History events
1348 — (7th of Tevet, 5109) Massacre of the Jews of Augsburg Germany
1790 — (22th of Kislev, 5551) The Jews of Hungary handed a petition, in which they presented their claims to equality with other citizens, to King Leopold II at Vienna. ….. Written in Latin, probably at the behest of the Rosenthal family, “it read, in part ‘At long last, permit us to be citizens useful taxpayers of the fatherland. In the whole world, outside Hungary we have no fatherland, no other father than the King…no other brothers than those with whom we live and die one society.’”
1820 — (23th of Kislev, 5581) In New York City, first publication of Israel Vindicated by an anonymous author who styled him or herself as “An Israelite.” ….. “The work was ‘a refutation of the calumnies propagated respecting the Jewish nation; in which the objects and views of the American Society for Ameliorating the Condition of the Jews are investigated.’” The original subtitle also contained the additional words “‘and reasons assigned for rejecting the Christian religion.’” In his monograph entitled “The Freethinker, the Jews and the Missionaries,” Professor Jonathan Sarna contends that the book was the work of a freethinker named George Houston who was assisted by a Jewish printer named Abraham Collins
1837 — (1 Kislev 5598) Decree of the Russian Emperor Nicholas the First, permitting the destruction of Jewish books on the spot, that is, if the owners did not have the money or desire to send them for inspection to the censorship committee and pay for return delivery
1922 — (9 Kislev 5683) The British authorities approved Hebrew as the official language of the Jewish population of Palestine
1938 — (6th of Kislev, 5699) Establishment of the 29th “tower and stockade” kibbutz, Mishmar Zevulun which would be moved to a new site in 1940 and renamed Kfar Masaryk in honor of the first President of Czechoslovakia
1941 — (9 Kislev 5702) Shoah. The beginning of the destruction of the Riga Ghetto
1941 — (9 Kislev 5702) Shoah. In Boryslav (Lviv region), about 800 Jews were shot. On the same day, all the Jews of Kerch were imprisoned
1941 — (9 Kislev 5702) Shoah. The Vichy government created a puppet organization — the General Union of Israelites in France; this decision caused strong protest from Jewish organizations and Jewish leaders, who feared that the Union would cooperate with the Germans in persecuting Jews, which subsequently happened: the Union cooperated with the Germans and the «Vichy» authorities in persecuting Jews throughout the territory of France
1942 — (20th of Kislev, 5703) The Jewish Fighting Organization of the Warsaw Ghetto assassinated the economic head of the Jewish Council who was an active German collaborator
1942 — (20 Kislev 5703) Shoah. From Shchyrets and Navariya (Lviv region), 863 and 450 Jews respectively were deported to Belzec
1943 — (2 Kislev 5704) The New York Times published a detailed article about the destruction of the Jews of Kiev in late September 1941 (about Babi Yar)
1946 — (6th of Kislev, 5707) British Court in Palestine rejects a petition to prevent deportation of Jews to Cyprus
1947 — (16th of Kislev, 5708) In one of the most historic moments in Jewish history, ….. the General Assembly of the United Nations voted to accept the recommendation of the United Nations Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP). UNSCOP recommended the partition of Palestine into two states – one Jewish and one Arab with Jerusalem to governed by an international authority. The vote was thirty-three in favor, thirteen against and ten abstentions. In a rare moment of Cold War solidarity, both the United States and the Soviet Union supported the UNSCOP plan which guaranteed the creation of the state of Israel in May of 1948. One other recommendation of the UNSCOP plan was the opening of a port on February 1, 1948 to Jewish immigrants. Almost three years after the ovens of the Holocaust had cooled, boatloads of displaced persons would finally have a final destination. When news of the partition vote reached the public, “there were celebrations in New York, in Palestine, wherever Jews lived. Traffic stopped in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem as people danced in the streets until the early hours of the morning.” In the words of Rabbi Isaac Herzog, “After a darkness of two thousand years, the dawn of redemption has broken.” Arabs say they are not bound by decision and charge that U.S. and Soviet Union coerced smaller countries to vote for partition.[ Starting on the next day, the Arabs responded with violence that would continue until the end of the mandate and unfortunately has continued literally
1947 — (16 Kislev 5708) The strength of the Haganah on this day was 4,460 people, including the Auxiliary Police – 1,800 PALMACH – 2,100 Apparatus – 560
1947 — (16 Kislev 5708) Archaeologist Eleazar Lipa Sukenik bought for the Hebrew University three of the seven scrolls recently found in the Qumran caves. Today all seven manuscripts are exhibited in the Shrine of the Book at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem
1948 — (27th of Cheshvan, 5709) Israel applied for admission to the United Nations
1948 — (27 Kislev 5709) The united Communist Party of Israel (CPI) was created.
