Person · Jewish magnate
Baron Edmond de Rothschild
Baron Edmond de Rothschild
Jewish magnate whom Mohilewer won over to the Zionist ideal.
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... And what of the Zionist movement? Its breeding
ground in Eastern Europe was for a long time located
in Bialystok, in the home of Rabbi Szmuel Mohilewer.
With his characteristic boldness, he made contact with
the Jewish magnate, Baron Edmond de Rothschild,
winning him over to the great Zionist ideal, and creat-
ing a place for thousands of pioneers to work in the
land of Jewish hope and aspiration. ...Connected nodes
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Zionist movement
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Baron Edmond de Rothschild → Zionist movement
winning him over to the great Zionist ideal