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'''Menaḥem Ussishkin''' (1863–1941) was a prominent Russian-born leader of the [[Zionist movement]], known for his pragmatic approach, advocacy of immediate settlement (i.e [[practical Zionism]]), and strong commitment to the Hebrew language. Born into a religious and wealthy family in White Russia, Ussishkin’s political awakening came with the [[1881 pogroms]], which spurred him to join the early national movements, including [[Ḥibbat Zion|Ḥovevei Zion]] (Lovers of Zion) and [[Sons of Moses]]. As an engineer and passionate ideologue, he quickly rose to prominence, becoming a key figure in Russian Zionism. Ussishkin famously opposed Theodor Herzl’s [[Uganda Proposal]] (1903), seeing it as a betrayal of the movement’s core mission centered on the [[Land of Israel]]. Following Herzl’s death, Ussishkin dedicated the latter half of his life, specially as the President of the Jewish National Fund (JNF) from 1923, to the ‘practical redemption of the soil’ through the large-scale acquisition of land in Eretz Israel, earning him the nickname “The Iron Man.”

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== Early life ==

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 '''Menaḥem Ussishkin''' (1863–1941) was a prominent Russian-born leader of the [[Zionist movement]], known for his pragmatic approach, advocacy of immediate settlement (i.e [[practical Zionism]]), and strong commitment to the Hebrew language. Born into a religious and wealthy family in White Russia, Ussishkin’s political awakening came with the [[1881 pogroms]], which spurred him to join the early national movements, including [[Ḥibbat Zion|Ḥovevei Zion]] (Lovers of Zion) and [[Sons of Moses]]. As an engineer and passionate ideologue, he quickly rose to prominence, becoming a key figure in Russian Zionism. Ussishkin famously opposed Theodor Herzl’s [[Uganda Proposal]] (1903), seeing it as a betrayal of the movement’s core mission centered on the [[Land of Israel]]. Following Herzl’s death, Ussishkin dedicated the latter half of his life, specially as the President of the Jewish National Fund (JNF) from 1923, to the ‘practical redemption of the soil’ through the large-scale acquisition of land in Eretz Israel, earning him the nickname “The Iron Man.”
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+[[File:Menachem Ussishkin. 1924-1934 (id.14832988).jpg|thumb|Menaḥem Ussishkin]]
 == Early life ==