1953 — (22 Kislev 5714) Israel. State control over the sale of biscuits, candies, and halva was abolished. The adopted decision does not apply to chocolate and products made from it.
1954 — (4 Kislev 5715) Flood in Tel Aviv. The cause of the flooding of some areas of Tel Aviv and Jaffa was torrential rains. 4 fire brigades responded to calls 28 times to pump water out of flooded premises, and in Jaffa the police were forced to evacuate some residents in inflatable boats
1974 — (15th of Kislev, 5735) “Ben-Gurion House,” “an historic house museum in Tel Aviv which served as one of the residences of David Ben-Gurion between 1931 and 1968 was opened to the public today where visitors can take guide tours and participate in symposiums about the early days of Zionism
2001 — (14 Kislev 5762) Terror attack on bus No. 832 in a suburb of Hadera. Three dead, 10 wounded.
2005 — (27 Cheshvan 5766) In Barcelona, a so-called «peace match» in football took place, in which a team made up of Jewish and Arab footballers from Eretz Israel played against «Barcelona» (lost 1:2). Afterwards, the Football Federation of the Palestinian Authority decided to punish the participants of the match (the Arabs, naturally). «The Federation will form a special commission to clarify the names of the players who took part in the match. In this way we are fulfilling the will of our citizens, who do not agree to the normalization of relations with Israel until the complete end of the occupation»
2010 — (22 Kislev 5771) Terror attack. Press release of the Jewish National Fund: dozens of eucalyptus trees in the north and center of the country were poisoned with the pesticide «Garlon,» which is used in agriculture to combat weeds. Acts of vandalism were discovered in the north of the country and in the Jerusalem area, as well as on a section of Highway 44 between the Nachshon interchange and Ramla. Special tools were found under the trees, with the help of which the malefactors injected poisons into the plants. Holes were drilled in the trunks of the eucalyptus trees, through which the poison «Garlon» was introduced. The plants died. In these same days, a similar sabotage occurred in the Western Galilee.
2010 — (22 Kislev 5771) At 3:30 p.m. Israel time, in the synagogues of the diaspora and Israel, and at the Western Wall, religious Jews held a prayer service for rain. A severe drought had exhausted the country for seven years in a row.
2011 — (3 Kislev 5772) From this day, by decision of the authorities of Rostov-on-Don, the text on the monument at the Memorial to the Victims of the Holocaust in Zmievskaya Balka was changed. Now the inscription reads: «Here, in Zmievskaya Balka in August 1942, the Hitlerite occupiers destroyed more than 27 thousand peaceful citizens of Rostov-on-Don and Soviet prisoners of war. Among the killed are representatives of many nationalities. Zmievskaya Balka is the largest place on the territory of the Russian Federation of mass destruction by the fascist invaders of Soviet citizens during the Great Patriotic War.»
2015 — (17 Kislev 5776) Terror attack. An Arab stabbed a woman on Shamgar Street in Jerusalem. The victim received moderate injuries. The attacker fled
2022 — (5 Kislev 5783) Terror attack. On Route 60, a female soldier was hit, she received moderate injuries. The driver was a 45-year-old employee of a store of the «Rami Levy» chain
2023 — (16 Kislev 5784) War with Gaza. Day fifty-four. Sixth day of the truce. Another 10 people were freed from Hamas captivity: four girls aged 16-18, a 13-year-old girl, five women. In response, Israel released 30 Arab terrorists from prisons, among them 22-year-old Ahed Tamimi, arrested in early November after an inflammatory post on Instagram. «We await you in all the cities of the West Bank – from Hebron to Jenin. We will slaughter you, and then you will say that what Hitler did to you was a joke. We will drink your blood and eat your brain»
2024 — (28 Cheshvan 5785) Terror attack. Around noon on November 29, near the Gitai Avisar junction, west of Ariel, a bus was fired upon. Nine wounded: three in serious condition, one in moderate condition; five received light wounds from glass fragments. The terrorist was 47-year-old Samir Atallah Hussein, imam of a mosque from the village of Einabus near Huwara in Samaria
People
