Gardens of Baron Rothschild. Ramat ha-nadiv - the last refuge of the baron Around the Rothschild tomb

Very close to the city of Zichron Yaakov, on the southern slopes of the Carmel Mountains, is one of the man-made wonders of Israel - Ramat Ha-Nadiv. This place is surrounded by greenery all year round. In the hot summer, you can hide here in the shade of huge trees. During rainy winters this is an ideal place for quiet walks. But this place is not only beautifully maintained parks. This is a memory of a man who played a huge role in the formation of the State of Israel.

We have all heard about the Rothschilds at least once. Sometimes we even compare ourselves with them - “I can’t afford it, I’m not Rothschild.” However, few know the history of this European dynasty of bankers of Jewish origin. And even more so, practically no one outside Israel knows that the Rothschilds’ money was used to settle Palestine by Jews, that several cities in modern Israel are named after members of this family, and that to this day a lot in Israel exists thanks to the contribution of this dynasty.

Without me the Zionists would have achieved little, but without the Zionists my own cause would have perished.
(Baron Edmond de Rothschild)

The Rothschild dynasty arose in the second half of the 18th century, and in 1816 the Rothschilds received diplomas of nobility and baronial titles from the Austrian Emperor. The influence of the Rothschilds on European and world history is difficult to overestimate; it is enormous; throughout the 19th century, the Rothschilds were the most influential and wealthy family in the world. Some researchers argue that the Rothschilds continued to have a significant influence on the fate of the world in the 20th century.

5. Festival of smell – The most unusual place in the park is the “Garden of Aromas”. Here, around a wonderful fountain with gurgling water and lilies, you can look, touch and smell more than 10 types of plants, each of which has its own unique aroma. This garden is associated with the touching story of Dorothy de Rothschild and her husband, who had very poor eyesight. After his death, Dorothy decided to create this garden, consisting of plants with a strong, spicy aroma. Thus, people with low vision and blind people can enjoy the beauty of nature without even seeing it.
Something similar, but on a slightly larger scale.

The surname Rothschild (German: Rotschild, “red shield”) comes from the emblem of the jewelry workshop of Amschel Moses Bauer - a red shield with a golden eagle on it. Amschel's son, Mayer Amschel, decided to take his surname after his father's workshop.

Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744-1812) became the founder of a bank in Frankfurt am Main. He managed to create a new type of international business, the money of which was distributed across different countries. For the first time in history, the family’s wealth was protected from the greed of rulers and anti-Semitic riots. Mayer Amschel Rothschild had five sons who continued his work. The Rothschild brothers - Amschel Mayer, James Mayer, Kalman Mayer, Nathan Mayer and Solomon Mayer - already owned five banks in major European cities. Five connected arrows appeared on the Rothschild coat of arms, corresponding to the number of brothers.

By the way, Mayer Amschel, in addition to sons, also had five daughters (Babette, Henrietta, Julia, Isabella and Charlotte), but the father’s property, in accordance with the will, was divided among male heirs. Another mechanism for preserving the Rothschilds' wealth was intra-family marriages (men often married first and second cousins, and uncles married nieces).

The Rothschild family established strict rules according to which only family members could occupy key positions in the business. It was forbidden to disclose the size of the family's fortune, even in a will or at trial. Business was run by men; women could only marry aristocrats, provided they maintained the Jewish faith.

13. Palm Garden – From the observation deck in the Palm Garden, in good weather, you can admire the mountains of Samaria, and then look at an interesting, albeit small collection of palm trees, the pearl of which is the “Washingtonia” palm, which has long been the hallmark of the Rothschild settlements.

After the death of Mayer Amschel, Nathan Rothschild, a successful financier, became the head of the family business. James (Jacob) Mayer Rothschild was the youngest of the brothers and was initially the Parisian representative of brother Nathan. Over time, James proved himself to be a true Rothschild, delving deeply into banking and establishing close relationships with the royal House of Bourbon.

After the death of Nathan Rothschild, management of the family business passed to James. In the thirties and forties of the 19th century, James financed major projects, including the construction of railways in France, and also helped the National Bank of France cope with the monetary crisis (the Rothschild Bank provided gold coverage for French money).

James Mayer Rothschild, the "Grand Baron", became the founder of the French branch of the Rothschilds and the second richest man in France after the king. James Rothschild's clients included the monarchs of Europe and... the Russian revolutionary A.I. Herzen. It was thanks to Rothschild that Herzen managed to avoid ruin and then publish his works.

The Rothschilds always defended the interests of the Jews, if this coincided with the interests of their family. In 1815, the Rothschilds facilitated the trip of a Jewish delegation to the Congress of Vienna, where Jews tried to achieve civil equality. The Rothschilds tried to prevent violence against German Jews, and as one of the conditions for granting a loan to the Pope, they indicated assistance in the abolition of the Jewish ghetto in Rome.

