Funeral of Golda Meir

Title

Funeral of Golda Meir

Genre

News report; Tribute; Music

TX Date

Dec 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:01:58

Description

Report on the funeral of former Israeli prime minister. Includes the singing of traditional prayers. Meir is set to be buried close to former prime minister Levi Eshkol and Zionist leader Theodor Herzl. US Secretary of State, Cyrus Vance attended the funeral before returning to Egypt for further peace talks. Male reporter not identified (poss. Peter Allen-Frost).

Contributors

Peter Allen-Frost?

Keywords

Deaths; Death; Israel; Women; Jews; Prime ministers; Funerals; Politicians; Political leaders; Zionism; Cyrus Vance; State funerals; Golda Meir; Levi Eshkol; Theodor Herzl

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