The historic centre now a pedestrian street, Zikhron Ya'aqov Israel,

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The historic centre now a pedestrian street, Zikhron Ya'aqov Israel, Zihron Yaaqov; also Zichron Yaakov (meaning Jacob's memorial) was established 1882 on Mount Carmel, by pioneers from Romania, members of Hovevei Zion movement. In 1883 Baron Edmond James de Rothschild became the patron of the new settlement. The place was named in memory of his father, James (Jacob) Mayer de Rothschild. In 1885 Rothschild helped to establish the first winery in the country in Zikhron Ya'aqov.

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