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Chaim Chissin

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Chaim Chissin
Born1865 (1865)
Belarus
Died1932 (aged 6667)
OccupationsSettler, diarist

Chaim Chissin, sometimes spelt Hayyim Hisin, (1865-1932) was a Belarus-born emigrant to Palestine (now Israel), who first arrived in 1882. He was a member of Bilu, and a co-founder of Ahuzzat Bayit, later Tel Aviv.[1] His diary was translated from Russian into English in 1976.[2] The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles noted that he wrote about his experience with "poverty and desperation."[3]

He is the namesake of Hisin Street in Tel Aviv.[citation needed]

Works

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  • Chissin, Chaim (1976). A Palestine Diary: Memoirs of a Bilu Pioneer, 1882-1887, Translated from Russian by Frances Miller. New York: Herzl Press.

References

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  1. "Chaim Chissin". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  2. "A Palestine diary". The National Library of Israel. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  3. Steinmetz, Chaim (14 November 2025). "Just Put One Foot in Front of the Other". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Retrieved 6 May 2026.