History events
1598 — (10 Kislev 5359) In the Amsterdam archive — the first mention of Marranos, settlers from Portugal: an announcement of the wedding of Manuel Lopes Homem and Maria Nunes
1861 — (25 Kislev 5622) In Russia, a law was adopted according to which Jews who have diplomas for academic degrees of Doctor of Medicine and Surgery or Doctor of Medicine, as well as diplomas from other university faculties, are admitted to service in all departments without restriction of place of residence
1892 — (9th of Kislev, 5653) The first proposals for a tramway in the area were made by the Lebanese engineer George Franjieh in November 1892, about nine weeks after the inauguration of the Jaffa–Jerusalem railway. The plan called for a main line between southern and northeastern Jaffa, with spurs to the harbor and the eastern orchards
1915 — (21th of Kislev, 5676) “A History of the Jews of Russia and Poland” published today provides a review of The Jews of Russia and Poland by Israel Friedlander
1928 — (15 Kislev 5689) Kibbutz Gvat was founded in the Jezreel Valley
1941 — (8 Kislev 5702) In Berlin, a friendly meeting between Mufti Haj Amin al-Husseini and Hitler.
1941 — (8 Kislev 5702) Shoah. In Ananyev (Odessa region), 145 Jews were shot. On the same day in Kerch, Jews were summoned to appear on the 29th at Sennaya Square with food for three days. The order ended with the words: “Persons who fail to comply with this order will be publicly shot”
1942 — (19 Kislev 5703) Shoah. About 2,500 Jews were deported from Mostyska (Lviv region) to Belzec
1944 — (12th of Kislev, 5705) Нolocaust. In Budapest, Hungarian Fascist gangs attacked a hospital of Jews, killing 28
1946 — (5th of Kislev, 5707) Three Jewish refugee ships were reported off Haifa tonight, trying to run the Navy-Air Force blockade in a new challenge to British immigration policy
1947 — (15 Kislev 5708) One day before the United Nations vote on the partition of Palestine into Jewish and Arab states, the CIA advised President Harry Truman not to support the idea. America would have to defend the new Jewish state when it faltered, warned a secret CIA memorandum, which said that “the Jews would be able to hold out for no more than two years” (see April 18, 2018)
1948 — (27th of Cheshvan, 5709) Lt. Col. Moshe Dayan and his Arab counterpart met at Government House in Jerusalem. Under UN supervision, the two military commanders worked out the terms of cease fire for the divided holy city. Once the cease fire was announced soldiers of the Arab Legion danced with joy and Arab refugees returned to the Old City. All attempts by Jews to pray at the Wall were rebuffed.
1948 — (26 Cheshvan 5709) Bechor-Shalom Sheetrit, Minister of Police in the provisional government of Israel, approached the Government Secretary with a request regarding the establishment of commendation badges. On December 17, 1948, Sheetrit received a note from Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, in which he was advised not to raise this issue until the convening of the constituent assembly in early 1949, since it was not within the competence of the provisional government
1961 — (20th of Kislev, 5722) One hundred five Moroccan Jews sailed from Casablanca for Nice on board the French steamship Lyautey. This marked the beginning of a major exodus of Morocco’s ancient Jewish community
2002 — (23 Kislev 5763) Terror attack. People at the bus station in the city of Beit She’an were fired upon with automatic weapons by terrorists. Six dead, about 20 wounded.
2002 — (23 Kislev 5763) Terror attack in Mombasa (Kenya). In the courtyard of a hotel where tourists from Israel usually stay, a car with explosives driven by a suicide bomber exploded. Nine people died, including three Israelis. On the same day, a Mombasa — Tel Aviv airplane was fired upon with a missile
2005 — (26th of Cheshvan, 5766) The Jerusalem Post reported from Budapest that the Israeli ambassador to Hungary, David Admon had recognized the efforts of 13 Hungarians and their families to assist Jews during the Holocaust by presenting them with the title of «the Righteous among the Nations.»
