Jewish History

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7
June
1930

Magen David Adom is Established

Israel
Middle East
Israel
Zionism
Antisemitism
Antizionism
11
August
1929

The Jewish Agency for Israel is Founded

Israel
Middle East
Israel
Zionism
26
February
1928

Ariel Sharon is Born

Israel
Middle East
Israel
Zionism
Wars
Jews in Politics
4
March
1925

Florence Prag Kahn Becomes First Jewish US Congresswoman

North America
USA
American Jews
Jews in Politics
24
July
1924

League of Nations Ratifies the Balfour Declaration.

Israel
Middle East
Europe
Israel
Zionism
Antisemitism
European Jews
Antizionism
23
April
1923

Shlomo Hillel is Born

Israel
Middle East
Israel
Zionism
Antisemitism
Wars
1
January
1923

Salamo Arouch's Birthday

Europe
WWII
Holocaust
Jews in Sport
Resistance
Antisemitism
11
December
1922

Jewish Partisan Ephraim “Frank” Blaichman Is Born

Europe
WWII
Holocaust
European Jews
Resistance
Antisemitism
24
July
1922

The League of Nations Ratifies the Balfour Declaration

Israel
Middle East
Israel
Zionism
European Jews
Antizionism
24
February
1920

Adolf Hitler Unveils the 25-point Program of the National Socialist German Workers Party (Nazi Party)

Europe
Antisemitism
European Jews
28
November
1919

Faye Schulman is Born

Europe
WWII
Holocaust
European Jews
Resistance
Antisemitism
24
August
1919

Tosia (Tova) Altman’s Birthday

Europe
Zionism
WWII
Holocaust
European Jews
Antisemitism
19
January
1919

Yoel Palgi is Born

Israel
Middle East
Europe
Israel
Zionism
WWII
Holocaust
European Jews
28
December
1918

Jewish Partisan Fighter Eta Wrobel is Born

Europe
USA
WWII
Holocaust
European Jews
Resistance
Antisemitism
14
March
1918

Abba Kovner is Born

Israel
Middle East
Europe
Israel
Zionism
Antisemitism
WWII
Holocaust
13
January
1917

Mendel Portugali Passes Away

Israel
Middle East
Europe
Israel
Zionism
European Jews
13
December
1915

Yitzhak Zuckerman is Born

Europe
WWII
Holocaust
European Jews
Antisemitism
Resistance
12
March
1915

Vladimir “Ze’ev” Jabotinsky and Joseph Trumpeldor Found the Jewish Legion of the British Army

Israel
Middle East
Israel
Zionism
Wars
23
February
1913

Solomon Schechter Starts the United Synagogue of America

North America
USA
Israel
Zionism
American Jews
25
March
1911

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Kills 126

North America
USA
American Jews
29
August
1910

Georges Loinger’s Birthday

Europe
Zionism
WWII
Holocaust
European Jews
Antisemitism
1
May
1910

Photographer Henryk Ross is Born

Europe
WWII
Holocaust
European Jews
Antisemitism
31
December
1908

Simon Wiesenthal is Born

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11
April
1909

Tel Aviv is Founded

Israel
Middle East
Europe
Israel
Zionism
5
August
1906

First Cuban Synagogue is Founded

Europe
North America
European Jews
American Jews
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