The State of Israel was created and built by Jewish settlers who came mainly from Eastern Europe. Among them were quite a few natives of Ukraine, then ruled by the Russian & Austro-Hungarian Empires.

Eight natives of Ukraine have figured prominently on Israel’s currencies over the years.

In Part two of this series on the currencies of Ukraine and Israel, four prominent Jews whose influence has been keenly felt, and continues to be today, on the establishment of Israel as a strong, independent state. Hayim Nahman Bialik, Ze'ev Jabotinsky, Levi Eshkol and Golda Meir.

Full transcript at the Nash Holos website.

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