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15-614: Menachem Ussishkin was born in Dubrowna in the Belarusian part of the Russian Empire . He received a traditional Jewish education, but when his family moved to Moscow , he learned in secular school. In 1889, he graduated as a technical engineer from Moscow State Technical University, today known as Bauman Moscow State Technical University . Ussishkin was among the founders of the BILU movement and

30-471: A Jewish state without Jews having a majority. He said that a minority-Jewish state would inevitably end in apartheid . His proposal was to focus on large-scale immigration rather than independence: "First, a Jewish state, and second, equal rights for the Arabs, and third, transfer of the Arabs only if they consent." "In South Africa, the blacks are eighty percent and the rulers there are the twenty percent of whites;

45-642: A lawyer, married Elsa Schoenberg. Their son is archaeologist David Ussishkin . Ussishkin died in 1941 in Jerusalem at the age of 78. He is buried in Nicanor's Cave at the botanical gardens of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem on Mount Scopus . A group of villages in northern Israel, including Dan , Dafna , She'ar Yashuv and Beit Hillel , were collectively named the " Ussishkin Fortresses ". Ussishkin's name

60-399: A population of 6,929. The toponym originates from a Proto-Slavic term for an oak forest, which may explain the inclusion of oak leaves and acorns in the town's coat of arms . In the 19th century Dubrowna was a centre for weaving. The town had a significant Jewish community that in 1898 formed more than half of its population. During World War II Dubrovno was heavily affected. It

75-534: Is commemorated in many places in Israel. Kibbutz Kfar Menahem is named after him. On his 70th birthday, the Rehavia neighborhood council decided to change the name of the street in which he lived, Rechov Keren Kayemet Le'Israel ( Jewish National Fund ) to Rechov Ussishkin, and move Rechov Keren Kayamet Le'Israel to its present location. Following Ussishkin's death, many streets and schools in Israel were named after him, as

90-679: Is the home of the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra . The complex has hosted many international events, among them the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 , Eurovision Song Contest 1999 and the Jerusalem International Book Fair . The trial of John Demjanjuk was held there. Plans are being discussed to enlarge the ICC by 30,000 square meters, doubling of the parking space, adding three office towers, commercial space and

105-594: Is the largest auditorium at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem. Dubrowna Dubrowna or Dubrovno ( Belarusian : Дуброўна , romanized :  Dubroŭna ; Russian : Дубровно ; Polish : Dąbrowna ) is a town in Vitebsk Region , northern Belarus . It is located on the Dnieper River and serves as the administrative centre of Dubrowna District . As of 2024, it has

120-717: The Desert . In 1960, the World Zionist Organization convened there. The period of economic difficulty and austerity in the first decade of Israeli independence led to frequent disruption in construction due to lack of funds, and the project was sometimes disparagingly called Hirbet HaUma , the National Ruin. Rechter's design was a solid structure faced in Jerusalem stone . Instead of a monumental relief by artists Joseph Zaritsky and Yitzhak Danziger as originally planned,

135-761: The Moscow branch of the Hovevei Zion . He also joined the Bnei Moshe society founded by Ahad HaAm . In 1891, he made his first trip to Palestine. Ussishkin served as Secretary of the First Zionist Congress . In 1903, Ussishkin visited Palestine and was not present at the Sixth Zionist Congress where the Uganda plan was presented. Soon after, he became one of the main leaders who strongly opposed this plan, until it

150-648: The Zionist movement actively supported the establishment of agricultural settlements, educational and cultural institutions, and Jewish polytechnic - later the Technion . In 1923, Ussishkin was elected President of the Jewish National Fund which he headed until his death. Ussishkin was behind major land acquisitions in the Hefer , Jezreel and Beit She'an valleys. In 1941, Ussishkin said he opposed any attempt to establish

165-691: The eighty percent have no rights at all … do you want that the Jews who are twenty percent should rule in Palestine? If that's what you say, then the way you use the term 'Jewish state' is comprehensible. But you won't say that, because you can’t say that, since there is no hope that anyone in the non-Jewish world would accept that concept, and also a large part of the Zionist movement would oppose that concept, justly or not." Ussishkin had two children: His daughter, Rachel, married Friedrich Simon Bodenheimer , entomologist and son of Zionist Max Bodenheimer . His son, Samuel ,

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180-726: The facade was covered with azure -coloured glass panels. Located opposite the Jerusalem Central Bus Station at the western entrance to town, the centre houses 27 halls capable of seating over 10,000 people, and is a member of the International Association of Convention Centres (AIPC) and ICCA and conforms to their international standards. Its largest hall, the Menachem Ussishkin auditorium, seats 3,104. In all, 12,000 square metres of exhibit space extend over two levels and ten display areas. Binyanei Ha'Uma

195-504: The nation ), is a concert hall and convention center in Giv'at Ram in Jerusalem . Binyanei Ha'Uma was first envisioned by Alexander Ezer (who later became its managing director) and planned by architect Zeev Rechter who won the design competition in 1949. The complex was under construction from 1950 to 1963. In 1953, it was the site of Israel's first international exhibition, the Conquest of

210-670: Was abandoned in the Seventh Zionist Congress in 1905. He was one of the Jewish delegates to the Paris peace conference after World War I . In 1919, Ussishkin immigrated to what was in the process of becoming Mandatory Palestine on board the ship Ruslan. In 1920, he was appointed head of the Zionist Commission in Palestine. In his pamphlet "Our Program", he advocated group settlement based on labour Zionism . Under his influence,

225-654: Was occupied by German forces July 17–20, 1941, and the town's Jews were killed. It was the scene of considerable partisan activity. From October 1943 to June 1944 it was at or near the front line, and was not finally reoccupied by Soviet forces until June 26, 1944. Dubrowna hosts an annual folk song and dance festival, "Dnepr voices in Dubrovno". International Convention Center (Jerusalem) The International Convention Center ( Hebrew : מרכז הקונגרסים הבינלאומי , Merkaz HaKongresim HaBeinLeumi ), commonly known as Binyanei HaUma ( Hebrew : בנייני האומה , lit. Buildings of

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