James Mayer Rothschild actively helped the Jewish community in Palestine, using his own funds to build a Jewish medical center (Mayer Rothschild Hospital) in Jerusalem in the mid-19th century. The Rothschild hospital was small, consisting of three wards and several auxiliary rooms, and had two doctors, a pharmacist and an administrator on staff. But the services and medicines in the hospital were free.

James Mayer Rothschild also established a fund for the widows of Palestine, founded a vocational school, and built houses for settlers. In 1864, with Rothschild money, a school for Jewish girls was opened in Jerusalem. This school was named after Evelina de Rothschild, daughter of Lionel Nathan de Rothschild, who died in childbirth.

After James Rothschild's death, his eldest son Alphonse, who took over the family bank, also paid great attention to supporting the Jews of Palestine. Family archives of the House of Rothschild show that in the 70s of the 19th century the family donated about 500 thousand francs annually to the World Jewish Union. Alphonse Rothschild had business ties with the Russian Ministry of Finance, but after the Jewish pogroms of the 80s he broke off financial ties with the Russian government. In May 1891, Alphonse's bank refused to Russia a previously agreed upon loan of 320 million francs.

24. Rose Garden – One of the most beautiful places in the park is the rose garden, where various varieties of roses are displayed and where the “north window” of the park is located, overlooking modern Zichron Yaakov. Here you will see another sculpture reminiscent of the transience of time - a girl holding a sundial. And yes, they show the correct time.

The youngest son of James Rothschild, Baron Edmond de Rothschild (aka Abraham Benjamin James Rothschild, 1845 - 1934), continued the work of his father and brother, becoming the most famous organizer and patron of the Jewish settlement movement in Palestine of the late 19th and early 20th centuries among the Rothschilds.

Since 1882, Edmond de Rothschild began to buy land in Palestine. After pogroms in the 1980s, Edmond helps Russian Jews move to Palestine. In 1889, Baron Rothschild transferred 25,000 hectares of land and settlement management to the Jewish Colonization Society. Edmond de Rothschild's funds remained the main source of financing for Jewish settlers until the baron's death. As a result, by 1924 the Jewish Colonization Society owned more than 500 square kilometers of land in Palestine. The amount spent by Baron Edmond de Rothschild on the development of Palestine is more than 50 million dollars.

Edmond de Rothschild treated Zionism with distrust and caution. In 1896, he rejected Theodor Herzl's proposal to organize the resettlement of Jews from Europe to Palestine. Rothschild's collaboration with the Zionists began only in 1913, on the eve of the First World War, when Edmond first met with one of the leaders of Zionism, Chaim Weizmann, and supported the idea of ​​​​founding the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. From 1887 to 1925, Rothschild visited Palestine five times, and in 1929 he agreed to become president of the World Jewish Agency.

Edmond de Rothschild died in 1937. After his death, he and his wife Adelaide were buried in Israel, in Ramat HaNadiv Park.

32. Tomb of Baron Rothschild and his wife. This place is striking in its modesty and asceticism: a short corridor leads to a sarcophagus made of black basalt, on which only the names of the spouses are engraved; a small window in the ceiling of the tomb lets in a ray of sun, creating an atmosphere of mystery and tranquility.
This place surprises with its simplicity. Little will show you that here lies one of the richest assistants to the formation of Jewish settlements in the lands of Israel; perhaps this is precisely what reflects the essence of the patron, who wanted, above all, to bring good to other people.

Edmond de Rothschild appointed his son, James Armand Edmond (1878-1957), as Commissioner for his Palestinian affairs. James resided in England and was a British officer during the First World War. James arrived in Palestine as part of the headquarters of British General Allenby and was recruiting volunteers for the Jewish Legion.

34. Cascade, also known as the waterfall park, is the “eastern window” of the park, through which a stunning view of the Mediterranean Sea opens. The plants in this part of the garden were planted in steps so as not to block such a wonderful view. There is also a fountain with a sculpture - hands trying to catch a stream of water, unstoppable, like life itself.

In 1924, James became life president of the PJCA (Palestine Jewish Colonization Association). With the help of this organization, many enterprises, power plants, as well as port facilities were created in. From 1929 to 1945, James Rothschild was a member of the British Parliament and defended the interests of Jews in British Mandatory Palestine. James Rothschild died in 1957, leaving significant funds in his will for the construction of the Knesset building. Today the street leading to the Israeli parliament is named after James Rothschild.

In the second half of the 20th century, the great-grandson and namesake of the patron of Palestinian Jewry, Baron Edmond de Rothschild (1926 - 1997), especially distinguished himself in the field of supporting the historical homeland. He financed the creation of the country's first oil pipeline (from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean), as well as the construction of one of Israel's first chemical plants, and provided invaluable assistance in the creation of the State Bank of Israel and the implementation of other projects.

40. Iris Garden – here, during the flowering period, you will see a unique collection of 50 species of irises, some of which are now considered an endangered species. All of them were discovered in the natural environment, grown in local greenhouses and transplanted into the soil only after acclimatization.

In 1957, the Rothschild Foundation was created with the participation of Dorothy Rothschild (1895–1988).

