Jaffa, through the rocks Jaffa, zwischen den Felsen Jaffa, travers la passe

Text on the back -Souvenir Postcad Edition Fr. Vester & Co., No. 133;Production period - beginning of the 20th century;founders, architects, painters etc. - Fr.Vester & Co.;Front Period - beginning of the 20th century;Category - Historic sites;Description - A black and white horizontal postcard depicting a boat at the enterence to Jaffa poer, near the rocks. The boat is a sailboat, probably a fishermen boat. The point of view is from Jaffa to the sea. Jeffa: is an ancient port city located south of Tel Aviv. Jaffa (or Yafo) is one of the most ancient port cities in the world. Some claim that Jaffa was named after Japheth, one of the three sons of Noah. The Hellenist tradition links the name to 'Iopeia', which is Cassiopeia, the mother of Andromeda. Archaeological evidence shows that it was the site of permanent settlement some 7,500 years before the Christian era. Until the mid-19th century, Jaffa's orange groves were mainly owned by Arabs, who employed traditional methods of farming. The pioneers of modern agriculture in Jaffa were American settlers, who brought in farm machinery in the 1850s and 18