1904 — (21 Kislev 5665) Order of the commandant of the Port Arthur fortress, General Smirnov: «Corporal of the 7th company Joseph Trumpeldor, addressing in a report dated the 24th to his company commander, writes: ‘I have one arm left; but this one is the right one. And therefore, wishing as before to share combat life with my comrades, I request the intercession of Your Honor for the issuance to me of a saber and a revolver.’ Trumpeldor was attached to the hospital, where he had the opportunity to be spared from mortal danger and the hardships of trench life, but he went as a volunteer to the front line, where he repeatedly showed miracles of courage… Being seriously wounded, Trumpeldor did not wish to use the legal right to apply for disabled status and, despising danger, again offered his half-crippled life for the struggle against the enemy. Trumpeldor brings to the benefit of the Fatherland more than is required by our oath, and his act deserves to be written in golden letters into the history of the regiment. I award him the Cross of St. George and promote him to senior non-commissioned officer. This order is to be read in all companies, batteries, and separate units and to be discussed with the soldiers regarding the content of the Order»
1906 — Born R. Karmen — film director. Died April 28, 1978
1910 — (27 Cheshvan 5671) Born Iosif Davidovich Amusin – historian of the ancient Near East, author of the books «Findings by the Dead Sea,» «Manuscripts of the Dead Sea,» «The Qumran Community.» His fate is a rarest case, when a Soviet historian scholar, despite the fact that from the second half of the 1950s of the last century he openly dealt almost exclusively with Jewish themes, enjoyed authority and respect in the scholarly world. Died June 12, 1984
1918 — Born Israel Dostrovsky — physicist, from 1966 to 1971 headed the Israel Atomic Energy Commission. Died September 28, 2010
1919 — (7th of Kislev, 5680) In Montreal, Louis and Anna Weider gave birth to Josef Weider who gained fame as bodybuilder Joe Weider
1920 — (5681, 18 Kislev) Born Joe Weider — Canadian-American trainer, founder of the International Federation of Bodybuilders and the «Mr. Olympia» competition. Died March 23, 2013
1922 — Born Paul Ben-Haim — Israeli composer, playwright, director
1929 — (26 Cheshvan 5690) Born Nahum Admoni, in 1982-1989 — head of Mossad
1954 — (4th of Kislev, 5715) On this cold and rainy night Esther Borenstein was on duty when a «mosquito» plane was hit by lightning and crashed while landing. ….. Esther ran towards the burning plane, rescuing the badly injured navigator. Although ammunition on the plane began to explode, Esther did not hesitate and ran in again to rescue the pilot, Ya’akov Shalmon. When they reached a hiding spot, the entire plane blew up. Esther was awarded a Badge of Courage for this operation by Moshe Dayan, then Highest in Command of the IDF. Esther was born in Bulgaria, and during the Second World War, her family was ousted to Italy. As early as her childhood, Esther always loved the Land of Israel, and at age 11, left her home in an attempt to come to Israel. At 16, she indeed arrived, with her brother, and shortly afterwards, in spite of her early age, joined the Israel Defense Forces. She joined the Air Force, completed a medic’s course, and viewed army service as an honor and not a duty. After completing her army service, Esther continued to work as a nurse with the Israeli Red Cross, and was the first female ambulance driver in the country. Later, she looked for a job that would express her love for the country and chose to be a tour guide. At that same time, the 6-Day War broke out, and Esther joined the paratroopers, where under constant fire and shelling, she tended to injured soldiers, receiving the nickname «Angel of the Paratroopers». She volunteered during the Yom Kippur war as well, and in 1973, she received the Medal of Honor for saving the pilot. In February 2003, she passed away during a trip to Italy, and was buried there at her family’s request. In February 2005, Bridges of Viewpoint was built in memory of Esther Borenstein on a quiet corner on the banks of the Jordan River, opposite the basalt arches of the 2,000 year old Roman-era bridge
1969 — (19th of Kislev, 5730) Yakov Grigorevich Kreizer, a general in the Soviet Army passed away today at the age of 64
2001 — (14th of Kislev, 5762) Тerrorist attack. ….. Samuel Miloshevsky, 45, of Herzliya, Yehiav Elshad, 28, of Tel Aviv and Yehiav Elshad, 28, of Tel Aviv were murdered today and nine more people were injured this evening when a terrorist from either Fatah or Islamic Jihand (they both claimed credit) set off a bomb aboard an Egged bus traveling between Nazareth and Tel Aviv as it passed through the town of Pardes Hanna-Kaurkur. In Jenin, about 3,000 Palestinians marched and celebrated the bombing an Egged bus