Built by the Templers in 1873. It is located at 22 Ha'Aliya Ha'Shnia St. in Bat Galim
New Zealander, Volume 12, Issue 1083, 3 September 1856, Page 3
THE APPEAL
ON BEHALF OF THE SUFFERING JEWS IN THE HOLY LAND.
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It is intended to send out materials for the erection of a windmill, with the view to supersede the expensive method used at Jerusalem for grinding corn.
Wellington Independent, Issue 1231, 30 September 1857, Page 6 (Supplement)
Journey of Sir Moses Montefiore.- We are gratified to be able to announce that Sir Moses Montefiore and party arrived safely at Jerusalem on Wednesday, the 20th ult. The philanthropist and companions immediately repaired to the synagogue, where prayers and thanksgiving were offered up for their safe arrival. Sir Moses, we understand, expresses his satisfaction with the state of the various institutions established by him. The windmill has already reached a height of fifteen feet. The intended hospital will be converted into almshouses. Sir Moses resides in his garden outside the city. He is expected to leave on the 25th inst. - Jewish Chronicle.
Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22558, 11 February 1948, Page 5
[info] [info] [info] [TrekEarth] [TrekEarth] [TrekEarth]At the end of their day's toil Jews are seen running the gauntiet of Arab snipers as they return to their homes in the village of Montifiori, whose windmill is seen in the background. The Arab snipers, hidden in the walls of the old city of Jerusalem, were engaged in an all-day battle with the Haganah in the village. Whilst some of them are crouching and others moving on all fours, the Jew at centre slithers across the ground. (A.P. Photo)
Possibly constructed circa 1980 by Stef Wertheimer, a rich Israeli entrepreneur. (An uncited entry on Wikipedia by a user who has made no other wiki edits, but whose username suggests they were the person named, claims a different creation story, namely that
The Tefen windmill was built in 2004 by Eli Pele and Steve Sak. It was the idea of Norman, a man who used to live in Kfar Vradim, North of Israel. Eli Pele designed, planned and implemented the build with the great help of Steve Sak.The Norman mentioned would appear to be Norman Goldenberg.)
Has fairly realistic sails capable of carrying canvas (though they are mounted through the tower wall, rather than on the cap), so there's a possible chance it also contains workable machinery.
[homepage] [photos] [photo] [photo] [photo] [photo] [photo]The caption to the linked photos states: "In moshav Mishmar Hashiv'ah just outside Tel Aviv is a replica of a Dutch windmill, built in memory of more than 100,000 Dutch Jews killed in the Holocaust, 90% of the Jewry of that country."
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