History events
1236 — (21 Adar I, 4996) On this day, a Jew killed a Christian in a street fight. The crowd grew agitated and attacked the Jewish quarter, ransacking the rabbi’s house and carrying off his entire library. Only the intervention of armed men loyal to Don Eimeric, the governor of Narbonne, brought the riots to an end—and even the rabbi’s books were returned. In commemoration of this incident, which ended relatively благополучно, Rabbi Meir ben Isaac of Narbonne established Purim Narbonne.
1812 — (16 Adar I, 5572) By decree of Alexander I, Jews were prohibited from constructing any buildings within the fortress of Bobruisk. (The emperor’s decree on the construction of Bobruisk Fortress had been issued on 4 June 1810.)
1940 — (20 Adar I, 5700) Mass protests by the Jewish population erupted in response to British laws regulating land purchases in Palestine.
2008 — (23 Adar I, 5768) At 2:40 p.m., four Grad rockets struck Ashkelon, hitting residential buildings in the city centre for the first time. This confirmed that the range of Arab rockets now encompassed more than 120,000 people, as well as a power plant, a hospital, and a stadium.
2024 — (20 Adar I, 5784) A terrorist attack occurred at a petrol station at the entrance to the settlement of Eli (Samaria). An Arab gunman opened fire on a car parked at the station. Isaac Zaiger, aged 57, and Uriah Hartom, aged 16, were shot and killed. The terrorist was neutralised by Aviad Gizbar, owner of the Hummus Eliyahu snack bar, who had just returned home on brief leave after completing reserve service in Khan Yunis.
2024 — (20 Adar I, 5784) Gaza War, Day 146. Benjamin Netanyahu delivered another address to the nation. He stated that the country was waging two parallel wars. One was taking place in the Gaza Strip and aimed to destroy Hamas. The other was a political war, necessary to ensure that the military campaign could continue “until absolute victory”. Netanyahu assured the public that military operations on all fronts were proceeding successfully, and promised to launch an offensive on Rafah once the civilian population had been evacuated from the area of future hostilities and their humanitarian needs had been met.
People
1896 — Simon Rotner, the first coach of the Israeli national football team, was born in Poland. He died on 21 January 1964