1882Founding of Rishon LeZion, Rosh Pinna, and Zikhron Ya'akov

Rishon LeZion, Rosh Pinna, Zikhron Ya'akov are founded.
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🏘️ Founding of Rishon LeZion, Rosh Pinna, and Zikhron Ya'akov

Founding of Rishon LeZion, Rosh Pinna, and Zikhron Ya'akov (1882)
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🚢 The First Aliyah Begins

The First Aliyah, a major wave of Jewish immigrants to build a homeland in Palestine.
The First Aliyah Begins (1882)
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💰 Baron Rothschild Funds Jewish Settlements in Palestine

Baron Edmond James de Rothschild begins buying land in the region of Palestine and financing Jewish agricultural settlements and industrial enterprises.
Baron Rothschild Funds Jewish Settlements in Palestine (1882)
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🇮🇱 The First Aliyah: Jewish Immigration to Palestine

The First Aliyah, major wave (estimated at 25,000–35,000) of Jewish immigration to Ottoman Palestine.
The First Aliyah: Jewish Immigration to Palestine (1882)
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🗣️ Rabbi Rülf Calls for Hebrew-Speaking Jewish Homeland

Rabbi Isaac Rülf publishes Aruchas Bas-Ammi, calling for a Hebrew-speaking Jewish homeland in Palestine.
Rabbi Rülf Calls for Hebrew-Speaking Jewish Homeland (1883)
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🤝 Establishment of the Odessa Committee

The Russian Tsarist government approves the establishment of "The Society for the Support of Jewish Farmers and Artisans in Syria and Palestine", a charity organization which came to be known as "The Odessa Committee."
Establishment of the Odessa Committee (1890)
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