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Table A.1 Explanation of names of diamond factories in 1930–1950 Palestine

Factory Meaning

Almaz Jewel or diamond, in Russian

Almog Coral

Anbar Amber

Bahat Alabaster or porphyry

Bareket Agate, emerald, one of the gemstones on the Ephod, the breastplate of the high priest representing the Tribe of Levi

Barik Variation on the Hebrew word Barak for sparkle and shine

Even Hayesod The foundation stone in the Holy of Holies, the most sacred part of the Temple in Jerusalem

Even Chen Gemstone or precious stone

Even Sapir Sapphire, one of the gemstones on the Ephod, the breastplate of the high priest representing the tribe of Issachar

Even Shoham Onyx, one of the gemstones on the Ephod, the breastplate of the high priest representing the Tribe of Yoseph

Haeven Stone

Hakochav Star

Hayahalom Diamond or beryl, one of the gemstones on the Ephod, the breastplate of the high priest representing the Tribe of Zebulon

Kohinoor In Persian, Kohinoor is Mountain of Light—the name of one of the largest known diamonds, at 105 carats

Maskit Image, ornament

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Factory Meaning

Nofekh Emerald, one of the gemstones on the Ephod, the breastplate of the high priest representing the Tribe of Judah

Nova A star that suddenly fl ares up in brightness

Ophir The seaport in Yemen from where King Solomon received a cargo of gold and precious stones

Orion A bright constellation on the equator, between the stars Aldebaran and Sirius, containing a visible nebula

Rikuz Concentration, assemblage

Orah Light

Paldico Abbreviation of Palestine Diamond Company

Palnat Abbreviation of Palestina-Netanya

Shamir A greenish substance or worm with power to alter stone and iron, used in the construction of Solomon’s Temple

Tarshish Chrysolite, one of the gemstones on the Ephod, the breastplate of the high priest representing the Tribe of Asher

Yahalomim Diamonds. Yahalom is beryl, one of the gemstones on the Ephod, the breastplate of the high priest representing the Tribe of Zebulon

Yahel To shed light, to illuminate, to shine

Yashfeh Jasper, one of the gemstones on the Ephod, the breastplate of the high priest representing the Tribe of Binyamin

Zaharir Small lines (or fragments) of light

Zenith The point on the Celestial Sphere that is directly overhead

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Table A.4 Diamond factories (PDMA membership), Palestine November 1944

Tel Aviv (16) Netanya (13) Jerusalem (2)

Barik Ltd. Beit Mann-Berman, Salameh Street

Anbar Ltd. Industrial Zone Joseph Feldman & Sons Ltd. (Feldman Works), Jaffa Road

Taasiyat Hahalomim Meuchedet (Consolidated Diamond Industry) Ltd. (Feldman works), 4 Mikveh Israel Street

Almaz Ltd. Industrial Zone Bet Yahalomei Yerush-alaim (Jerusalem First Diamond Factory) Ltd. Diskin Orphanage Building

Gruenfeld & Schieber Ltd. 21 Petach Tikva Road

Yahalomei Bukhara (Bukhara Diamonds) Ltd. Industrial Zone Bet

Haeven Diamond Manu-facturing Co. Ltd. Petach Tikva Road (Montefi ori Neighborhood)

Even-Chen Ltd. Industrial Zone

Mazur & Paldico Ltd. Beit Mann-Berman, Salameh Street

Ophir Ltd. Industrial Zone

Sh. Moed Veshutafav Ltd. 69 Mazeh Street

Even-Hayesod Ltd. Industrial Zone

Ramat Gan (2)

Nofekh Diamond Polishing Factory Ltd. Neve Shaanan Street

Hayahalom Diamond Factory Ltd. Industrial Zone

Moshe Gutbir Ltd.Derekh Plumer

Orah Diamond Cutting and Polishing Factory Ltd. 47 Nakhlat Binyamin Street

Kohinoor Co. Ltd. (Feldman works), Industrial Zone

Nova Diamonds, Ltd. Pardes Katz

Taasiyat Yahalomim Eretz-Israelit (Palestine Diamond Manufacturing) Ltd. 3 Hagra Street

Taasiyat Yahalomim Netanya (Nathanya Diamond Manufac-turers) Ltd. Industrial Zone Bet

Rikuz Ltd. 15 Nachamani Street

Orion Ltd. Industrial Zone

Even-Sapir (Sapphire) Ltd., 69 Mazeh Street

Tarshish Co. Ltd. Industrial Zone

Yahalomei Tel Aviv (Tel Aviv Diamonds) Ltd. 24 Akhva Street and 3 Levotin Street

Palnat Diamonds Ltd. Indus-trial Zone

Hakochav Diamond Co. Ltd. 47 Nakhlat Binyamin Street

Shamir Ltd. Industrial Zone and 3 Levontin Street, Tel Aviv

Yahalomim Pickel (Carol Pickel Diamonds) Ltd. 69 Mazeh Street

Zaharir Ltd. 61 Herzl Street

Arthur Salzmann Total =33

Source: Government of Palestine. Palestine Trade Catalogue. Jerusalem, 1944; LA, IV-250–49–

170; NCA, G/119/52.

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Table A.5 Diamond factories (PDMA membership), Palestine November 1946

Tel Aviv Netanya Jerusalem Ramat Gan

B. Shafferman Even Hayesod Fokshaner-Diskin Gutbir

Hakocahv Even Chen Feldman

Yahalomei Tel Aviv Ophir

Orah Orion

Zaharir Almaz

Feldman Yahalomei Netanya

Rikuz Kohinoor

Nofekh Shamir

Shamir Palnat

Pinchesky Hayahalom

Barik Anbar

Haeven

Bahat

Pickel

Even-Sapir

Mazur

Moed

Naveh

Zenith

20 11 2 1 =33

Source: NCA, G/101/760.

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Table A.6 Diamond cooperatives in Palestine/Israel, 1946–1949

Est. Place Member-Workers

Ovdei Yahalomei Bukhara 1946 Tel Aviv 34

Hevrat Yahalomei Bukhara 1946 Netanya 24

Yahel 1946 Tel Aviv 50

Bareket 1947 Tel Aviv 28

Shamir 1947 Tel Aviv 22

Shoham 1947 Tel Aviv 30

Maskit 1947 Netanya 48

Tarshish 1947 Netanya 80

Barik 1947 Netanya 36

Kevutzat Kfar-Saba 1947 Kfar-Saba 20

Almog 1947 Petah Tikva 20

Yahalomei Zfat 1949 Safed 15

=12 Total = 407 Total

Note: In 1946 the total number of employed in all factories was ca. 4,500 and in 1949 ca.

1,000.

Source: Itshak Avineri, ed. Cooperation in the State of Israel. Tel Aviv, 1948; Merkaz Haco-

operatsia, The Production and Service Cooperation in 1948–1958. Tel Aviv, 1960, 2.

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