Israel Zikhron Ya aqov The historic street now a pedestrian street
Israel Zikhron Ya aqov The historic street now a pedestrian street 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 January 2008
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