History events
614 — (24th of Nisan, 4374) According to “the Armenian bishop and historian Sebos” one of two possible dates the residents of Jerusalem rebelled during the war between he Byzantines and the Sasanians – a rebellion which claimed an untold number of Jews living in the city
1920 — (21th of Nisan, 5680) Anti-Jewish mass meetings were held in Vienna to commemorate “the 10th anniversary of the death of Karl Lueger, the former Jew-baiting burgomaster.”
1937 — (28th of Nisan, 5697) The Palestine Post reported that over 10 million boxes of citrus were shipped out from Palestine from the beginning of the citrus season 8,951,597 boxes of oranges and 1,218,896 of grapefruit; that after Poland inaugurated a thrice-weekly air service to Palestine, the Italian airline Ala Littoria started a regular weekly hydroplane service to Haifa; that the largest-ever single pilgrimage from England since 1888 including 1,050 English and Welsh tourists arrived in Haifa aboard the S.S. Duchess of Richmond. The pilgrims proceeded to Jerusalem by two special trains, 70 cars and 15 buses, accompanied by 70 guides. They took over, for three days, all available Jerusalem hostels and hotels
1952 — (14th of Nisan, 5712) The Jerusalem Post reported that Israel observed the Pesach festival with all traditional holiday foods severely rationed and in a very short supply. Wine shops were well-stocked, but only the more expensive brands were available. Pesach chocolates, sweets and biscuits were completely absent. The sole bright spot was an ample supply of vegetables. Citrus fruit was either very hard to get or completely unavailable
1973 — (7th of Nisan, 5733) Israel Defense Forces Special Forces units attacked several Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) targets in Beirut and Sidon, Lebanon in an action thought “to be part of the retaliation for the Munich massacre at the Summer Olympics in 1972.”
People
1141 — (30th of Nisan, 4901) Rabbi Joseph ben Meir Ha-Levi Ibn Migas “disciple and successor to Rabbi Isaac Alfasi” passed away today
1723 — (4th of Nisan, 5483) Judah Loeb ben David Neumark, author of Shoresh Yehuda which had been published at Frankfort on the Main in 1692 and who had been the manager of the printing house owned by Daniel Ernest Jablonski passed away today