What agricultural colony founded in 1878 by pioneers from the Old Yishuv of Jerusalem near the Yarkon River is celebrated as the 'Mother of the Moshavot'?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Petah Tikva
- Step 1: In 1878, religious pioneers including Yoel Moshe Salomon and Yehoshua Stampfer purchased land near the Yarkon River at the village of Mulabbis.
- Step 2: They established Petah Tikva ('Gateway of Hope'), marking the first modern Jewish agricultural colony, historically recognized as 'Em HaMoshavot' (Mother of the Moshavot).
Answer
Petah Tikva.
Why not the others: Rishon LeZion was founded four years later in 1882; Rehovot was founded in 1890; Hadera was founded in 1891.
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