Ben Gurion (Green), David(1886-1973). Born in Plonsk, Poland, and immigrated to Ottoman-controlled Palestine in 1906. Labor and Zionist leader. Israel's first prime minister on behalf of the Mapai Party (1948-1954 and 1955-63).

Sharett (Shertok), Moshe (1894-1965). Born in Russia, and immigrated in 1906. Head of the Jewish Agency Political Department 1933-48. Prime minister (Mapai), 1954-55.

Eshkol, Levi (1895-1969) Born in Ukraine; immigrated in 1913. Labor leader active in the economic sphere. Minister of finance, 1952-63; prime minister (Mapai and the Labor Alignment), 1963-69.

Meir (Meyerson) Golda (1898-1978). Born in Russia, raised in the US, and immigrated to British Mandatory Palestine in 1921. Active in the Histadrut; minister of labor, 1949-56; foreign minister, 1956-66; prime minister (Labor Alignment), 1969-74.

Rabin, Yitzhak (1922-1995) Born in Jerusalem. Served in the Haganah, then the IDF, 1941-68; chief of General Staff 1964-68. Prime minister (Labor Alignment) 1974-77 and (Labor Party) 1992-95; defense minister, 1984-90 and 1992-95. Assassinated on November 4, 1995.

Begin, Menachem (1913-1992). Born in Brest-Litovsk in Russia, and immigrated to Palestine in 1942. Leader of the IZL underground movement, 1943-48. Leader of the Herut Movement and the Likud, 1948-1983. Minister without portfolio, 1967-70. Prime minister (Likud) 1977-1983.

Shamir, Yitzhak Born in Poland in 1915 and immigrated to Palestine in 1935. One of the leaders of the Lehi underground movement, 1942-48. Served in the Mossad, 1955-65. Foreign minister 1980-3; prime minister (Likud) 1983-84 and 1986-1992.

Peres, Shimon Born in Poland in 1923 and immigrated to Palestine in 1934. Served under Ben-Gurion and Eshkol in Defense Ministry. Minister of Immigration and Absorption 1969-70; transportation, 1970-74; information, 1974; defense, 1974-77 and 1995-96; foreign affairs 1986-88; finance, 1988-90; prime minister (Labor Alignment) 1984-86 and (Labor Party) 1995-96.