In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “wife of david ben-gurion”. Today it says “spouse of the first prime minister of israel”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Paula (Munweis or Monbesz) Ben-Gurion (d. 1968 ) was the Russian-born wife of David Ben-Gurion the founding Prime Minister of Israel . They had three children together: Geula, Amos and Renana. Paula Munweis and David Ben-Gurion 1915 Paula Munweis and David Ben-Gurion 1915 Paula was raised in the United States and was known for her "acerbic tongue". She was fluent in Yiddish , English , and Hebrew . Ben-Gurion met his future wife, Paula Munweis, who was a nurse and an active member of the Poalei Zion Zionist organization, in the home of his friend, Samuel Bonchek on a visit to New York City . They married in 1917 at New York City's Municipal Building before returning to Palestine where Ben-Gurion enlisted as a soldier in the new Jewish Legion of World War I . She was a fiesty woman and famous for not being afraid to ask her husband to wash the dishes indicative of their Zionist and socialist zeal. She was bemused by her husband's interest in yoga and when his tutor, the famous Moshe Feldenkrais would show up she would say: "Here comes Mr. Hocus Pocus." Ben-Gurion published a book for her: Letters to Paula and the Children in 1958 . A number of schools and institutions in Israel were named for her.1Paula had some important US relatives too: "At the April 3 press conference announcing that the Grammy Awards will return to New York City in February 2003, CBS president & CEO Leslie Moonves told the Forward that he is the great-nephew of Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion. Moonves's grandfather's sister was Paula (Munweis) Ben-Gurion, a nurse and Po'aley Tzion member, whom Ben-Gurion married in 1917." [1]2
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Paula Ben-Gurion's grave, alongside her husband's, at Midreshet Ben-Gurion , Israel . Paula (Munweis or Monbesz) Ben-Gurion ( ; 1892 – 1968) was the Russian -born wife of David Ben-Gurion the founding Prime Minister of Israel . They had three children together: Geula, Amos and Renana. Paula was raised in the United States and was known for her acerbic tongue. She was fluent in Yiddish , English , and Hebrew . She was a nurse trained at Beth Israel Hospital in Newark, New Jersey and an active member of the Poalei Zion Zionist organization.David Ben Gurion met her at the home of his friend, Samuel Bonchek on a visit to New York City . They married in 1917 at New York City's Municipal Building before returning to Palestine where Ben-Gurion enlisted as a soldier in the new Jewish Legion of World War I . She was a feisty woman and famous for not being afraid to ask her husband to wash the dishes. She was bemused by her husband's interest in yoga and when his tutor, the famous Moshé Feldenkrais would show up she would say: "Here comes Mr. Hocus Pocus." Ben-Gurion published a book for her: Letters to Paula and the Children in 1958. A number of schools and institutions in Israel were named for her. Leslie Moonves , president and CEO of CBS Television , is her great-nephew.
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Paula Ben-Gurion, 1955 Paula Munweis and David Ben-Gurion in 1918 Paula Ben-Gurion at the launching of the SS Shalom , 1964 Paula Ben-Gurion's grave, alongside her husband's, at Midreshet Ben-Gurion , Israel .Paula Ben-Gurion ( ; 1892 – 1968) was the Russian -born wife of David Ben-Gurion , the first Prime Minister of the State of Israel .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Paula Ben-Gurion, 1955 Paula Munweis and David Ben-Gurion in 1918 Paula Ben-Gurion at the launching of the SS Shalom , 1964 Paula Ben-Gurion's grave, alongside her husband's, at Midreshet Ben-Gurion , Israel . Paula Ben-Gurion ( ; April 1892 – 29 June 1968) was the Russian -born wife of David Ben-Gurion , the first Prime Minister of the State of Israel .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Wife of Prime Minister of Israel, David Ben-Gurion Paula Munweis and David Ben-Gurion in 1918 Paula Ben-Gurion's grave, alongside her husband's, at Midreshet Ben-Gurion , Israel Paula Ben-Gurion (née Munweis ) ( ; 8 April 1892 – 29 January 1968) was the wife of David Ben-Gurion , the first Prime Minister of the State of Israel .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Wife of Prime Minister of Israel, David Ben-Gurion Paula Munweis and David Ben-Gurion in 1918 Paula Ben-Gurion's grave, alongside her husband's, at Midreshet Ben-Gurion , Israel Paula Ben-Gurion (née Munweis ) ( Hebrew : פולה בן-גוריון ; 8 April 1892 – 29 January 1968) was the wife of David Ben-Gurion , the first Prime Minister of the State of Israel .
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wife of david ben-gurion
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spouse of the first prime minister of israel
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