Elias and Samuel Gurvitz of Los Mochis, Sinalca, Mexico, bought land through the Erezisrael Land Agency, New York City, in the new colony, Nathanyah, named in honor of Nathan Strauss, and will plant orange groves there, according to an announcement by the land company.
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