tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post3346861855023610564..comments2024-03-10T08:13:34.023+02:00Comments on The Muqata: The Pioneers of the Citrus IndustryJameel @ The Muqatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15890095633246557332noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1924491198241612102012-03-05T18:06:35.984+02:002012-03-05T18:06:35.984+02:00oddly perhaps your most moving piece
thank youoddly perhaps your most moving piece<br />thank youshlomahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875420938659139880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-67013807701716105422012-03-01T02:07:01.357+02:002012-03-01T02:07:01.357+02:00What an amazing story; the real history of Israel ...What an amazing story; the real history of Israel that we just don't hear enough about. Thank you!Ima2sevenhttp://www.ima2seven.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-14461141916235815832012-02-29T20:45:41.803+02:002012-02-29T20:45:41.803+02:00@Neshama
Jewish agriculture did not start from Ah...@Neshama<br /><br />Jewish agriculture did not start from Aharonson, and not even with Fellman. Just a quick overview of the 19th century: <br />* Yisrael Beck established a farming village in 1834 on Mt. Meron<br />* Mordechai Solomon planted vineyards and orchards in the western Negev at ~1840<br />* Sephardi Jews had orchards around Ir David (Meyuchas Farms) during that time<br />* 1850s - British Consul James Finn established several farms around Jerusalem and Bethlehem where Jews farmed.<br />* Besides these 'newcomers', during this period there were still Jewish farmers in the Galilee, who had been there for centuries.<br /><br />I hope to write more about Jewish farming in the future.<br /><br />Sadly, most old-timers don't know about this story either.Orahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10795978245007434031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-24150974015572498292012-02-29T20:30:15.947+02:002012-02-29T20:30:15.947+02:00@Neshama
I'm glad you appreciate this story. ...@Neshama<br /><br />I'm glad you appreciate this story. I hope to continue to present more stories of our continuous presence in this land. <br /><br />We appreciate the efforts of our host Jameel, who enables us to understand the present, making sure we'll continue the chain. Not everything is available in English, and much of what is available, doesn't get to the mainstream media.Orahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10795978245007434031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-48092176998147189892012-02-29T19:07:42.063+02:002012-02-29T19:07:42.063+02:00Great post, we need more like this.Great post, we need more like this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-65101738815154647282012-02-29T13:38:25.173+02:002012-02-29T13:38:25.173+02:00Jameel, very nice article. This is what we appreci...Jameel, very nice article. This is what we appreciate reading more of. We (English speakers) do not need you to translate the ordinary news, as it can be read in the English papers and online. However, a nice article on research or history or early settlement or Midrash, etc., that might only appear in Ivrit would be very appreciated. The above is one that I've not heard before. I'm sure there are many more known mainly by the old-timers. <br /><br />I thought the Aaronsons were the earliest Jewish agriculturists in the early days of our return to Eretz Yisrael.Neshamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06326762185596512130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-5070950118494958602012-02-28T15:43:06.993+02:002012-02-28T15:43:06.993+02:00The Fellmans didn't come to Israel because the...The Fellmans didn't come to Israel because they were getting free land; or improving their financial position through an investment; but because of a belief that Jews had a purpose in this world and that purpose was best fulfilled by living in the Land.<br /><br />In that, they remind me of those few pioneers who returned with Ezra from Babylon (while most stayed behind in comfort); and began to rebuild under difficult circumstances.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com