Meir

Meir can also refer to:

In places:

  • Meir Park, Tel Aviv, a public park
  • Meir, Egypt
  • Meir, Staffordshire, England
  • Meire Grove, Minnesota, USA

People:

  • Rabbi Meir Jewish sage, from whom later bearers of the name are directly or indirectly derived
  • Meir Amit (1921–2009), Israeli politician and general
  • Meir Ariel (1942–99), Israeli singer-songwriter
  • Meir Porush (born 1955), Israeli politician
  • Golda Meir (1897–1978), Israeli politician
  • Jessica Meir, comparative physiology researcher and aquanaut

In other uses:

  • Meir (Antwerp), Belgium, a main shopping street
  • Shalom Meir tower, a building in Tel Aviv, Israel

Famous quotes containing the word meir:

    “Pessimism is a luxury that a Jew can never allow himself.”
    —Golda Meir (1898–1978)

    “How can I explain the difference to me between America and Russia?... the America I’ve known is a place where men on horseback escort union marchers, the Russia I’ve known is a place where men on horseback slaughter young Socialists and Jews.”
    —Golda Meir (1898–1978)

    “We have always said that in our war with the Arabs we had a secret weapon—no alternative.”
    —Golda Meir (1898–1978)