Bickerman Joseph Menassievich

Born in 1867, Mr.. a poor Jewish family. Until the age of 30 Bikermanu had to wage a hard struggle for existence, serving in a chandler's shop, the bakery. He Uryvaev time for self, then he began to give lessons; in 1897. he managed to pass the matriculation examination and entered the historical-philological faculty of the University of Novorossiysk. Back in his university years, Bickerman took part in the struggle against the Zionist currents. Criticism of Zionism was developed by him in the article: "On Zionism and about Zionism," ( "Russian Wealth", 1902, N 7). In 1905, Mr.. Bickerman moved to St. Petersburg. As one of the representatives of the Teachers' Union in the "Union of Unions", he at one of its meetings, 7 August, was arrested along with others, it was discontinued Manifesto of October 17. Bickerman was a regular contributor to "Son of the Fatherland" and newspapers, replacing it, during the first and second Duma, also in the newspaper "Our Life". In 1908, Mr.. with SV. Anikin organized biweekly "Cheerful Word" (published until May 1910), where he wrote "Sketches of Russian Life. In 1909, Mr.. came under the editorship of Bickerman "Turkish book," his article: "The revival of the East". Participated in the "Voskhod", "Jewish world", "a new magazine for all" and "Comprehensive monthly". At the end of 1910. Bickerman's book "Pale of Jewish Settlement". Since 1912. published under the editorship of Bickerman in the publication of Brockhaus and Efron, "Library of social science: mankind today.