Levi Eshkol Biography

Levi Eshkol (Hebrew: לֵוִי אֶשְׁכּוֹל‬;  listen (help·info), born Levi Yitzhak Shkolnik (Hebrew: לוי יצחק שקולניק‬)‎ 25 October 1895 – 26 February 1969) was an Israeli statesman who served as the third Prime Minister of Israel from 1963 until his death from a heart attack in 1969. A founder of the Israeli Labor Party, he served in numerous senior roles, including Minister of Defense (1963–67) and Minister of Finance (1952–63).