Thanks to the foundation, educational television arose in Israel, the Open University, the Institute for Advanced Study and the Center for Adult Education at the Hebrew University (), and the Faculty of Nursing at the university were founded. With funds from the Rothschild Foundation, a Music Center was built in Mishkenot Sha'ananim (district), and exhibitions are held at the Israel Museum. The foundation participates in equipping hospitals with medical equipment, financing nursing homes, and pays scholarships to students. The Rothschild Foundation awards the Rothschild Prize for achievements in the field of exact sciences. In 1992, the building of the Supreme Court of Israel was built with funds from the foundation.

In 1964, with the money of Baroness Bat-Sheva de Rothschild (1914 - 1999), a ballet ensemble was organized, now bearing her name.

Currently, the Rothschild representative, Lord Jacob Rothschild, is participating in the development project of the Israeli Shfela oil field. He believes that oil production from shale can have a positive impact on the development of Israel and the entire Middle East. Jacob Rothschild's hopes may be justified - according to forecasts by the London-based World Energy Council, the Shfela Basin contains 250 billion barrels of recoverable oil.

The names of many cities in Israel commemorate members of the Rothschild dynasty. The city of Zichron Yaakov is named after James (Yaakov) Rothschild (literally “memory of Yaakov”). Mazkeret Batya is named after the baron's mother. Every city has a Rothschild street.

The park we are walking through appeared around the tomb of the “famous philanthropist” or “father of settlements,” as the baron was often called. The park consists of several gardens, each with its own theme. The famous Israeli architect Uriel Schiller and landscape designer Shlomo Weinberg worked on the layout. They did a great job creating this wonderful outdoor recreation area.

Ramat HaNadiv Park amazes with the diversity of its flora and fauna. Here you can find many types of plants characteristic of the Middle East, in different colors and shapes. The park is maintained by approximately 50 gardeners, some of whom work here on a voluntary basis. There is also a garden for people with disabilities, where they are taught how to care for plants, bike paths for outdoor enthusiasts, and a wonderful restaurant where you can recuperate after a long walk.

But Ramat HaNadiv is not only a place for walking. Students and scientists come here to study plants and wildlife in their natural habitats. Park workers make a lot of efforts to preserve natural resources: solar panels are installed here, water in the fountains flows into ponds and is reused, and most of the plants are accustomed to the local climate and do not require abundant watering.

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I try not to say directly that I am interested in graves and all their manifestations. I put this in a different form. I think you are familiar with this.
- What, you can wander around the cemetery for an entire hour? - my friends ask me. - This is just the Whole Cha-a-as?! What are you doing there? (this is already suspicious). Of course, I deny everything, to preserve the image of a mother and guardian, etc. But if you think about it, in fact, many people spend hours wandering around burial sites and mass graves and even rush to distant countries to look at them, without really suspecting it. I won’t even talk about Red Square. Millions of tourists come to see the Taj Mahal, guides use beautiful words “tomb”, “mausoleum”, after all, it’s not a grave, right?))) Indeed, the Taj Mahal is so white and airy, it emerges so beautifully from the haze at six in the morning right in the sky, that you don’t even think about the sad reason for its construction. But this is only a question of culture. In our Bakhchisarai Palace Museum, visitors enjoy looking at the Khan’s cemetery, by the way, right in the courtyard of the palace complex - that is, the Khan buried his wives, friends, and children in his country garden, and this was quite appropriate. The tombs of the pharaohs are generally a tourist Mecca and a place where “you can easily breathe the ancient air” (a phrase from the travel agency website). The burial grounds of the ancient Tauri are cool and mystical and a “place of power” for exalted ladies. And exploring the city cemetery is, you see, ugh.
I want to tell you about another beautiful place on the planet. The grave of a famous person in the center of this beautiful place does not scare anyone, but only attracts. Of course, it’s hard to surprise us, ordinary people who still saw parks, and not buildings like “blue glasses”))) and who regularly walked in botanical gardens, with beautiful grasses.
But here's a slightly different idea. Not a garden for the sake of a garden, but a garden for the sake of decorating a grave. Baron Rothschild Garden, also known in Israel as Ramat HaNadiv Park, is a memorial park in which the famous philanthropist Baron Edmond de Rothschild and his wife Adelaide are buried. Nearby is a town that owes its founding to the baron. It is convenient to walk around the park, it is not at all as mountainous as the Nikitsky Botanical Park in Yalta, even Mount Carmel is rather a gentle hill.
Here is the entrance and paths...

