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131Silver, Abba Hillel — (1893–1963) US Reform rabbi and Zionist leader. A powerful orator with a massive frame, activist views and a belief in public pressures on government, Dr Silver dominated the American Zionist scene for the fifteen years prior to Israel’s… …
Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament
132Ussishkin, Menachem Mendel — (1863–1941) Zionist leader. Ussishkin’s burly frame, brusque manner and tenacity of purpose made him a commanding figure among the early Russian Zionists. WEIZMANN wrote of him that ‘his bearing suggested a mixture of a Turkish pasha and a… …
Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament
