Morris Meyerson: How Did Golda Meir’s Husband Die?

Morris Meyerson was the husband of Golda Meir. Morris’ wife Golda was an Israeli politician, best known as the fourth Prime Minister of Israel from 1969 to 1974. Before that, she served as Israel’s ambassador to the Soviet Union, as a member of the Knesset, as the Minister of Labor, and as the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Morris Meyerson: Bio Summary

Who Was Golda Meir’s Husband, Morris Meyerson?

Morris Meyerson was born on 17 December 1893, in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. He was the son of Isaac Yitzhak Marovich Meyerson and Sarah Lessa Rivka Marovich Meyerson (née Fleishman). His siblings are Grace (Tserne) Dveire Blumenthal, Gertrude (Gite Mikhle) Meyerson, Sarah Meyerson, Rose (Reize) Katz / Keats, and Rae Broudo.

There isn’t much information about Morris Meyerson’s childhood. He had an interest in music and poetry and joined a group of young socialist Jews. He was a sign painter and socialist. He met his then-future wife Golda Meir (née Mabovitch; 3 May 1898 – 8 December 1978) at the time Golda was staying with her sister and sister’s husband.

Influenced by the coming to Milwaukee of visitors from the Land of Israel such as David Ben-Gurion and Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, Golda Meir formed a determination to immigrate to the Land of Israel, and she managed to convince Morris Meyerson to immigrate with her in the future. Morris and Golda got married on December 24, 1917.

They got married at Golda’s parents’ home in Milwaukee. Although Golda preferred a civil wedding, she was persuaded by her mother to perform a Jewish marriage, according to a source. In 1921, Morris Meyerson and his wife Golda Meir emigrated to Mandatory Palestine, settling in Merhavia.

They lived in Tel Aviv. It was from Tel Aviv that the couple moved to Merhavia in the Jezreel Valley, where they reportedly had an old friend from America. Morris Meyerson is said to have experienced some difficulty adjusting to the harsh living conditions and the lack of privacy.

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Morris Meyerson stubbornly refused to have a child as long as they lived in the kibbutz and was forced to raise the child in the cooperative way that was customary in the kibbutz. He got sick and following his illness and bedridden for a few weeks, the doctor advised them to leave the area as soon as possible.

In March 1923, after a stay of about a year and a half in the kibbutz, the couple returned to Tel Aviv and then moved to Jerusalem, where David Remez arranged for them to work in the offices of Solel Bona. Morris Meyerson worked in accounting while Golda Meir worked as a part-time cashier.

In Jerusalem, they had a son Menachem Meyerson, and a daughter Sarah Meyerson. Menachem was a professional cellist who studied at the Israel Conservatory and Manhattan School of Music. Sarah was an early member of Kibbutz Revivim in the Negev. Due to Golda Meir’s work, she and the children moved to Tel Aviv.

At that time Morris Meyerson who remained in Jerusalem, visited Golda Meir only on weekends. Their marriage began to fall apart. They got separated at some point in time but they never divorced and remained married until his death.

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How Did Golda Meir’s Husband Die?

Golda Meir’s husband, Morris Meyerson died of a heart attack. He died on May 25, 1951, at age 57. He is said to have died in Golda’s home in Jerusalem while she was out of the country. He was buried in Nahlat Yitzhak Cemetery, in Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel. His wife Golda died on 8 December 1978, of lymphatic cancer (lymphoma) in Jerusalem at the age of 80. She was buried on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem.