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Ben-Zion Israeli's travels to the East
23.2.2009
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February
23, 2009
Ben-Zion Israeli visited Egypt, Iraq and Persia in
search of high quality palm species for Zionist
settlement to grow in Land of Israel. During his
trips, which took place in 1930s, he met Jewish
communities in eastern countries
Nadav Man Published: 02.22.09, 21:02 / Israel Travel
Ben-Zion Israeli (1887-1954) was an enterprising
man. Among other things, he was one of the founders
of the Kinneret Yard in the early 20th century and
one of the founders of the Kinneret collective
settlement.
This article and the following one will feature
photos from the 1930s documenting Ben-Zion's trips
to Egypt,www.ekurd.netIraq, Kurdistan and Persia. Ben-Zion was
sent on a mission by the Zionist settlement, which
sought to revive the growing of palms in Israel.
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C. Ben-Zion standing next to 102-year-old Jew in
village of Sindoor, Kurdistan. Photo: Ynetnews.com |
Ben-Zion would locate palm species on his trips and
bring them to the Land of Israel, but his meetings
with the Jewish communities in the different places
he visited were also important.
These interesting photographs were found in the
albums of Aharonik Israeli, Ben-Zion's son, and we
would like to thank him.
Have
a look on the photos:
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3675648,00.html
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