I will further quote from the tourist site - http://www.turspeak.ru: “This man passionately desired the revival of the Jewish state and did not spare any money to help the first Jewish settlers. Somehow in the hearts, during one of his trips to Eretz Israel , the baron wished to be buried in this picturesque place - at the foot of Mount Carmel. Grateful to their benefactor, Jewish settlers began to build a park in his honor immediately after the death of Baron Rothschild in 1934. Today it is a beautiful and well-kept park, in which, unlike many other Israeli It is not customary to have picnics in parks, everything here is created for contemplation and delight of the eyes, peace and tranquility reigns here. Despite the rocky soil, landscape designers in just 20 years have created a real miracle, growing an amazingly beautiful garden from plants brought from different parts of the world. And already in 1954, after the founding of the State of Israel, the remains of the baron and his wife were transported here.In the center of the park, in Mount Carmel, is the family crypt of the Rothschild family. The park is divided into several zones, of which the Rose Garden, Fragrant Garden, Palm Grove, Waterfall Garden and others can be distinguished. Between the Rose Garden and the Palm Grove there is an observation deck that offers an amazingly beautiful view of the park and its surroundings. Here you can see hedges, smooth paths, flower beds, alleys, benches for rest, stone sundials, fountains, a pond with colorful fish, a stone map of Israel, which shows 30 settlements that owe their founding to Baron Rothschild. The fragrant garden was created so that blind and visually impaired people could also enjoy a walk in the park. Fragrant flowers, herbs, herbs - lavender, sage, rosemary, laurel and other aromatic plants - are planted here. The special fence contains inscriptions not only in several languages, but also engraved in Braille, telling about certain flowers, shrubs and trees. Entrance to the park is free."
Signpost and path to the grave...

The way back (note how powerful the entrance door is).

I read on another resource that the park is maintained with funds from the Rothschild family. I liked the stone fountains with drinking water; once upon a time in the 80s there were such in Sevastopol, unfortunately, they were carried away into the abyss along with the acquisition of independence. We visited the park on January 10, that is, in winter. The roses bloomed beautifully and thickly. I can imagine how beautiful the park will be when it gets warmer and all the other wonders described above bloom. Smiling guards in uniform walked quietly behind us around the park, especially near the tomb itself. I liked the complete absence of retail outlets (in Nikitsky Garden they still try to carefully snag ice cream, homemade coin pendants, and other small Crimean tourist delights at the entrance, all this due to the lack of normal funding).
A few more beautiful photos of the park, walking in which you forget that it is just a frame for the eternal resting place of the family of the philanthropist Baron Rothschild. Look at the original bushes with daisies.

Thank you for your attention, dear readers.

The Rothschild family, the richest in the world, never forgot about their Jewish origins and always tried to help their fellow tribesmen.
Edmond de Rothschild, having learned about Jews fleeing Russia from terrible pogroms, began buying land in the Holy Land in 1882 and helping the fugitives move. The amount he spent on the development of Palestinian lands is amazing - it is more than $50 million.

In December 1882, 100 Romanian Jews arrived on the southern slope of Mount Carmel - settlers from the Hovevei Zion association. From a local baptized Arab they purchased 6 hectares of land in the area of ​​​​Zammarin (translated from Arabic as “Flute Player”). The newcomers decided to take up farming. The name of the place meant nothing to them - but in vain. But it arose because only grazing herds with shepherds who played flutes felt good here. Farming on rocky soil was extremely difficult - at least with the simple tools that the settlers had. The money was running out, there was no harvest. The newcomers were threatened with complete poverty. They gave up in despair. And then, like a messenger from heaven, a man appeared from Edmond de Rothschild.

The baron helped his fellow tribesmen this time too: with finances and agricultural equipment. The local land was not suitable for cereals, but excellent for grapes. Therefore, it was decided that the settlers would take up winemaking.

The nearby village, thanks to the baron's attention, gradually turned into a town. A school, decent wooden houses, and in 1886 a synagogue appeared. He named the settlement in memory of his father - Zichron Yaakov (James Mayer Rothschild built the Jerusalem Medical Center and also actively helped the displaced).
The local population gave Edmond de Rothschild the nickname “ha-nadiv” (“generous”).

Memorial Park.

Edmond de Rothschild, 20 years before his death, expressed a desire to be buried in the Promised Land, and by the end of his life he had decided on the place. He died on French soil in 1934; his beloved wife Adelaide survived him by six months. That same year, settlers began establishing a park as a gift to a late benefactor.

The layout was designed by architect Uriel Schiller and landscape designer Shlomo Weinberg: the two came up with the idea of ​​thematic gardens surrounding the heart of the park - the tomb of a wealthy and generous family.

The tomb is a modest and majestic structure. The dark gray stone is reminiscent of ancient Jewish burials.
Over two decades, the park has turned into a man-made miracle. And in 1954, the ashes of Edmond and Adelaide “moved” to a new resting place - now permanent and long-lasting. Until the coming of the Messiah.

Around the Rothschild tomb.

Each of the gardens that make up the Rothschild Park in Israel has its own personality.

