History events
-348 — BCE (26 Kislev 3414) Ezra gathered all the people in the square in front of the Temple and demanded that the guilty send away their foreign wives — and over the next several months, until the first day of the month of Nisan, his demand was carried out, and the guilty brought a guilt offering in the Temple.
1572 — (20 Kislev 5333) Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II ordered the expulsion of Jews from Pressburg (modern-day Bratislava), but the order remained on paper
1802 — (1st of Kislev, 5563) As the Jews of Maryland seek full equality on November 26, 1802, a petition ….. «from the sect of people called Jews» specifically stating their grievance, namely, «that they are deprived of holding any office of profit and trust under the constitution and laws of this state,» was referred to the General Assembly, which read it and referred it to a special committee of five delegates, including the two Baltimore representatives, with instructions to consider and report upon the prayer of the petitioners for relief. A month later the petition was refused by a vote of thirty-eight to seventeen. The attempt to secure the desired relief was repeated at the legislative session of 1803; again proving unsuccessful, it was renewed in the following year
1917 — (11 Kislev 5678) The New York Times reported that the day before, the New York Section of the National Council of Jewish Women had dedicated the first shelter for «homeless and lonely» Jewish women. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Rabbi Stephen S. Wise stated that the shelter was intended not only for Jewish women, but for all women who needed shelter and protection
1922 — (6st of Kislev, 5683) «The New York Times»: in an article entitled “Palestine Industries Thriving Capital and Settlers Needed” Dr. Arthur Ruppin notes the changes that have taken place since Herzl called for the establishment of a Jewish homeland 25 years ago at the first Zionist Congress. While “towns of thousands houses have grown up on neglected ground” the need to develop irrigation projects
1937 — (22st of Kislev, 5698) The Palestine Post reported that three Jews were wounded when Arab terrorists shot at a crowded bus, traveling from Nesher to Haifa, and escaped
1941 — (6 Kislev 5702) Shoah. In Armyansk (Crimea), 14 Jews were shot; in Old and New Darnytsia, 24 Jews; and in Bazar, 7 Jews.
1942 — (17 Kislev 5703) Shoah. 532 Norwegian Jews (including women and children) were sent to Auschwitz aboard the ship «MS Donau.» In total, 773 people were deported, of whom 35 survived.
1943 — (28 Cheshvan 5704) M. Begin became commander of the Irgun (ETZEL). This happened after a group of ETZEL commanders in Jerusalem refused to obey the then-leader Meridor. Meanwhile, for November 29, an operation was planned to abduct the High Commissioner of Palestine from his residence in Jerusalem and put him on trial, since he bore personal responsibility for the death of the ship with illegal immigrants, the «Struma.» An underground bunker for holding him was even prepared on the plantations of Petah Tikva
1945 — (21 Kislev 5706) British punitive operations in response to PALMAH actions against the British authorities of Palestine. Attacks on Kibbutz Shfayim, the settlement of Rishpon, Kibbutz Givat Haim, and Moshav Hogla. Because the settlers and residents of Hadera, Netanya, and nearby settlements who came to help organized resistance to the troops and police, they used tanks and weapons. 9 people were killed, 130 were arrested
1946 — (3 Kislev 5707) Kibbutz Yehiam was founded.
1947 — (13 Kislev 5708) Speech by Soviet representative A. Gromyko at the UN in support of the plan to partition Palestine and create the State of Israel
1948 — (24th of Cheshvan, 5709) Bulgaria recognized Israel.
1952 — (8st of Kislev, 5713) The Jerusalem Post reported that ….. in the Knesset Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion sharply attacked Mapam in the debate on the Prague trial, accusing it of duplicity and inability to face the truth about the Soviet regime. The Knesset, by an overwhelming majority, adopted a resolution expressing “its sense of shock at the trial now proceeding in Prague, which had struck at the Jewish people… and on the attempts to bring into disrepute the good name of the State of Israel.”
1962 — (29 Cheshvan 5723) An inconclusive meeting between Finance Minister L. Eshkol and representatives of the European Common Market, at which he tried to negotiate concessions for Israeli goods. The stumbling block was the position of France, which had been pressured by Arab countries.
1964 — (21 Kislev 5725) After the adoption of the «Law on National Parks and Nature Reserves,» the lands of the southern part of the Hula Valley were declared protected.
1975 — (22 Kislev 5736) During a training flight, an Israel Defense Forces Air Force cargo aircraft, a «Hercules,» deviated from its assigned course because of a storm over Sinai and crashed into a mountain. Killed were Captain Shaul Bustan, Captain Uri Manor, Captain Moshe Lavi, Captain Moshe Yagur, Lieutenant Ze’ev Bert, Lieutenant Moshe Bar-Am, Lieutenant Amir Klein, Master Sergeant (reserves) Arnon Reis, Sergeant Doron Hauser, Sergeant Nimrod Zlatkis, Sergeant Avraham Arad, Sergeant (reserves) Shlomo Arad, Sergeant (reserves) Gad Gilboa, Sergeant (reserves) Doron Maro, Sergeant (reserves) Dan Shitzer, Corporal (reserves) Yitzhak Aharon, Corporal (reserves) Eliyahu Bair, Corporal (reserves) Yossi Danan, Corporal (reserves) Itzik Biderman, Corporal (reserves) Avraham Shapiro.
