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- Today, Petach Tikvah is Israel's second-largest industrial city, housing the major headquarters of international concerns such as Oracle Corporation, IBM, Intel, Alcatel-Lucent, ECI Telecom, and GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals, and Israeli companies such as Teva, Osem, and Strauss, as well as synagogues and schools spanning the political and religious spectrum of Israeli society.
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PETAḤ TIKVAH (Heb. פֶּתַח תִּקְוָה), city in Israel's Coastal Plain, 7 mi. (12 km.) E. of Tel Aviv. In the 1870s a number of observant Jews from Jerusalem decided to become farmers and establish a village called Petaḥ Tikvah ("Gateway of Hope"), after Hosea 2:17.
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Petah Tikvah was the first colony founded. In its first...
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Sep 18, 2024 · Petaḥ Tiqwa was the first village (founded 1878) in the modern Jewish settlement of Palestine and is known as Em ha-Moshavot (Hebrew: “Mother of Villages”). Because the village was founded in a swampy, malarial area, the first years of settlement were unstable and dangerous.
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Nov 3, 2021 · On 3 November 1878, a group of religious Jews established Petah Tikvah (Gateway of Hope), a moshav [cooperative community of farmers] a few miles east of Tel Aviv. While the group originally sought to acquire land near Jericho, they were unable to get consent from the Ottoman authorities, leading to their eventual settlement in Petah Tikvah.
Petah Tikva (Hebrew: פתח תקווה [ˈpetaχ ˈtikva], lit. ' Opening of Hope '), also known as Em HaMoshavot (lit. ' Mother of the Moshavot '), is a city in the Central District of Israel, 10.6 km (6.6 mi) east of Tel Aviv.
Petah Tikvah was the first colony founded. In its first decade, the community was beset with problems: malaria, insecurity, complicated disputes with Arabs living on adjacent lands, and financial shortages.
Located just a few kilometers east of Tel Aviv, surrounded by agricultural towns and fields, is the pleasant city of Petah Tikva. As the first Jewish town in Israel, it features numerous interesting stories, a great vibe, and a beloved culinary scene.
Nov 3, 2023 · Petah Tikvah (Gateway of Hope), today Israel’s 7th largest city, is established by a group of religious Jews desiring to leave Jerusalem and establish an agricultural moshav.
