Zuckerman began working in the printing press of
Yisrael Bak, along with his brother. Shortly thereafter, he became the director of the press and continued after Bak's death, when his son,
Nisan Bak, took over. Shortly after that, the partners retired and Zuckerman retained the printing house. During this time, his daughter fell ill with
diphtheria, and he spent a lot of money to keep her healthy, but she died in 1885. He established a branch of the printing house in
New York City, but it closed after seven months, and he returned to Jerusalem again. Upon his return, he brought back a small leg machine for printing in color, and supplies containing many Hebrew and foreign-lettered printing blocks. In addition, he brought the printing press given to Bak by
Moses Montefiore. His printing house, , became a pioneering business in Jerusalem and employed 10 workers. He was the first in the land to print in color. He purchased , a monthly Torah magazine, in 1887. The magazine initially printed 500 copies, and he served as the editorial coordinator, while his father-in-law, Yaakov Orenstein, was the
editor-in-chief. He helped establish the
Beit Yisrael and
Zichron Tuvia neighborhoods in the city of Jerusalem. He was
Haredi, and dressed in the old
Ashkenazi style of Jewish garb. He never printed anything that was inconsistent with his religions views. He died on March 18th, 1929, ==Legacy==