History events
1509 — (29 Cheshvan 5270) The second decree of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, on the confiscation of Jewish sacred books. Signed under the influence of the writings of the convert Pfefferkorn.
1655 — (22 Cheshvan 5416) Cromwell presented to the National Assembly a petition to admit Jews into England, to grant them freedom of religion, the right to build synagogues, to engage in trade without any restrictive conditions, and to be judged by their own laws
1787 — (1st of Kuslev, 5548) Law regulating the adoption of family names by Jews in Austria
1792 — (27 Cheshvan 5553) The government of Hungary spoke in favor of improving the legal status of Jews, which was met with hostility by Hungarian society
1841 — (28st of Cheshvan, 5602) The first edition of The Jewish Chronicle appeared in London, UK
1882 — (1 Kislev 5643) The first strike of Jewish workers. It took place at a textile factory in the Polish city of Bialystok. The workers demanded higher wages and a shorter working day. Two weeks after it began, the factory owner Gersz Nowik gave the workers a choice: either dismissal or an unconditional return to the machines. During those days he had managed to find potential replacements for the strikers. The workers knew about this too. Having no other choice, they were forced to return to their places. And a month later, the organizers of the strike and its most active participants were fired
1924 — (15st of Cheshvan, 5685) The Yeshivah of Slobodka opened a branch in Hebron
1937 — (8st of Kuslev, 5698) The Palestine Post reported that two Arabs were killed and five wounded by a bomb which exploded outside the National Bus offices, off Jaffa Road in Jerusalem. The bomb, which appeared to be home-made, exploded with a tremendous force. A curfew was imposed on the city. Jewish extremists were suspected of having thus responded to the murder of five young Israelis at Ma¹aleh Hahamisha
1938 — (18 Cheshvan 5699) Shoah. A consequence of the «Kristallnacht» pogroms was a fine of one billion marks imposed by Germany… on the Jews.
1941 — (22 Cheshvan 5702) Shoah. In Voronovytsia (Vinnytsia Oblast), 630 Jews were shot. In the village of Zatyshne (Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast) — 95 Jews.
1942 — (3 Kislev 5703) Shoah. In Proskuriv (Khmelnytskyi), 7,000 Jews were shot
1947 — (29st of Cheshvan, 5708) British troops attacked a house in Ra’anana where Lehi was conducting a firearm course for a group of youths and in the attack, 4 children aged 15-18 and a 19-year-old instructor were killed
1954 — (16st of Cheshvan, 5715) Ellis Island, the gateway to America for millions of immigrants, including untold number of Jews, closed today
1958 — (29 Cheshvan 5719) Israel. A Syrian spy network was uncovered, based mainly on local Arabs. Ten people were arrested.
1966 — (29 Cheshvan 5727) South of Hebron, a military jeep hit a mine. Three soldiers were killed. King Hussein of Jordan sent condolences to the Israeli government regarding the terrorist attack through the American ambassador in Tel Aviv. However, the letter reached him just before the onset of Shabbat, and he decided to wait another day before delivering it. The delay proved fatal, since it was precisely on that Shabbat that Israel decided to undertake an act of retaliation against the villagers of the west bank of the Jordan River, who were presumed to be harboring terrorists. The Israeli units sent on this operation encountered Jordanian soldiers near the town of Samu, which ended with losses on both sides.
1985 — (28 Cheshvan 5746) The Knesset discussed the worsening relations between secular and religious citizens of the country.
1988 — (3 Kislev 5749) In Tunisia, the nineteenth session of the Palestinian National Council opened and continued for several days; on November 15, Arafat announced the establishment of a Palestinian state with its capital in Jerusalem
1997 — (12st of Cheshvan, 5708) Today marked the grand opening of a new fortified complex encasing Rachel’s Tomb, the traditional burial place of the wife of the biblical patriarch Jacob
2006 — (21 Cheshvan 5767) General Gal Hirsch, commander of the Galilee Division, resigned when he learned the conclusions of the government commission investigating the Second Lebanon War, which reproached him for the abduction of two soldiers by Hezbollah at the very beginning of the war. Hirsch resigned not because he admitted his guilt for the mistakes made. On the contrary, he believes that the division acted successfully, and that the abduction of the servicemen occurred because of restrictions that prevented him from carrying out his duties.
2018 — (4 Kislev 5779) Worsening relations with Gaza. During a special operation in the Khan Yunis area, an IDF officer was killed; from 16:00, Arabs fired about 400 rockets at Israel. For security reasons, several roads in the Negev were closed. The shelling led to power outages in a number of areas of Sderot and Ashkelon.
2019 — (14 Cheshvan 5780) A two-day (until November 14) escalation on the border with Gaza. Shelling of Israeli territory by Islamic Jihad militants and retaliatory actions by the IDF.
2023 — (28 Cheshvan 5784) War with Gaza. Day thirty-seven. The IDF continued its ground operation in the sector. Gaza City was surrounded, fierce street fighting was underway, the main objective of which was Hamas headquarters, including in Shifa Hospital. Hezbollah continued to attack from the north, and the Israeli army struck back at militants in Lebanon. Major Yissachar Natan, 28, and Staff Sergeant Itai Shoham, 21, were killed in Gaza; a fighter of the «Oketz» special unit was seriously wounded. From October 31 to November 12, during the ground operation in Gaza, 40 IDF servicemen were killed.
2024 — (11 Cheshvan 5785) War. Shelling of Israel from Lebanon continued. In Nahariya, a rocket hit a carpentry workshop. Two killed. In the city of Nesher, southeast of Haifa, a kamikaze drone exploded in the courtyard of a kindergarten. The children were in a shelter at the time
People
1558 — (21st of Cheshvan, 5319) Rabbi Shalom Shakna ben Joseph passed away. ….. Born in 1500, Shalom Shakna was the Rabbi of Lublin, Poland and later of the entire province. Shakna and two of his contemporaries, Rabbi Moses Isserles and Rabbi Solomon Luria laid the groundwork for the great Yeshivot of Poland. Prior to this period, Polish Jews were dependent upon the academies in Austria and Germany. Considering the importance of study to Jewish survival, the development of Polish centers of learning was critical to the spiritual and communal foundation of the growing Jewish community in Poland and Lithuania. Shakna was also instrumental in founding the inter-communal government that regulated the life of Jewish Poland
1890 — (29 Cheshvan 5651) Lili Kronberger was born in Budapest — a Hungarian figure skater who performed during the formative years of women’s singles skating. From 1908 to 1911 she became world champion. In 1911 she was the first female figure skater to use musical accompaniment in a free program. She died on May 21, 1974.
1900 — Katharine Klein Simon was born — a prominent lawyer, public and government figure of the United States. She died on June 29, 1993.
1934 — L. Stein was born — three-time USSR chess champion. He died on July 4, 1973.
1929 — Roland Bykov was born — an actor. He died on October 6, 1998.
2000 — At the Uvda airbase in Israel, a Makhachkala-Moscow airplane landed, seized the day before in Baku by terrorists. The hijackers surrendered. The passengers and crew were unharmed