1. A luxurious rose garden with roses of all possible colors and shades.
2. Palm grove, where not only locals live, but also palm trees from all over the world.
3. Along the path between the Palm and Rose gardens you will get to the observation deck, from where you can take excellent photos of the park’s panorama.
4. Here you can see a stone sundial (it is hugged by a smiling man - and it is quite accurate, although it does not translate according to the season) and a map of Eretz Israel carved in stone, which shows three dozen Jewish settlements that were assisted by Edmond de Rothschild.
5. The Waterfall Garden (the name tells you what you can see there) and the stepped “Cascade Garden” in the east of the park are amazingly beautiful. Green “scenery” is planted in ledges on the mountainside overlooking the sea.
6. In the Iris Garden there are 50 varieties of irises, among them the rarest.
7. The Fragrance Garden is a touching manifestation of the designers' care for people with vision problems. All the plants here are not amazing in appearance, but they smell! And a blind person can enjoy the scent of laurel, sage, and lavender.
8. There are also artifacts discovered by archaeologists - the remains of residential buildings from the time of the Second Temple.
9. And, of course, man-made decorations are everywhere: stone benches and fountains, ponds with beautiful fish and hedges, stone roads, paths and paths.

Fifty workers carefully monitor all this wealth. And some do it completely free.

Zichron Yaakov today.

Zichron Yaakov, the center of Israeli winemaking, is today a charming, thriving town that attracts hundreds of tourists. Nowhere will you see so many vines - living and decorative, decorating everything, even the gates of the cemetery!

At the entrance to the town you will be greeted by a monument to the Founders.
The main street, leading through the historic center of the city past old houses with tile roofs, is characteristically called Derech HaYayin (“Wine Way”). There are many cafes here - there is a cafe-gallery with paintings on the walls and cafe-shops where you can buy edible and inedible souvenirs.
Carmel Mizrahi Winery and Tishbi Winery offer cellar tours and tastings of their products.

The sights are also worth seeing.

• Ohel Yakov Synagogue (the same one built under Baron Rothschild and during the construction process passed off as a cowshed - the Ottoman authorities would not allow Jews to build a religious building).
• Museum of the First Aliyah (get to know the life of the first settlers of the Promised Land!).
• Benjamin's pool.
• The Aronson House - also known as the NILI Museum (Netzach Israel Lo Ishaker - an underground organization during World War I, the residents of this house - Aaron, Sarah and Alexander Aronson - were the leaders of the organization and hid its arsenal - now you can see it. And the house is so pink - never You wouldn’t think that underground fighters lived there and there was a weapons depot).
• A mill where handmade paper is created.
• Neta Lang's house is huge and majestic; it was once a dazzling social salon.

“Without me the Zionists would have achieved little,
but without the Zionists my own cause would have perished.”

Baron Edmond de Rothschild

Let me dilute the snowy winter posts of friends with our winter - blooming, dusty, rainy, hurricane, sunny... and all this almost at the same time. Let me show you the beauty of Israel, this time man-made, created in memory of a man who did a lot for Israel to exist.

We will walk through Ramat HaNadiv, the gardens of Baron de Rothschild.

We were here quite recently, a little over a month ago, but then we were exploring the gardens around us. And yesterday we walked directly in them.

I think everyone who reads my magazine has heard the name Rothschild; but probably not many people know what role he played in the history of Israel. This is where I will begin my story as we leisurely stroll along the paths and paths of truly luxurious gardens.

Baron Edmond de Rothschild, aka Abraham Benjamin James de Rothschild, was born on August 19, 1845 in Boulogne-Billancourt. This is a French philanthropist, organizer and patron of the Jewish settlement movement in Palestine in the late 19th - early 20th centuries, the youngest son of James Jacob Mayer Rothschild, founder of the French branch of the Rothschilds.

In Israel he is called a "famous philanthropist" or "father of settlements." There is no city in Israel that does not have Rothschild Street, and very often it is one of the main streets of the city. For example, the first street in Tel Aviv bears his name.
In addition, the Israeli cities in whose development the baron's money was invested bear the names of members of his family - Zichron Yaakov, Mazkeret Batya, Benjamin, Pardes Khana...

Edmond James de Rothschild was the third son of James Mayer Rothschild and Betty de Rothschild Solomon. Unlike his two older brothers, Edmond James was not directly involved in the banking affairs of the Rothschild family and was better known as a lover of art and culture. He was educated at a special school for children of nobles.

When he was 32 years old, he married Adelaide (also known as Ada), the daughter of his cousin Wilhelm Karl, known as the "righteous" Rothschild of Frankfurt. Ada was raised in Jewish traditions, which were strictly adhered to in her father's home in Frankfurt.

11. Ficus trees have taken root

With the outbreak of pogroms in Russia in 1881, the leaders of French Jewry established a commission to help Russian Jews and published a proclamation against the anti-Semitic policies of the state. Among those who signed it was Baron Rothschild, who came to the conclusion that the Jewish problem must be solved through the immigration of Jews to Israel. Two people who influenced Rothschild's views regarding the situation of Diaspora Jews were the Chief Rabbi of Paris (and later France), Tzadok Cohen, who, unlike many other rabbis of the time, supported the Love of Zion movement, and social activist Karl Venter , who founded the Mikveh Israel agricultural school in Eretz Israel back in 1870.

In 1882, Edmond de Rothschild began purchasing plots of land in Palestine and at the same time actively supported the settlement movement. The severe crisis that many young settlements in Eretz Israel were experiencing led Rothschild to the decision to invest his capital in their development and participate in their future life.

