1882 ⟶ Founding of Rishon LeZion, Rosh Pinna, and Zikhron Ya'akov
Rishon LeZion, Rosh Pinna, Zikhron Ya'akov are founded.Year
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🏘️ Founding of Rishon LeZion, Rosh Pinna, and Zikhron Ya'akov
Rishon LeZion, Rosh Pinna, Zikhron Ya'akov are founded.⟶

ZionismSettlementsAliyahJewish CommunityOttoman EmpirePioneeringLand DevelopmentEarly Zionists

💰 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.⟶

ZionismAliyahSettlementsPhilanthropyLand AcquisitionJewish CommunityOttoman EmpireJewish Diaspora


🇮🇱 The First Aliyah: Jewish Immigration to Palestine
The First Aliyah, major wave (estimated at 25,000–35,000) of Jewish immigration to Ottoman Palestine.⟶

ZionismAliyahImmigrationJewish CommunityOttoman EmpireSettlementEarly ZionistsJewish Diaspora

🗣️ Rabbi Rülf Calls for Hebrew-Speaking Jewish Homeland
Rabbi Isaac Rülf publishes Aruchas Bas-Ammi, calling for a Hebrew-speaking Jewish homeland in Palestine.⟶

ZionismHomelandJewish IdentityHebrew LanguageNationalismReligious ZionismEarly Zionist ThoughtOttoman Empire


🤝 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."⟶

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