Mikveh Israel Settlement
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Mikveh Israel is the first Jewish agricultural school in Israel
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established the school in 1870 on a tract of land southeast of Tel Aviv
leased from the Turkish Sultan, who allocated 750 acres (3 km²) to his project. Netter, the first headmaster, introduced new methods of agricultural training. Baron Edmond James de Rothschild
contributed to the upkeep of the school.
The name is taken from two passages in the Book of Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 14:8 and 17:13. It was proposed by Wolf Grinstein, one of the school's first students, who later taught there.
In 1898, Theodor Herzl
met Emperor Wilhelm II at the main entrance of Mikve Israel during Herzl's sole visit to Eretz Israel.
Today, entrance to the school grounds is via the city of Holon.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
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History
Charles NetterCharles Netter
Charles Netter , was a Zionist leader, and a founding member of the Alliance Israélite Universelle. In 1870, Netter founded Mikveh Israel, the first modern Jewish agricultural settlement in the Land of Israel.-Early life:...
established the school in 1870 on a tract of land southeast of Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
leased from the Turkish Sultan, who allocated 750 acres (3 km²) to his project. Netter, the first headmaster, introduced new methods of agricultural training. Baron Edmond James de Rothschild
Edmond James de Rothschild
Baron Edmond Benjamin James de Rothschild was a French member of the Rothschild banking family. A strong supporter of Zionism, his generous donations lent significant support to the movement during its early years, which helped lead to the establishment of the State of Israel.- Early years :A...
contributed to the upkeep of the school.
The name is taken from two passages in the Book of Jeremiah
Book of Jeremiah
The Book of Jeremiah is the second of the Latter Prophets in the Hebrew Bible, following the book of Isaiah and preceding Ezekiel and the Book of the Twelve....
- Jeremiah 14:8 and 17:13. It was proposed by Wolf Grinstein, one of the school's first students, who later taught there.
In 1898, Theodor Herzl
Theodor Herzl
Theodor Herzl , born Benjamin Ze’ev Herzl was an Ashkenazi Jew Austro-Hungarian journalist and the father of modern political Zionism and in effect the State of Israel.-Early life:...
met Emperor Wilhelm II at the main entrance of Mikve Israel during Herzl's sole visit to Eretz Israel.
Today, entrance to the school grounds is via the city of Holon.