13. Cyclamens are in full bloom

14. And dandelions

For example, he helped the young settlement of Rishon Lezion, which was at that time on the verge of complete bankruptcy. In 1882, one of the settlers of the colony, Joseph Feinberg, approached Rothschild and asked the baron for financial assistance. The result of the meetings with Feinberg was Rothschild’s agreement to take Rishon LeZion under his financial and administrative protection. It was Rothschild who organized the digging of the first well there, helped low-income families and financed the work of an agricultural instructor for the young colony.

Wanting to help young Jewish workers, he turned to the Hovavei Zion organization and asked to select several people who, at his expense, would train as agricultural instructors.

16. Pepper tree

Subsequently, Rothschild further expanded the scope of his activities in the development of Eretz Israel. It can be said that to one degree or another he helped almost every new Jewish settlement. If it were not for this help, there would be a high chance that the young settlement movement in Eretz Israel would simply fade away.

Due to the fact that at the beginning of his activities, Rothschild avoided publicly mentioning his name, he began to be called a “famous philanthropist.”

Rothschild sought to make his assistance to Jewish settlers as effective as possible. To do this, he sent several French agronomists to Palestine so that they could assess the quality of the local soil and the nature of the climate, and based on this, they would give advice on what crop should be grown given the initial data.
The soil and climate in the lands acquired by Rothschild were not very good - rocky hills, coastal swamps and heat. Nevertheless, the agronomists conscientiously completed the task assigned to them and took the risk of recommending growing vineyards here.
This was the beginning of the famous Israeli wines.

19. Asparagus

Before the cultivation of the vineyard bore fruit (in every sense), the baron again invested considerable personal capital in supporting the settlers' lives, health care, education and religion.

For example, only at one time Rothschild presented the Jewish Colonization Society with a check for 15 million francs in gold.

21. Hibiscus

In some of the settlements - for example, Rishon Lezion, Mazkeret Batiya, Rosh Pina - Rothschild appointed inspectors who were supposed to monitor the correct distribution of funds. These inspectors paid peasants monthly benefits, the amount of which depended on the size of the family, not on the number of hours the peasant worked.

Despite the fact that it was Rothschild’s help that allowed the young settlements to get back on their feet, the activities of the baron’s inspectors turned the settlers against him. It did not come to an open rebellion because the settlements were still financially dependent on Rothschild, but nevertheless, in 1901, he transferred 25,000 hectares of land, as well as all administrative functions associated with the development of old and the creation of new settlements, to the disposal of the Jewish Colonization Society.

Rothschild recalled the inspectors monitoring the activities of the settlements, as he realized that their dependence on him would not disappear until they became independent.

25. The mulberry (aka mulberry) continues to have autumn))

In 1923, Baron de Rothschild finally curtailed his activities in Palestine and created the Palestine Jewish Colonization Association, headed by his son James Armand de Rothschild.

In 1924, the Jewish Colonization Society owned more than 500 km² of land in Palestine. The amount of money that Rothschild spent on all these ventures is estimated to be more than $50 million.

The beginning of cooperation between the Jewish Colonization Society and Zionist organizations dates back to 1913, shortly before the outbreak of the First World War. At the same time, Rothschild first met with the leader of the Zionist movement, Chaim Weizmann, supporting his plan to found the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

Between 1887 and 1925, Rothschild made five trips to Palestine. He made his fourth visit in the fall of 1914 as a “famous lover of Zion” (hovev Zion), and at a meeting with H. Weizmann in December of the same year, he expressed strong support for the idea of ​​​​creating a Jewish state in the Land of Israel.

32. Pepper Tree Labyrinth

On November 2, 1934, Baron de Rothschild died. He was originally buried in Paris's famous Pierre-Lachaise Cemetery, but in 1954, in accordance with Rothschild's will, his and his wife Adelaide's remains were transported to Israel and buried in a burial vault in Ramat HaNadiv Park in Zichron Ya'akov (named after his father - "Zichron-Yaakov" - literally, "in memory of Yaakov").

You cannot enter the tomb on Saturday.

Today, around the tomb of Baron Rothschild and his wife Ada, there are 70 dunams of magnificent, well-kept gardens.

Entrance to the gardens is free and open to everyone; care of the territory and plants is financed by the Rothschild family.

Ramat HaNadiv has several themed gardens. A few examples of this: the “Garden of Smells,” intended for blind and visually impaired people.

Along the short route around the fish pool, aromatic plants are planted, allowing visitors, if not to see, then at least to smell them: rosemary, basil, mint, sage, za'atar, lavender and many other plants I have not identified.

Benches for rest are placed among laurel bushes

Another "fragrant" garden is rose.

45. They smell amazing...

46. ​​And still covered with droplets of the rain that passed the day before

"Garden of Palms"

"Garden of Waterfalls"

Another garden is definitely worth visiting a little later - when the irises begin to bloom.
In the meantime, the eternally joyful hibiscus is blooming with might and main.

