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His family was killed on their way to Jerusalem in riots between Turks and Greeks. John as the only surviving sibling inherited the considerable family assets. John then moved to Berlin to study the German language and decided to move to the Levant.
Meshullam played a part in establishing the agricultural farm at Artas in 1850 in Palestine.
By the end of 1853 another group of leaseholders around Clorinda South. Minor left too, following a dispute with Meshullam.
