Person

Edmond de Rothschild

French banker who financed the first farming colonies in Ottoman Palestine.

2 links, 1 backed by primary records

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Farming colonies in Ottoman Palestine Primary record 1 2 3
The family foundation's own page says he and his descendants supported 44 settlements. The Peel Commission calls his help a "munificence".
Farming colonies in Ottoman Palestine According to Edmond de Rothschild Self-published 3
The family's foundation on its founder: 44 settlements supported by him and his descendants.

Timeline 1 date

Proof 3 sources

Palestine Royal Commission Report (Cmd. 5479), His Majesty's Stationery Office, via UN Question of Palestine archive, 1937. Primary record
munificence of Baron Edmond de Rothschild
Baron Edmond de Rothschild (timeline), Ramat Hanadiv, Rothschild Family Foundation. Self-published
Edmond agreed to fund all the expenses of the colonies Rishon le-Zion, Zichron Ya’akov, and Rosh Pina
Baron Edmond de Rothschild, Ramat Hanadiv, Rothschild Family Foundation. Self-published
He and his descendants supported 44 settlements, from Metulla in the north to Mazkeret Batya (Ekron)

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