And I personally really liked this alley - because the trees growing here resemble funny root vegetables trying to crawl out of the ground

They also look like an army of some strange aliens))

Now all seasons of the year reign simultaneously in the gardens))) Autumn, spring and summer, which together make up the traditional Israeli winter.

Not only blooms, but also bears fruit

There are always a lot of tourists and Israelis here who come to walk in the Gardens with their whole families. There is special entertainment for children here: at the information center at the entrance you can get a special brochure and pencils, with which the child can collect a whole drawn herbarium. To do this, using a map, you first need to find pedestals placed along the alleys with relief images of the leaves of plants growing nearby

Then put one page of the brochure on the image and color it in with a pencil

And get this picture with the name of the plant in Latin and Hebrew:

Around the gardens lie 50 thousand dunams of land belonging to the Rothschild family. These are rocky hills covered with forests and valleys in which vineyards grow.

69. Sycamore (ficus species)

There are several interesting objects here from an archaeological point of view - such as, for example, the ruins of a palace from Herodian times, which I wrote about in the last post and to which I gave a link at the beginning.

Well, there are plenty of different hiking trails around, so it’s definitely worth going here for a walk with children.

In general, come and have a walk! :))

Information sources.

Ramat HaNadiv covers almost 500 hectares and is located ten kilometers northeast of Caesarea. The remains of the baron and baroness were transported from Paris to Israel in April 1954 to the family crypt located in Ramat Hanadiv.
During his fourth visit to Israel in 1914, the baron hinted at his desire to be buried in his historical homeland. He wanted to be buried in the “stone” of Mount Carmel. Twenty years after their death, the Rothschild couple were buried in a cave in the center of Ramat HaNadiv.
The burial cave is surrounded by unusual gardens planted around it. Fountains, waterfalls, rose bushes, palm trees, aloe bushes, you name it. The beauty and comfort of this place is amazing.

A little about Baron Rothschild. I already mentioned him in my post about Zichron Yaakov, but now I want to talk about him in more detail. I think he deserves it.

Baron Edmond de Rothschild, Abraham Benjamin James de Rothschild; born August 19, 1845 in Boulogne-Billancourt - and died November 2, 1934 there) - French philanthropist, organizer and patron of the Jewish settlement movement in Palestine in the late 19th - early 20th centuries, youngest son James Jacob Mayer Rothschild, founder of the French branch of the Rothschilds.

In 1882, Edmond de Rothschild began purchasing plots of land in Palestine and at the same time began actively supporting the settlement movement in Palestine. He also helped Russian Jews move to Palestine in the 1880s to escape pogroms in the Russian Empire. In 1889, he transferred 25,000 hectares of land, as well as all management functions related to the development of old and the creation of new settlements, to the disposal of the Jewish Colonization Society.
Until the end of his life, Rothschild’s funds remained the main source of financing for settlement activities (only at one time did Rothschild present the Jewish Colonization Society with a check for 15 million francs in gold). In 1924, the Jewish Colonization Society owned more than 500 km² of land in Palestine. The amount of money he spent on all these ventures is estimated to be over $50 million. Rothschild directly supervised these activities as president of the Palestine Council, specially created under the Jewish Colonization Society.
The beginning of cooperation between the Jewish Colonization Society and Zionist organizations dates back to 1913, shortly before the outbreak of the First World War. At the same time, Rothschild first met with the leader of the Zionist movement, Chaim Weizmann, supporting his plan to found the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
Between 1887 and 1925, Rothschild made five trips to Palestine. He made his fourth visit in the fall of 1914 as a “famous lover of Zion” (hovev Zion), and at a meeting with H. Weizmann in December of the same year, he expressed strong support for the idea of ​​​​creating a Jewish state in the Land of Israel.
According to Rothschild's will, the remains of him and his wife Adelaide were transported to Israel in 1954 and buried in a tomb in Ramat HaNadiv Park in Zichron Yaakov (named after his son).
More than ten cities and other settlements in Israel are named after Baron Rothschild and his children. Every major Israeli city has a Rothschild street.
He himself said it best about Baron Rothschild’s contribution to the development of Israel: “Without me the Zionists would have achieved little, but without the Zionists my own cause would have perished.”

So, we begin a tour of the complex of gardens laid out on the territory of the burial estate of Baron Benjamin Edmond de Rothschild, a French philanthropist and member of the famous banking dynasty, who founded and supported the development of most of the Jewish colonies in Eretz Israel during the period of the 1st repatriation, which took place at the end of the 19th - the beginning of the 20th century. Among the settlements of that period, we can highlight the current cities of Rishon Lezion, Zichron Yaakov (named after the philanthropist’s father), Mazkeret Batya, Rosh Pina, etc. In the center of the gardens there is a burial cave, in which, behind doors decorated in the architectural spirit The era of the Talmud, the ashes of the baron and his wife rest. The plants planted in the gardens represent not only local flora, but also those growing in different parts of the world. Ganei HaNadiv is divided into a number of functional and style areas: Garden of Waterfalls, Rose Garden, Palm Garden, Garden of Fragrances, etc.

