Original: Golda Meir ( , Golda Meir Center ( Reference on name pronunciation ) , born Golda Mabovitch , 3 May 1898 -- 8 December 1978 , known as Golda Meyerson from 1917 -- 56 ) was the fourth prime minister of the State of Israel .
Simplified: Golda Meir ( pronounced , Gol-da My-ear ) , ( , , born Golda Mabovitch , May 3 1898 - December 8 1978 , known as Golda Myerson from 1917-1956 ) was the fourth prime minister of the State of Israel .