Golda Meir

==Immigration to Mandatory Palestine==
[[File:Golda working in kibbutz Merhavia1.jpg|thumb|upright|Golda Meir in the fields at [[Merhavia (kibbutz)|Kibbutz Merhavia]] (1920s)]]

In 1921, after the conclusion of the war, the couple moved to Palestine, then part of the [[Mandatory Palestine|British Mandate]], along with Meir's sister Sheyna, Sheyna's daughter, and Meir's childhood friend Regina. They sailed on the [[USS Pocahontas (ID-3044)|SS ''Pocahontas'']], from New York to [[Naples]], then from there to [[Tel Aviv]] by train. Meir's parents subsequently moved to Palestine in 1926.<ref name="UWM" /><ref name="chronology" />

They were eventually accepted into kibbutz [[Merhavia (kibbutz)|Merhavia]] in the [[Jezreel Valley]] after an initial rejected application. Her duties included picking [[almond]]s, planting trees, working in the chicken coops, and running the kitchen. Recognizing her leadership abilities, the kibbutz chose her as its representative to the [[Histadrut]], the General Federation of Labour.

In 1924, the couple left the kibbutz and lived briefly in [[Tel Aviv]] before settling in [[Jerusalem]]. There, they had two children: a son Menachem in 1924, and a daughter Sarah in 1926.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Golda Meir {{!}} Jewish Women's Archive |url=https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/meir-golda |access-date=June 12, 2018 |website=jwa.org |language=en}}</ref> Meir returned to Merhavia for a brief period in 1925.<ref name=chronology/>