At the entrance to the park on the gate we see the coat of arms of the Rothschild family. I’ll tell you a little about it.

On September 29, 1822, the Rothschilds became barons.
Considering that the Rothschild brothers are Jews, we will assign them to the lowest level of the nobility.” So the Rothschilds received from Vienna the right to write their last name with the prefix von.
They invited the brothers to present to the court a draft of their family coat of arms. The brothers were brave people and sent to the imperial office such a draft of the noble coat of arms, which the crown princes could envy. This coat of arms had everything in the world - from an eagle to a leopard, from a lion to a bunch of five golden arrows clutched in the hand, which symbolized the unanimity of the five brothers. In addition, they designed to draw warriors with crowns on their heads and in armor around the coat of arms
The Rothschilds added a family coat of arms to the title of nobility: 5 crossed arrows connected by a chain (a symbol of the unity of the branches of the family), on a red shield (a sign of the origin of the surname - comes from the color of the sign above the shop that belonged to the family: in German Rot - “red”, Schild - "shield", "signboard")).
five arrows - Five Brothers The key to this symbol is found in a painting by the Rothschilds' personal artist, Moritz Oppenheim, who depicted the biblical legend of a dying father's request to his sons to break an armful of arrows in half. Conclusion: the strength of the family is in unity.
The coat of arms was supplemented by the motto: “Concord, Diligence, Honesty” (Concordia, Industria, Integritas).
on top is a jester's crown, which the Jews of Frankfurt were required to wear, like the yellow Star of David.

This is the place where all the spices grow, and everything is signed and done in such a way that everyone can pick it off, smell it and learn what it’s called.

And this is how interesting the palm tree blooms

These are such beautiful alleys in the park

I managed to take a photo of the bird

The path leading to the crypt where Baron Rothschild and his wife are buried.

This part of the park is called Rose Park.

Unfortunately, this year I arrived here very early. Roses usually bloom in May. So I managed to photograph a couple of roses.

This place is called the Garden of Waterfalls. You can see the sea in the distance.

And finally, we stopped at the Tishbi winery. It's not far. A little history.

The history of the Tishbi winery began in the 19th century. Newlyweds Michael and Malka Hamiletsky, immigrants from Lithuania, settled in the village of Meir Shfeya near the city of Zichron Yaakov. Shfeya was then a very small village, it was built just a year ago, in 1891, the name of the village was given in honor of Baron Rothschild’s grandfather, Meir Anshel. The Khamiletskys were one of the first settlers of Shfeya. At that time, with the help of Baron Edmond de Rothschild, Jewish settlements and agriculture began to develop in Palestine, in particular, vineyards were planted in the Zichron Yaakov area. And Baron Rothschild appointed a graduate of the agricultural school, Michael Hamiletsky (the school was also built by Rothschild in Zichron Yaakov), as a winegrower in Shfei.

For many years in a row, Michael Khamiletsky worked in the Rothschild vineyards. Its grapes went to the Carmel winery, which was built by the same Baron Rothschild. In 1925, the poet Chaim Nachman Bialik visited the Khamiletskys. He suggested that Michael Khamiletsky change his surname to Hebrew: Tishbi. Tishbi is an abbreviation for “toshav Shefeya beerets Yisrael” (“resident of Shefeya in the Land of Israel”). So the Khamiletskys turned into Tishbi.

As the years passed, the Tishbis continued to work in the vineyards, although from 1943 they no longer lived in Shfei, but in Zichron. Following Michael, his son and then grandson Jonathan began managing the vineyards. In 1984, grape prices fell sharply due to the financial crisis, and wineries refused to buy grapes. Yonatan Tishby had to put 350 tons of grapes somewhere. And he decided to open his own winery, he had already thought about it before, and then the circumstances developed. Tishby separated from the Carmel Mizrachi cooperative and opened a small winery called the Baron's Winery, in honor of Baron Rothschild. He subsequently changed the name of the winery to Tishbi. Now all members of the Tishby family work at the winery.

The winery produces 1 million bottles of wine per year from 15 grape varieties. The area of ​​the Tishbi Winery vineyards is 30 hectares, and they are located throughout the country, from north to south. In the north are the vineyards of the Upper and Lower Galilee (the vineyards of Ben Zimra and Kfar Tavor). In the center of the country, in Samaria, not far from Zichron Yaakov, there are the oldest vineyards that date back to Baron Rothschild - Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes are grown there for the "SPECIAL RESERVE" series of wines. The vineyards in the Judean Mountains produce a variety of grapes: Chardonnay, Viognier, Gewürztraminer, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. And even in the Negev desert there is the Sde Boker vineyard, where they grow a small number of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes.

I couldn't resist. I bought a little.

Nearby there is a dairy restaurant from the same plant. There is already a wine and cheese tasting going on there.

That's the end of our excursion. Thank you again
for great photos and an interesting story))