History events
-1570 — (14 Kislev 2192) Yaakov and Leah had a firstborn son, named Reuven
-441 — (7 Kislev 3321) King Jehoiakim of Israel burned the scroll on which the rebukes of the prophet Jeremiah were written
1547 — (10th of Kislev, 5308) Asolo, Italy was the scene of one of the few pogroms recorded in Italy during which ten Jews in a town of thirty were killed, and their houses robbed with no apparent motives
1793 — (18 Kislev 5554) The authorities of Strasbourg (Alsace-Lorraine) adopted an anti-Jewish law prohibiting circumcision and the wearing of beards; books written in Hebrew were subject to burning.
1860 — (8 Kislev 5621) By Senate decree, retired and indefinitely furloughed Jewish lower ranks of the Guards Corps were permitted to live with their families in the capital of Russia. In 1861 this privilege was extended also to those living in the environs of Petersburg. In 1867 Jews — retired soldiers — were given the right of residence everywhere
1880 — (19th of Kislev, 5641) It was reported today that there are 3 and a half million people living in Holland, 100,000 of whom are Jews. A million are Catholics and the rest are Protestants
1918 — (18th of Kislev, 5679) As Poles and Ukrainians clash in the anarchy that followed the breakup of the Russian Empire Polish forces began a two day attack on the Jewish community of Lemberg (Lvov)
1921 — (21 Cheshvan 5682) The newspaper HaAretz reported that anti-Semitic sentiments were constantly growing in Lvov. «The local press accuses the Jews of having entered into a conspiracy with the Ukrainians in order to undermine Polish statehood,» the note said. «Some anti-Semitic newspapers openly call for pogroms.»
1934 — (15th of Kislev, 5695) In an effort to curb “excessive rentals,” Tel Aviv’s Municipal Council vote to impose “regulations for the fixing of a maximum rate of rent for all business and residential property.”
1938 — (28th of Cheshvan, 5699) Beersheba, after having been in the hands of Arab rebels since it was abandoned by the government civil authorities six weeks ago, was occupied by British troops today. All towns in Palestine that the Arab rebels had seized are now controlled by the British military although Arab terrorists are still active
1941 — (2 Kislev 5702) Shoah. In Zolotonosha (Poltava region) about 600 Jews were shot
1941 — (2 Kislev 5702) Shoah. In Kerch (Crimea), the registration of Jews began. On the same day, the city administration of Kharkov resolved to oblige Jews to wear an armband, to resettle them into one district, and also «to draw the attention of the German command to the desire of the population to take measures against the Jews»
1950 — (13 Kislev 5711) In the case of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee, M. Aizenshtadt-Zheleznova and Sh. Persov, who prepared materials for the press on behalf of the Committee, were sentenced to be shot for allegedly containing secret data.
1953 — (15 Kislev 5714) Israel. Sanctions were applied for the first time against tax defaulters. After repeated warnings, representatives of the executive bodies appeared at the addresses on the lists of the tax administration and seized about 20 radios and sewing machines worth from 50 to 200 lirot
1955 — (7th of Kislev, 5716) Today, two year after the death of Joseph Stalin, a Military collegium of the Supreme Court of the Soviet Union withdrew the indictments against the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee (JAC) members due to the lack of evidence
1956 — (18 Kislev 5717) The withdrawal of Israel Defense Forces troops from Sinai and the Gaza Strip began; those territories had been captured during Operation Kadesh.
1967 — (19 Cheshvan 5728) UN Resolution No. 242 was adopted
1968 — (1st of Kislev, 5729) Twelve people were killed and 55 more were injured when terrorists set off a car bomb at the Mahaneh Yehuda Market in Jerusalem
1972 — (16 Kislev 5733) 23 Jews declared a hunger strike demanding permission for all who wished to emigrate to Israel, and also the release of those arrested for wanting to leave for Israel. All participants in this action were arrested in the building of the Moscow telegraph office and sentenced to 15 days’ imprisonment.
1976 — (29 Cheshvan 5737) Yigal Yadin announced the creation of the Dash party — the Democratic Movement for Change
1995 — (29 Cheshvan 5756) Shimon Peres was sworn in as head of government instead of the assassinated Y. Rabin.
1995 — (29 Cheshvan 5756) An earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale in Eilat. Damage of varying degrees was caused to seven hotels, 150 units of housing under construction, roads, and underground communications.
2000 — (24 Cheshvan 5761) Terrorist attack. A car exploded in the center of Hadera, two dead, 60 wounded.
2004 — (9 Kislev 5765) Statistics. Israel’s population is 6,846,000 people.
2004 — (9 Kislev 5765) The website of the Yad Vashem memorial was opened, www.yadvachem.org, which contains the names of more than three million people who perished in the Shoah (Holocaust).
2016 — (21 Cheshvan 5777) Due to the established dry weather, uncharacteristic for Israel at this time of year, numerous fires began in the country. Some were caused by improper handling of fire, some by arson carried out by Arabs. About 40 of the 90 fires in various regions of Israel were the result of arson, police reported. The fires raged for a week. On December 1, rain fell in Israel
2021 — (18 Kislev 5782) In Dubai, an agreement was signed between Israel, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates on cooperation in the field of water resources and energy.
2023 — (9 Kislev 5784) War with Gaza. Day forty-seven. Senior Sergeant Eitan Dov Rosenzweig, 21, and Liron Snir, 25, were killed; three reservists were seriously wounded. Israel’s territory was periodically shelled from Gaza and Lebanon. An Israeli fighter jet successfully intercepted a cruise missile flying toward Eilat. In the West and in the US, anti-Semitic and anti-Israeli rallies and attacks on facilities allegedly connected with Israel continue
People
1800 — (5th of Kislev, 5561) Solomon Maimon, a philosopher, died at the age of 46.
1808 — (3 Kislev 5569) Lionel Nathan Rothschild was born — the first Jew to become a member of the English House of Commons
1890 — L. Lisitsky was born — architect, artist-designer, graphic artist. Died December 30, 1941
1893 — (13th of Kislev, 5654) Birthdate of Lazar Moiseyevich Kaganovich one of the original Bolshevik’s who survived all of the purges and would actually live longer than the Soviet Union existed
1909 — (9th of Kislev, 5670) Birthdate of Mikhail Leontyevich Mil a founder of the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant, which is responsible for many of the well-known Russian helicopter models, notably the Mil Mi-24 ‘Hind’. He passed away in 1970
1923 — Anna Meron was born — Israeli actress. Died May 30, 2014
1926 — Avenir Yehezkii was born — Israeli actor. One of the leading artists of the Chamber Theater
2000 — (24th of Cheshvan, 5761) Shoshana Reis, 21, of Hadera, and Meir Bahrame, 35, of Givat Olga, were killed, and 60 wounded when a powerful car bomb was denotated alongside a passing bus on Hadera’s main street, when the area was packed with shoppers and people driving home from work. 60 were wounded in the blast
2002 — (17th of Kislev, 5763) IDF tracker Sgt.-Maj. Shigdaf (Shai) Garmai, 30, of Lod, was killed when an Israel Defense Forces Givati Brigade patrol near Tel Qateifa, in the Gaza Strip, came under Palestinian gunfire
2003 — (27th of Cheshvan, 5764) Two Israeli security guards, Ilya Reiger, 58, of Jerusalem, and Samer Fathi Afan, 25, of the Bedouin village Uzeir near Nazareth, were shot dead at a construction site along the route of the security fence near Abu Dis in East Jerusalem