2006 — (5 Kislev 5767) At 06:00, the ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Arabs of Gaza, concluded on November 25 by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and PA Chairman Abu Mazen, came into force. In accordance with the agreement, IDF units were withdrawn from the Gaza Strip, where they had been trying to combat rocket fire on Israeli territory. Nevertheless, at about 07:00, Arab terrorists launched three rockets one after another toward Sderot and the Western Negev. They exploded in open terrain, causing no harm.
2006 — (5 Kislev 5767) The Jewish school «Lauder Chabad» in Vienna was attacked. Windows were broken and some property was destroyed.
2007 — (16 Kislev 5768) The Knesset passed a law according to which the «Jewish National and University Library» was given the status of the National Library of Israel. The law came into effect on July 23, 2008.
2008 — (28 Cheshvan 5769) The «Clean Planet Day» campaign took place, in which hundreds of thousands of Israelis participated. Cleanup work was carried out in forests, on beaches, in vacant lots, and in dozens of settlements throughout the country.
2008 — (28 Cheshvan 5769) Terror attack in Bombay. Islamic terrorists seized the building of the Chabad Jewish cultural center and, during the storming by Indian special forces, killed six Israeli citizens.
2015 — (14 Kislev 5776) Two thousand runners took part in the Crane Run at Lake Hula. Lake Hula is a nature reserve of the Jewish National Fund, the largest ornithology center in the world. Half a billion migratory birds visit the lake in spring and autumn. The Crane Run is traditional and was first held in 2010.
2023 — (13 Kislev 5784) War with Gaza. Day fifty-one. Third day of the truce. 14 hostages were released: 4 women and 9 children. In response, Israel released 39 Arabs from prisons.
2024 — (25 Cheshvan 5785) Operation «Northern Arrows.» An Air Force strike on a Hezbollah rocket factory in the village of Janta in the Baalbek area. The structure stretched for 1.4 kilometers. Its central part, where production facilities and warehouses were hidden, was located under a mountain. It was protected from the surface by 70 meters of rocky ground. To destroy the facility, more than 100 bombs had to be used, including bunker-busting ones
People
1715 — (11st of Kislev, 5476) ) Rabbi Joseph ben Mordecai Ginzburg, author of Leket Yosef passed away today
1862 — (4 Kislev 5623) Born Sir Marc Aurel Stein — Hungarian traveler, scholar, ethnographer. Died October 26, 1943.
1889 — Born Morris Rose — brigadier general in the U.S. Army during World War II, commander of the 3rd Armored Division. He was one of the highest-ranking Jewish officers in the United States armed forces. Died March 31, 1945.
1894 — (27 Cheshvan 5655) Born N. Wiener — scientist, «father» of cybernetics. Died March 18, 1964
1911 — (5st of Kislev, 5672) Birthdate of Samuel “Sammy” Herman Reshevsky, the Polish born Jewish-American chess grandmaster who was a strong contender in the World Chess Championship competitions for a thirty year span
1937 — Shot by the NKVD: Yakov Stanislavovich Ganetsky (Fuerstenberg) — revolutionary, close associate of V. I. Lenin
1949 — (5st of Kislev, 5710) Birthdate of Shlomo Artzi an Israeli folk rock singer-songwriter and composer
1975 — (22 Kislev 5736) During a training flight, an Israel Defense Forces Air Force cargo aircraft, a «Hercules,» because of a storm over Sinai deviated from its assigned course by almost 15 kilometers and crashed into a mountain. All servicemen on board were killed. Names of the dead: Captain Shaul Bustan, Captain Uri Manor, Captain Moshe Lavi, Captain Moshe Yagur, Lieutenant Ze’ev Bert, Lieutenant Moshe Bar-Am, Lieutenant Amir Klein, Master Sergeant (reserves) Arnon Reis, Sergeant Doron Hauser, Sergeant Nimrod Zlatkis, Sergeant Avraham Arad, Sergeant (reserves) Shlomo Arad, Sergeant (reserves) Gad Gilboa, Sergeant (reserves) Doron Maro, Sergeant (reserves) Dan Shitzer, Corporal (reserves) Yitzhak Aharon, Corporal (reserves) Eliyahu Bair, Corporal (reserves) Yossi Danan, Corporal (reserves) Itzik Biderman, Corporal (reserves) Avraham Shapiro.
2024 — (25 Cheshvan 5785) War in Gaza. Day four hundred and seventeen. Killed was Corporal Tamer Usman, 20 years old.
2024 — (25 Cheshvan 5785) In Sheba Hospital, 23-year-old Master Sergeant of the Medical Service Yona Betzalel Brif died of wounds sustained on October 7, 2023