Zionist library for boys and girls · 1908-01-01 · 1 · p. Seite 6

~6of the soil., The place chosen for the school was near Jaffa - where a strip of land was "bought from « the Turkish Sultan and from whom permission for the foundation of that school was gained. The funds for the school were raised from annual subscriptions, donations and contributions - the supervision of the school lay in the hands of the Alliance. The pupils of the school were to be drawn from all countries and mainly from the Palestinian population itself. All pupils had to pass an entrance examination and had to possess certain previously fixed qualifications The school was established and was named Mikve Yisrael. It exists to this very day, and many Jewish children between the age of 15 - 17, are learning agriculture there.