History events
-1313 BC (Tammuz 16, 2448) — The Golden Calf Crisis
-1312 BC (28 Sivan 2449) — The Children of Israel, marching from Mount Sinai, reached the border of the Holy Land
1590 — (19th of Sivan, 5350) The entire Jewish quarter of Posen which was built almost entirely of wood burned while the gentile population watched and pillaged. Fifteen people died and eighty scrolls were burned
1891 (5 Sivan 5651) — By a decision of the State Council of Russia, persons of the Jewish faith were prohibited from acquiring peasant homesteads and lands in the Kingdom of Poland as property, holding them on lease, or managing them as administrators
1892 (16 Sivan 5652) — A new City Statute was issued, which excluded Jews from participating in city elections and holding positions in city administration
1915 — (29th of Sivan, 5675) In Copenhagen, at the second day of its meeting, The Action Committee (Va;ad HaPoel HaZioni) rejected Jabotinsky’s “plan to establish a Jewish Legion” resolving that «The Jewish Legion project stands in deep contradiction to the principles of Zionist activity… no Zionist will participate or support this activity.»
1923 — (27th of Sivan, 5683) An official statement of the Soviet Government says that all Jews who wish to join relatives in America may do so by applying for emigration passports
1938 (12 Sivan 5698) — Wingate’s group’s first night battle (see June 5)
1941 (16 Sivan 5701) — Bombing of Tel Aviv by French planes of the Vichy government. 20 people were killed
1942 (26 Sivan 5702) — Shoah. New executions of Jews were carried out in Novy Pikov and Yanov; in total, on the 6th and 11th, 120 Jews were murdered in Novy Pikov, and 194 in Yanov
1943 — (8th of Sivan, 5703) Himmler ordered the liquidation of all Polish ghettos.
1948 — (4th of Sivan, 5708) The first truce between the Israelis and the Arab invaders began. ….. During four weeks the Israelis had not only survived, they were in control of respectable amount of territory. This included the eastern and western portions of the Galilee, the Jezreel Valley from Haifa on the Mediterranean to the Jordan River, the coastal plain as far south as Ashdod, a major portion of the Negev and the corridor that connected Jerusalem with the rest of the Jewish controlled territory. The U.N. sponsored truce was supposed to last four weeks
1951 — (7th of Sivan, 5711) The Jerusalem Post reported that Israel resumed the Hula drainage work with full UN authorization
1953 (28 Sivan 5713) — Terrorist attack. Arabs shot a young couple in their home in the settlement of Kfar Hess
1954 — (10th of Sivan, 5714) Archeologist Yigael Yadin sent a telegram to Teddy Kollek ….. stating that four Dead Sea Scrolls, including the Book of Isaiah, had been brought to the United States and were being offered for sale. Yadin said they could be purchased for $250,000, what he considered a paltry sum for so great a treasure. He said that he could raise the money from private sources but that it would take a year. He pleaded with Kollek to get the Israeli government to provide the funds immediately. Prime Minister Sharett agreed and authorized the Minister of Finance to provide the funds. Thanks to the quick action, this national treasure was secured for Israel
1957 (12 Sivan 5717) — Israel. Unemployment protests in Sderot, mainly by new immigrants. During a visit by the director of the labour exchange from Ashkelon (to which Sderot was attached), they attacked him
1961 (27 Sivan 5721) — At the stadium in Ramat Gan, in front of 45 thousand spectators, Santos, led by Pelé, played against a football team composed of players from Hapoel (Petah Tikva) and Maccabi (Tel Aviv). The guests won 3:1
1967 — (3th of Sivan, 5727) During a meeting at David Ben-Gurion’s home ….. , “Defense Minister Moshe Dayan proposed autonomy for the West Bank, the transfer of Gazan refugees to Jordan, and a united Jerusalem serving as Israel’s capital. Ben-Gurion agreed with him, but foresaw problems in transferring Palestinian refugees from Gaza to Jordan, and recommended that Israel insist on direct talks with Egypt, favoring withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula in exchange for peace and free navigation through the Straits of Tiran.”
1967 — (3th of Sivan, 5727) “A delegation of former residents of the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem asked the municipality for permission to rebuild their old homes; Teddy Kollek arranged for 20,000 bottles of milk for infants to be taken into the Muslim, Christian and Armenian Quarters of the Old City; David Ben Gurion visited the Western Wall today
1970 (7 Sivan 5730) — FIFA World Cup. Israel vs Italy 0:0
1982 (20 Sivan 5742) — Operation Peace for Galilee. A battle near the village of Sultan Yaqub with Syrians of a tank battalion. 8 tanks were lost, 15 people were killed. The battalion broke out of the encirclement by 09:06. A ceasefire agreement came into effect at 12:00
1985 (22 Sivan 5745) — A school bus from Petah Tikva collided with a train. 20 people were killed
2003 — (11th of Sivan, 5763) In Jerusalem, seventeen people — 11 women and six men — were killed and over 100 wounded in a suicide bombing on Egged bus #14A outside the Klal building on Jaffa Road in the center of Jerusalem
2007 (25 Sivan 5767) — The reconnaissance satellite Ofek‑7 was launched into space
2015 (24 Sivan 5775) — Israel joined the International Transport Forum. It is considered the most prestigious international association in the field of transport
2019 (8 Sivan 5779) — The Supreme Court of Israel finally approved the 2004 deal for the sale of property of the Greek Orthodox Church in East Jerusalem to the organisation Ateret Cohanim. Ateret Cohanim had promoted the idea of settling more and more Jewish population in East Jerusalem. With the approval of the deal, the organisation became the owner of most of the land plots in the area from Jaffa Gate to the Arab Market
People
1881 — Mordechai Menahem Kaplan, a rabbi and American religious thinker, was born in Lithuania. He died on November 8, 1983
1927 — Theodore Harold Maiman, an American physicist who created the first working laser, was born. He died on May 5, 2007
1945 — (30th of Sivan, 5705) Fifty-two year old Eliyahu Golomb who played a key role in the creation of the Haganah and the Palmach passed away today
1948 — (4th of Sivan, 5708) As night fell on the first night of the truce, tragedy struck. ….. The Jewish commander of the Jerusalem Front, Mickey Marcus aka Mickey Stone, was shot by an Israeli guard. Marcus was spending the night with a Palmach battalion. When return from a trip to the latrine, Marcus was challenged by a guard. Marcus spoke no Hebrew and was unable to respond. The youngster fired a warning shot and called again for the password. Marcus did not respond, but kept moving forward. The young guard fired several more shots one of which hit Marcus, mortally wounding him. Marcus’ most famous accomplishment was the construction of the “Burma Road” – the roadway to Jerusalem built under the threat of Arab guns that guaranteed Jerusalem would be part of the Jewish state. Marcus’ body was taken back to the United States, escorted by several leading Israeli leaders. Marcus was buried at West Point, the military academy that gave him the training to fight for his country during World War II and to fight for his people during the War of Independence
2014 (11 Sivan 5774) — The Yad Vashem memorial complex awarded the title of Righteous Among the Nations to the Peruvian diplomat José María Barreto. At the beginning of World War II, Barreto served as Consul of Peru in Geneva. He issued Peruvian passports and entry visas to Peru to dozens of Jews fleeing Nazi Germany. By doing so, Barreto violated orders from the government in Lima. Later, the diplomat was dismissed for this, and the Peruvian consulate in Geneva was closed