middleeast #zionism #czechoslovakia