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Ber Borochov
Born in the Ukraine, Ber Borochov was educated in a Russian high school. A good student, he was attracted by the revolutionary socialist trends of the time.
Like most Jewish high school graduates, he was denied the chance to study at a Russian university.
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He was largely self-educated and spoke several languages.
In , his interests in Jewish problems led him to establish the Zionist Socialist Workers Union. Active in Jewish self-defense, the organization was opposed by both the Russian Social Democrats and some of the Zionist leaders who disapproved of the combination of Zionism and socialism.
During the controversy about the possibility of settling Jews in Uganda, Borochov joined with Menahem Ussishkin in opposing any territory other than Eretz Yisrael.
At the Seventh Zionist Congress(), Borochov led a faction of the Poalei Zion delegates who opposed the Uganda option. At the Eighth Zionist Congress, two years later, he was instrumental in the withdrawal of Russian