Levi Eshkol was born on October 25, 1895 in Oratov, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire [now Orativ, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine]. He was married to Miriam, Elisheva Kaplan and Rebecca Maharshek. He died on February 26, 1969 in Jerusalem, Israel.
Held the following positions in the Israeli government: Minister of
Agriculture (1951-1952), Minister of Finance (1952-1963) & Minister of
Defence (1963-1967)
Father of four daughters, by his two first wives: Noa, Dvora, Tama &
Ofra. Tama Eshkol is wife of Israeli Minister Avraham Shohat.
Member of the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament from 1951 until his death
in 1969.