History events
-1312 — (25 Kislev 2449) BCE. The work of erecting the Tent of Revelation was completed, but, according to God’s command, the Tent was kept folded for another three months
-109 — (25 Cheshvan, 3652) John Hyrcanus defeated the Samaritans in Samaria and destroyed their temple. ….. The Samaritans were a mixed race who had been in conflict with the Jews since the end of the Babylonian Exile. They believed in a form of monotheism but rejected all oral law. They believed that Mt. Gerizim, near Nablus, was their place of sacrifice. John Hyrcanus was a nephew of Judah Maccabee. He was the third son of Simon, the last of the original Maccabee brothers. John Hyrcanus ruled from -134 through -104. He felt that it was his mission to restore the territory of the original Davidic Kingdom to Jewish control. The victory over the Samaritans was part of this grand plan of conquest
1491 — (12 Kislev, 5252) Six conversos and two Jews were burned at the stake in town Aivila at the end of an inquisition trial that revolved a blood libel that created the Holy Child of La Guardia
1541 — (24 Cheshvan 5302) The fleet of the Spanish King Charles V attempted to capture the fortress of Algiers. This threatened the Jews with death or conversion. Suddenly a storm broke out, and the Spanish fleet was destroyed. This happened on the Sabbath. Since then, the 4th of Cheshvan has been celebrated as Algerian Purim.
1919 — (21 Cheshvan 5680) The ship «Ruslan» left Odessa for Jaffa with the first 637 Jewish repatriates from Russia after the World War. They arrived in Jaffa on December 19
1935 — (18 Cheshvan, 5696) Birthdate of King Hussein of Jordan. ….. The Jordanian monarch presented a mixed bag when it came to relations with Israel. In 1967, despite pleas from the Israelis, Hussein joined Syria and Egypt in waging war against Israel. It was his fortunate choice of action that resulted in Israel ending up with all of Jerusalem and the West Bank. At the same time, Hussein personally and publicly apologized for terrorist attacks against Israelis in 1997. Finally, in 1994, with cancer consuming his body, the King signed a peace agreement with Yitzchak Rabin. As he said, he finally completed the work begun by his grandfather, King Abdullah
1937 — (10 Kislev 5698) An Etzel retaliation operation for the death of five Jews on November 9. Arabs, residents of Jerusalem, were fired upon. Two were killed in Rehavia, and one worker was killed near the Beit Yisrael neighborhood. In a fight that arose after this killing between Arab and Jewish workers, a Jew was killed. A bomb was thrown into a passing Arab car on Mahané Yehuda Street, resulting in the deaths of a man and 2 women. Etzel called this day «the day when self-restraint came to an end.»
1939 — (2 Kislev, 5700) Five hundred Jewish refugees, mostly from Poland and the first to arrive since the war started, landed near Tel Aviv today and were taken into custody by British officials who said their entry was illegal.
1941 — (24 Cheshvan, 5702) Nine thousand Jews from Slonim, Belorussia, are murdered at Czepielow
1941 — (24 Cheshvan 5702) Shoah. The entire Jewish population of the village of Antonovka in the Mogilev region was shot.
1941 — (24 Cheshvan 5702) Shoah. In Zaleshchiki (Ternopil region), about 600 Jews were shot
1942 — (5 Kislev 5703) Shoah. Another Jewish operation was carried out in Ivano-Frankivsk.
1944 — (28 Cheshvan 5705) Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh was born. In 1989, at the head of seven families in the Judean Mountains, he founded the settlement of Bat Ayin. On April 2, 2009, Musa, an Arab armed with a knife and an axe from the Arab village neighboring Bat Ayin, attacked children playing near the local cultural center of the settlement. Shlomo Nativ (13 years old) was killed, and Yair Gamliel (7 years old) suffered head injuries.
1950 — (5 Kislev 5711) Israel. The first municipal elections. A noticeable strengthening of the position of the «General Zionists» at the expense of the MAPAI party
1956 — (10 Kislev, 5717) The Knesset agreed to an Israeli withdrawal from all territory captured in the Sinai campaign, ….. provided that the United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF) could be used to keep Egypt from closing the Straits of Tiran to Israeli shipping and stop Gaza from serving as a base for terrorists attacking Israel. Eleven years later, it would be the unilateral withdrawal of UNEF from the Sinai and the blockade of the Straits that would lead to the famous Six Days War in June of 1967
2008 — (16 Cheshvan 5769) Israel. About ten Qassam rockets were fired this morning from Gaza at the Negev. At least three of them fell in the Sderot area, and one hit a residential building. Another rocket exploded in one of the local kibbutzim, causing destruction.
2011 — (17 Cheshvan 5772) The news website Ynet reported that after a lengthy study, the IDF found a replacement for the legendary loof stew, which had served as the main dish for several generations of soldiers and was discontinued in 2009. The new army dish is beef cutlets in tomato sauce, packaged in cardboard boxes.
2011 — (17 Cheshvan 5772) Torrential rains hit the coastal regions of Israel and the Negev desert. Rivers that dry up in summer came back to life in the desert, overflowed their banks, and flooded a number of road sections
2012 — (29 Cheshvan, 5773) In response to the incessant rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip — more than 800 have struck Israel since the beginning of the year, and more than 120 since Saturday — the IDF has launched a widespread campaign against terror targets in Gaza. The operation, called Pillar of Defense, has two main goals: to protect Israeli civilians and to cripple the terrorist infrastructure in Gaza
2013 — (11 Kislev, 5774) The IAF blasted “two concealed missile launchers in northern Gaza in response to a barrage of rockets and mortars fired by terrorists
2023 — (1 Kislev 5784) War with Gaza. Day thirty-nine. The IDF continued its ground operation in the north, center, and south of the sector. The Shati camp was taken under control. 21-year-old Staff Sergeant Roi Marom and 27-year-old reservist Raz Abulafia were killed. Two servicemen were seriously wounded. In addition, the day before, two IDF soldiers were seriously wounded as a result of shelling near the border with Lebanon. The bodies of 859 civilians killed by Hamas terrorists on October 7 and 8 have been identified. The number of identified IDF servicemen reached 366. The body of 12-year-old Liel Hetzroni from Kibbutz Be’eri, who had been considered missing until that moment, was identified.
2024 — (13 Cheshvan 5785) War with Gaza. Day four hundred and five. Operation «Northern Arrows.» In Gaza, forces of the 162nd Division operated, including the Kfir, Givati, and Ikvot HaBarzel brigades, and the 143rd Division, including the Nahal brigade. Intensive fighting continued in Beit Lahia and Jabalia, in the north of the sector, and in Rafah, in the south. In Lebanon, forces of the 226th Brigade, the Commando Brigade, the 769th Brigade, and combat brigade groups of the Golani and 188th Brigades operated. Lieutenant Ivri Dikshtein, 21 years old, wounded the day before, died in the hospital
People
1900 — (22 Cheshvan, 5661) Leopold Hilsner was found guilty of the ritual murder of Agnes Hruza of Polna Bohemia
1900 — A. Copland was born — American composer. Died December 2, 1990.
1909 — M. Maklyarsky was born — Soviet intelligence officer, writer. Died June 2, 1978
1924 — (17 Cheshvan, 5685) Birthdate of famed Russian violinist Leonid Kogan
1942 — Natalia Gutman was born — cellist