Golda Meir – doggedly following her star

Golda Meir, the “Iron Lady” of Israeli politics who was one of the signatories of the 1948 declaration of independence and prime Minister over the Yom Kippur War is the subject of a bio pic, controversially starring Helen Mirren. The casting seemed an odd choice but the photos on the net indicate Mirren has managed her usual miraculous transformation this time into a grey-haired grandmother.  Meir was born 14 May 1898 (NS) with a questionable birth time of 11.58pm in Kiev, Ukrai