History events
-1313 — (10 Nisan 2448 BCE) On the tenth day of the month of Nisan, God commanded Moses that each family should prepare a lamb, and on the fourteenth day of the month, closer to evening, they should slaughter it as a sacrifice to God. The blood of this lamb was to be smeared on the doorposts and lintels of the houses so that the Almighty would not strike the Jews along with the firstborns of Egypt
756 — (3 Nisan 4516) An earthquake was felt throughout the country
1688 — (16th of Adar I, 5448) On this night a large group of secret Jews planned to escape from the island of Majorca by booking passage on an English ship. They were looking for religious freedom. A storm delayed their departure, and their plan was betrayed. All those planning to leave were put in prison. In the spring of 1691 these prisoners were sentenced at an auto-de-fe, where 37 were burned at the stake
1773 — (13 Adar-1 5533) By the decree of the Austrian Empress Maria Theresa, Jews in Galicia were forbidden to marry without the permission of local officials
1817 — (20th of Adar, 5577) In New York, the Stockbrokers Guild formerly incorporates itself and becomes the New York Stock Exchange. Among the founders were several prominent Jewish financiers including Benjamin Seixas, Isaac Gomez, Alexander Zuntz and Ephraim Hart
1918 — (24th of Adar, 5678) The first issue of Di varhayt (The Truth), the first Yiddish communist paper in the world, was published today. Di varhayt was published in Petrograd, Russia by the People’s Commissariat for Jewish Affairs. It was closed down after a brief existence, as the People’s Commissariat was shifted to the new capital Moscow and the lack of Yiddish journalists in Petrograd. The paper was later re-started as Der Emes
1930 — (8th of Adar, 5690) Der shtern, “a Yiddish language newspaper published in Kharkov” which “was an organization of the Central Committee of the Communist party” demanded today that OZET, “the public Society for Settling Toiling Jews on the Land” in the Soviet Union, “liquidate all religious habits in the Jewish colonies” noting that many of “the Jews still observed the Sabbath” and Kashrut
1931 — (19 Adar-1 5691) The Harbin organization «Beitar» organized the first group consisting of I. Laidiner, R. Levin, R. Lifshitz, and I. Soloviy for resettlement to Palestine and issued them official permission for this
1943 — (1th of Adar I, 5703) Greek Jews of Salonika were transported to Nazi extermination camps
1949 — (7 Adar-1 5709) The first government of Israel took the oath of office. There were 12 ministers, including Ben-Gurion as Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, E. Kaplan as Minister of Finance, M. Shertok as Minister of Foreign Affairs, and G. Meir as Minister of Labor; War of Independence. The Israeli flag was raised in Um Rashrash, now Eilat. (According to other sources, fighters of the Negev Brigade raised the flag on March 10.); War of Independence. As part of Operation «Fact,» the Alexandroni Brigade began operations to capture and hold the southeastern part of Israel — the shores of the Dead Sea, areas near Sodom, Ein Gedi, and Masada, aiming to tie down the forces of the Arab Legion and prevent them from attacking the rear of the Golani and Negev brigades moving towards Eilat. The operation concluded on March 10
1955 — (14 Adar-1 5715) Meir Har-Tzion, a paratrooper, along with three comrades, was arrested on suspicion of killing five Bedouins who may have been involved in the death of his sister. After three weeks, the paratroopers were released, but Har-Tzion was banned from the army for six months.
1957 — (5 Adar-2 5717) The withdrawal of troops from the Sinai Peninsula and Gaza was completed after Operation «Kadesh» (the Sinai Campaign). UN forces took the place of the IDF.
1957 — (5 Adar-2 5717) Terrorist attack. Arabs killed a shepherd near Kibbutz Beit Guvrin.
