Category Archives: Historical

September 13: 1600 – Jews of Klausenburg, Hungary, were massacred 1933 – Death of Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan (known as the Chafetz Chaim)* 1939 – Germany occupied Miclec, Poland and murdered its entire Jewish population 1942 – 40 rabbis of … Continue reading →

September 6: 2105bce – Noah sent a dove from the window of the ark* 1939 – Germany occupied Kracow, Poland 1942 – Nazis ordered the liquidation of Bialystok ghetto September 7: 1307 – Alexander Susskind, who gave his whole fortune … Continue reading →

August 30: 2105 bce – Noah opened the window of the Ark and dispatched a raven* 1563 – The Jewish community of Neutitschlin, Moravia was expelled 1966 – The first Knesset building was dedicated in Jerusalem August 31: 1542 – … Continue reading →

August 23: 1917 – Jews from America, England, and Eretz Yisrael volunteered for the Royal Fusiliers 1929 – The Hebron Massacre (sometimes referred to as the Hebron Pogrom) began on the afternoon of August 23, 1929, when a yeshiva student … Continue reading →

August 16: 1943 – Bialystok ghetto uprising August 17: 1592 – Pope Clement VIII prohibited Jews from admitting Christians into shuls 1762 – The Council of Four Countries (semi-autonomous congress of Polish Jewry) met for the last time 1787 – … Continue reading →

August 2: 1492 – The period of the expulsion from Spain began 1934 – Hitler assumed the powers of head of state and commander-in- chief of the armies, making him an absolute dictator 1940 – The building at 770 Eastern … Continue reading →

July 26: 1572 – Rabbi Isaac Luria Ashkenazi, known as Ari HaKadosh (“The Holy Lion”) died* 1267 – The Inquisition was established by Pope Clement IV 1555 – The Jews of Rome were forced into a ghetto by order of … Continue reading →

July 19: 1510 – 38 Jews were burned at the stake in Berlin, Prussia 1948 – The second truce in the war on Independence went into effect 1955 – The Yarkon water project opened July 20: 1263 – The famous … Continue reading →