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'''Menaḥem Ussishkin''' (1863–1941) was a prominent Russian-born leader of the Zionist movement, known for his pragmatic approach, forceful advocacy of immediate settlement, and uncompromising commitment to the Hebrew language. Born into a religious and prosperous 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 (Love of Zion). As an engineer and passionate ideologue, he quickly rose to prominence, becoming a key figure in Russian Zionism. Ussishkin famously fiercely 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 became a leading figure of the “Zionists of Zion” faction and dedicated the latter half of his life, particularly 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.”

'''Menaḥem Ussishkin''' (1863–1941) was a prominent Russian-born leader of the [[Zionist movement]], known for his pragmatic approach, forceful advocacy of immediate settlement, and uncompromising commitment to the Hebrew language. Born into a religious and prosperous 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]] (Love of Zion). As an engineer and passionate ideologue, he quickly rose to prominence, becoming a key figure in Russian Zionism. Ussishkin famously fiercely 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 became a leading figure of the “Zionists of Zion” faction and dedicated the latter half of his life, particularly 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.”

== Biography ==

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** In “[https://benyehuda.org/read/10783 Teenage, Land and Faith]”

* If Israel redeems the Land of Israel, then the Land of Israel will redeem the people of Israel.

** In “[https://benyehuda.org/read/10798 Two Semi-Centennials: ~~Ḥibat~~-Zion and the Jewish National Fund].”

** In “[https://benyehuda.org/read/10798 Two Semi-Centennials: Ḥibbat-Zion and the Jewish National Fund].”

* Many have claimed that our work here is expensive, that with the money spent in the Land of Israel, it would be possible to help all the unfortunate Jews in the world. But is there any value in everything that is done in the Diaspora? We must concentrate all our strength and means on building Israel, because here is our only refuge, from here we will not move.

** In “[https://benyehuda.org/read/10802 Who is the fearless and the tender-hearted?].”