Menachem Ussishkin
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Menachem Ussishkin

Russian-born Zionist leader

Menachem Ussishkin (Russian: Авраам Менахем Мендл Усышкин Avraham Menachem Mendel Ussishkin, Hebrew: מנחם אוסישקין; August 14, 1863 – October 2, 1941) was a Russian-born Zionist leader and head of the Jewish National Fund.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Menachem Ussishkin (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Aug 14, 1863, died Oct 2, 1941.1

Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedBauman Moscow State Technical University3

Career

Occupation: engineer.5

Personal life

  • BornAug 14, 1863, Dubroŭna6
  • DiedOct 2, 1941, Jerusalem7
  • CitizenshipSoviet Union, Russian Empire8

Ussishkin had two children: His daughter, Rachel, married Friedrich Simon Bodenheimer, entomologist and son of Zionist Max Bodenheimer. His son, Samuel, a lawyer, married Elsa Schoenberg. Their son is archaeologist David Ussishkin.

From Wikipedia’s article on Menachem Ussishkin (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.