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Menachem Ussishkin

Menachem Ussishkin was a Russian-born Zionist leader who chaired the Jewish National Fund for two decades and pushed hard for the founding of the Hebrew University. Discussed here as part of a post on the Hebrew University on Mt Scopus.

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The Hebrew University on Mt Scopus

A walking tour of the Hebrew University on Mt Scopus with a local guide: the botanical gardens, the Cave of Nicanor, the tombs of Ussishkin and Pinsker, and the amphitheatre.

Feb 2015 · 2 minute read
Tomb of Nicanor, Mt Scopus Graves of Ussishkin & Pinsker, Mt Scopus Tilted Tree Sculpture by Ran Miron Hebrew University amphitheatre
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