In the early 1880s, Jews in the Russian Empire experienced harsh antisemitism, violence, and persecution. In response to that, and in opposition to assimilation, some Jews suggested settling a home for the Jewish people in the Land of Israel, the only place Jews could become a nation.

Haim Nissim Amzlag was a Jewish businessman and community leader during the Yishuv period.

Born in Belarus to a Chabad Hasidic family, Zalman David Levontin was one of the pioneers of the first aliyah. He was one of the founders of Rishon Lezion and the Jewish Colonial Trust.

1845 - 1934. Baron Edmond de Rothschild / Source : Ramat-hanadiv.org.il Baron Edmond Benjamin James de Rothschild was a French banker,...

1861 -1936. Meïr Dizengoff was the first mayor of Tel Aviv, between 1921-1925, and from 1928 until his death in 1936. Born in Moldova in...