Description: A month later, in April 1887, Baron Rothschild graced Palestine with his presence. First, he conferred with Hirsch and Osowicki at Mikveh Israel before visiting the sacred sites in Jerusalem and finally arriving in Rishon LeZion. Here on this avenue, the locals hosted a grand reception and with bated breath, they awaited the Baron's next move. Rothschild pledged to continue financial support and even promised to reassign Osovitsky to another settlement, but only under one condition. Yosef Feinberg must depart Rishon LeZion.

Rothschild pointedly told Feinberg, "You drew me into this matter. You bear the responsibility. Sell your plot and leave." Despite Feinberg's attempts to resist and challenge the Baron, he was isolated. Feeling the weight of public pressure, he penned in his diary, "I depart Rishon LeZion solely for its benefit," and subsequently relocated to Jaffa. His brother Boris returned to Russia. Another brother, Lelik, his wife (the sister of the Biluim founder, Belkind), and other Biluim members established a new settlement, Gadera, to the south.

Yosef Feinberg endeavoured to establish an olive oil production in Lod using the proceeds from his plot sale but unfortunately went bankrupt and worked as a cab driver in Jaffa. In 1902, twenty years after arriving in Palestine and establishing Rishon LeZion, he succumbed to serious illness in Jericho, by the Dead Sea, at the age of 47. Just a year before his death, Yosef Feinberg became a father to a daughter, Dora. We'll delve into her story later.