PALESTINE "REHOVOT: The Plowman" byKunstanstalt Max Jaffe(1877-), Vienna, Austria- well known Viennese printer and publisher."JUEDISCHE ZEITUNG" PUBLISHING COMPANYREAL PHOTOSTONE LITHOGRAPHYPhotos Taken by Leo Kahan, a photographer sent to Eretz Yisrael (Land of Israel) by the Viennese Yidishe Zeitung newspaper in 1912.size (only photo): 11.5 x 8 cmIt was founded in 1890 by Polish Jews who wanted a township independent of the Baron Edmond de Rothschild's aid (and management). Israel Belkind, one of the original founders of the settlement, proposed the name Rehovot (lit. 'wide expanses') based on Genesis 26:22. The name was accepted. In 1906 they were joined by immigrants from Yemen.