1958 — (16 Adar-1 5718) The Knesset passed a law prohibiting the delay of salary payments. Sanctions were established against employers who do not pay wages on time
1965 — (5th of Adar I, 5725) The Knesset passed the “Broadcasting Authority Law” which is the basis for the Israeli Broadcasting Authority’s operations. The Israeli Broadcasting Authority (IBA) was formed as an independent corporation responsible for all broadcasts in Israel and to the Diaspora. Until 1965, Kol Israel operated under the Office of the Prime Minister
1969 — (18 Adar-1 5729) A massive artillery bombardment marked the beginning of the Egyptian campaign to destroy the Bar-Lev Line, and the President of Egypt officially announced the start of a war of attrition against Israel. Although the war itself began earlier — on September 8, 1968, the term was coined later, on June 23, 1969.
1974 — (14 Adar-1 5734) Golda Meir formed another government, which had 22 ministers, but it did not last long, as soon the commission investigating the causes of the Yom Kippur War published its report, and G. Meir resigned.
2008 — (1 Adar-2 5768) In Tel Aviv, the first fair of works by professional artists concluded. It provided an opportunity for not only professional collectors but also ordinary art lovers to purchase artworks.
2009 — (12 Adar-1 5769) The Israeli national tennis team won in the 1/8 finals of the Davis Cup against the national team of Sweden in Malmö — 3:2. The Swedish Tennis Association, fearing protests from the Muslim community in the country, scheduled the match not in Stockholm but in Malmö, and with empty stands. These measures did not help. On March 7, the first day of the Sweden-Israel match, a crowd of supporters of Palestinian terror and local anarchists and leftists rioted in protest against «Israel’s war crimes in Gaza.»
2011 — (2th of Adar I, 5771) The Hurva Synagogue, which was officially rededicated a year ago, celebrated a milestone today. For the first time since its destruction by the Jordanian Arab Legion in May 1948, the Ashkenazi synagogue in the Old City of Jerusalem’s Jewish Quarter hosted a wedding ceremony as an operational house of worship
2013 — (26 Adar-1 5773) After a terrible fire in December 2010 on Mount Carmel, the first planting of new trees took place in the affected areas. This occurred two years later, which specialists deemed necessary for the healing of the wounds inflicted on nature.
2016 — (28 Adar-1 5776) Terrorist attack in Old Jaffa. An Arab attacked passersby with a knife. One person was killed, several were injured. The Arab was shot dead
2026 — (19 Adar 1 5786) A ceremony was held in Eilat to mark the completion of the new bus station.
People
1612 — (14th of Adar I, 5372) Mordecai Jaffe, codifler of rabbinical law, died
1780 — (1 Adar-2 5540) The poet and traveler, Marrano Daniel-Israel Lopez Laguna, passed away. He studied the humanities at Spanish universities. He was imprisoned by the Inquisition, where he languished for several years, escaped, settled on the island of Jamaica, after which he openly acknowledged Judaism.
1838 — (11 Adar-1 5598) Joel Moshe Solomon was born — a rabbi, publisher, and public figure, one of the pioneers of Jewish settlement in Eretz Israel. He died on October 23, 1912.
1860 — (14th of Adar, 5620) Joseph Almanzi, bibliophile and poet, died
1914 — Y. B. Zel’dovich was born — a physicist and astronomer. He died on December 2, 1987.
1928 — (16 Adar-1 5688) E. Sevela was born — an Israeli writer. He died on August 19, 2010.
1957 — (5th of Adar II, 5717) A shepherd from kibbutz Beit Guvrin was killed by terrorists in a field near the kibbutz
2010 — (22nd of Adar, 5770) David Kimche, reputed Israeli spymaster and diplomat passed away. A native of London who made Aliyah in 1936 he fought in the War of Independence before attending the Sorbonne and Hebrew University
2024 — (28 Adar-1 5784) War with Gaza. Day one hundred fifty-four. Combat operations throughout the sector. Reserve Major Amichai Ben David, 43, from Eli, was killed, and another officer was seriously wounded