Caption:
Jewish settlers at Petah Tikva in 1900. Petah Tikva in the Central District of Israel, east of Tel Aviv, was founded in 1878 mainly by religious orthodox Jews, known as the Old Yishuv, became a permanent settlement in 1883 with the financial help of Baron Edmond de Rothschild. A malaria epidemic broke out in 1880, forcing the abandonment of the settlements on both holdings.