2008 — (1 Kislev 5769) Arabs from Gaza fired mortars at Israeli territory. The shells hit an officers’ barracks and a women’s barracks. Two more exploded outside the base. As a result of the shelling, 8 servicemen were wounded
2010 — (21th of Kislev, 5771) Terrorists in Hamas-controlled Gaza resumed rocket fire on the Western Negev this morning, striking near Sderot
2010 — (21 Kislev 5771) The IDF Air Force completed exercises together with their Italian colleagues on the island of Sardinia. The exercises lasted for two weeks. On the Israeli side, 10 F-15 and F-16 aircraft took part in the exercises.
2023 — (15 Kislev 5784) War with Gaza. Day fifty-three. Fifth day of the truce. 10 hostages were released. 9 women aged 53 to 84 and Maya Leimberg, 17, together with her dog. 15 women and 15 minors were released from Israeli prisons. The IDF published the names of three servicemen who were killed on October 7 and whose bodies were abducted: Staff Sergeant Tomer Yaakov Ahimas, 20, Sergeant Kirill Brodsky, 19, Sergeant Shaked Dagan, 19
People
1654 — (28th of Kislev, 5415) Meir ben Jacob HaKoen Schiff, known as the Maharam Schiff, the German rabbi and Talmudist who was the Frankfort-on-the Main born son of Yeshiva Director passed away today
1706 — (4th of Tevet, 5476) Meshullam Zalman ben David Mirles, the Vienna born German Rabbi and father of Zeeb Wolf who was elected as the chief rabbi for Altona, Hamburg and Wansbeck passed away today
1827 — (9th of Kislev, 5588) On the secular calendar Dov Baer Schneersohn passed away. ….. Dov Ber succeeded his father Shneur Zalman of Lyady as the second Lubavitcher Rebbe. Shneur Zalman was the found of Chabad, Dov Baer was known as the “Middle Rabbi” because he came between Shneur Zalman and the third Rebbe Menachem Mendel known as the Zemen Zedek. Among other things, Dov Baer was responsible for starting a Chabad settlement in Hebron in 1823. In 1826, Dov Baer was imprisoned by the Czar on trumped up charges of sending money to support the Sultan of Turkey. He was released on the tenth of Kislev which has been a day of celebration among Lubavitchers ever since. “The only way of converting darkness into light is by giving to the poor.” “Every act of kindness that God performs for man should make him feel not proud, but more humble and unworthy.”
1829 — (2th of Kislev, 5590) Birthdate of composer Anton Rubinstein
1881 — (6th of Kislev, 5642) In Vienna Ida Brettauer, “a daughter of Jewish banking family” and textile manufacturer Mortiz Zewing gave birth to “novelist, playwright, journalist, and biographer” Stefan Zweig. Although barely known today, in his time he was a noted poet, essayist and dramatist
1899 — (26 Kislev 5660) Born Semyon Moiseevich Krivoshein — Soviet military commander, participant in the joint event with the German army in Brest on September 22, 1939. Krivoshein commanded a Red Army unit that received Brest from the unit of General Guderian. German units were leaving the city, Soviet ones — under Krivoshein’s command — were entering. Died September 16, 1978
1932 — Born Z. Vysokovsky — actor of the Moscow Satire Theater, Pan Zyuzya from the television program «13 Chairs.» Died August 3, 2009
1956 — (24 Kislev 5717) Israeli intelligence officer Druze Muhammad Qassem Sayed Ahmad was killed on the border with Syria (the details of his death remain secret to this day)
2002 — (23rd of Kislev 5763) Тerrorist attack. ….. Noy and Dvir Anter, aged 12 and 14, of Ariel, and Albert (Avraham) de Havila, 60, of Ra’anana were killed along with 10 Kenyans when a car bomb exploded in the lobby of the Israeli-owned beachfront Paradise Hotel, frequented almost exclusively by Israeli tourists, near Mombasa in Kenya; 21 Israelis were among the 80 wounded; Haim Amar, 56; Ehud (Yehuda) Avitan, 54; Mordechai Avraham, 44; Ya’acov Lary, 35; and David Peretz, 48 — all of Beit She’an; and Shaul Zilberstein, 36, of Upper Nazareth, were killed and about 40 wounded when two terrorists opened fire and threw grenades at the Likud polling station in Beit She’an, near the central bus station, where party members were casting their votes in the Likud primary