Netanya was founded in 1928 and named for the American-Jewish merchant and philanthropist Nathan Straus (1848–1931). The site was originally established as a noncollective agricultural settlement (moshav) devoted to citrus cultivation.
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Netanya was founded in 1929 by citrus farmers, but is now is primarily a center for tourism and the diamond trade. Israel is one of the world's largest ...
On December 3rd, 1948 Netanya became the first city to be designated in the newly established State of Israel. At this time, the city had 9,000 residents.
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Netanya is one of the bigger cities in Israel and counts 210,800 inhabitants. It has a large immigrant population with a Persian Jewish community and immigrants ...
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