Baron Edmond James de Rothschild, youngest son of James Jacob de Rothschild, was a patron of the first settlement in Palestine at Rishon-LeZion, and bought from Ottoman landlords parts of the land which now makes up present-day Israel.
Baron Edmond James de Rothschild, putra termuda James Jacob de Rothschild adalah pendukung permukiman pertama di Rishon-LeZion, Palestina, dan membeli sebagian tanahnya dari tuan tanah Utsmaniyah yang sekarang membentuk sebagian wilayah Israel.