History events
-1314 — (11 Tishrei, 2448) BCE. Moses conveyed to the people the commandment of God to erect the Tent of Meeting, so that the Shekhinah (Divine Presence) might dwell there constantly.
1084 — (11 Tishrei, 4845) The date of the first mention of the Jewish community in the city of Speyer, Germany. On this day, the local bishop, Rüdiger, granted the Jews protection and privileges on the condition that they pay 3 pounds annually to the monasteries
1625 — (21th of Elul, 5385) Rabbi Isaiah Horowith and 15 other rabbis were arrested in Jerusalem by an Arab leader and held for ransom. ….. Rabbi Isaiah ben Avraham Ha-Levi Horowitz, known as the Shlah after the title of one of his major works Shnei Luchos Ha-Bris, was a renowned Halachist, kabbalist and communal leader. Born in Prague in 1565, he made aliyah in 1621 after the death of his wife. Unlike most others, he settled in Jerusalem where he worked to rebuild the community. After his release he moved to Tiberius where he was buried next to the grave of the Rambam
1666 — (23th of Elul, 5426) Shabbethai Ẓebi embraces Mohammedanism
1782 — (5nd of Tishrei, 5543) The Kahal Kadosh Mickvé Israel, the first Jewish congregation in Philadelphia, PA, dedicated its new building on Cherry near Third Street. Haym Salomon, of Revolutionary War fame, “agreed to pay one fourth of the cost” of the new building which had a price tag of £600
1834 — (9 Elul, 5594) The first issue of a daily Jewish newspaper was published in Jamaica, in which many members of the Jewish community began to write
1846 — (22th of Elul, 5606) Representatives of Rome’s Jewish community send a message to Pope Pius IX complaining about the conditions they live in and asking for release from the many onerous restrictions that have been imposed upon them by recent popes
1883 — (11 Elul, 5643) A decree banning Jewish theater in Russia, «Jewish theater in the jargon (Yiddish),» was issued. It remained in effect, with a brief interruption, until the February Revolution of 1917.
1888 — (8 Tishrei, 5649) The moshav (agricultural settlement) Beer-Toviya was founded.
1937 — (8 Tishrei, 5698) The moshav Tzur Moshe was founded using the «Wall and Tower» method.
1941 — (21 Elul, 5701) Shoah. During preparations for the «Jewish action» in Vinnytsia, Jewish youth were shot (1,000 victims). In Khabne (Kyiv region), the 1st SS Motorized Infantry Brigade shot about 400 Jews. In Lysa Hora (Mykolaiv region), 255 Jews were shot. The first executions of Jews in Kremenchuk (Poltava region) were carried out by Sonderkommando 4b
1942 — (2nd of Tishrei, 5703) Forty Rabbis of the ghetto of Lodz were killed by the Nazis
1945 — (6 Tishrei, 5706) «…Michał Kalembasiak and Karol Ogrodowczyk arrived at the site of the former Treblinka concentration camp: ‘Upon arrival, we found that the site where the camp had stood was a pitted field, dug over by the local population. The field was so dug up that in some places there were pits up to 10 meters deep, in which human remains could be seen—shin bones, jaws, and the like. <…> The current state of Treblinka is a large field, with thickets of trees here and there. All the barracks that were there had been burned down or completely looted by the local population. We found only remnants. The fact of the large number of people killed there is evidenced by the fact that the excavated pits, ten meters deep, are filled with human bones. <…> Under every little tree there were holes dug by seekers of gold and diamonds. The smell of corpses and gas hit us so hard that my colleague and I began to vomit and felt a terrible scratching in our throats.'»
1948 — (9 Elul, 5708) The opening ceremony of the Supreme Court of Israel
1948 — (9 Elul, 5708) A military parade of the Givati Brigade in Rehovot
1948 — (9th of Elul, 5708) Four Jews, including two children, were killed in Jerusalem today by shelling from the Arab Legion
1949 — (19th of Elul, 5709) It was reported today that the Jerusalem ….. municipality had adopted unanimously a resolution reiterating opposition to the internationalization of the city. The resolution stated that “in view of the present eff19orts to reintroduce plans for the internationalization of Jerusalem the municipality once more declares in the name of the inhabitants that it will accept only full Israel sovereignty. Jerusalemites fought and shed their blood for the city when it was abandoned by all the world, and they will continue to defend it so that it will remain the capital of Israel
1949 — (19 Elul, 5709) Terror attack. One Avraham Tzarfati infiltrated the Knesset with a submachine gun and attempted to open fire on the deputies, but was disarmed by security
1949 — (19 Elul, 5709) Siegfried Moses assumed office as the State Comptroller. He was the first to hold this position in Israel. The State Comptroller oversees the effectiveness of the actions of Israeli government bodies
1950 — (2nd of Tishrei, 5711) Israeli forces have occupied an area at Naharayim ….. along the border of Jordan because it is Israel’s territory under the Rhodes armistice agreement with King Abdullah, an Army spokesman said today. The territory controls the confluence of the Yarmuk and Jordan Rivers. “The confluence is about six miles south of the Sea of Galilee and” near the Rutenberg hydroelectric works
1951 — (12 Elul, 5711) The first bus route from Tel Aviv to Eilat. The duration of the route with stops was 9 hours.
1956 — (8 Tishrei, 5717) A retaliation operation against the Jordanians for the murder the previous day in the Arava. An attack on a border police post. 16 Jordanian soldiers were killed. The IDF had one dead and 12 wounded.
1960 — (21 Elul, 5720) The Israeli Minister of Communications refused to lift the ban on using television for personal purposes; permission was granted only for purchasing televisions for scientific and research activities. The minister justified the ban by stating that citizens could receive signals from Cyprus, Lebanon, and Syria and be exposed to anti-Israeli propaganda
1973 — (16th of Elul, 5733) Syrian and Israeli planes clash over the Mediterranean. The Israelis shoot down 13 Syrian MIGS while losing only one plane.
1984 — (16 Elul, 5744) S. Peres became Prime Minister of Israel. Under his leadership, in 1985, Israel partially withdrew its troops from Southern Lebanon, retaining control over a 10-15 km strip along the border
1993 — (27th of Elul, 5753) In a triumph of hope over history, Yitzhak Rabin, the Prime Minister of Israel, and Yasir Arafat, the chairman of the P.L.O., shook hands today on the White House lawn, sealing the first agreement between Jews and Palestinians to end their conflict and share the holy land along the River Jordan that they both call home
2006 — (20 Elul, 5766) Bezeq (the telecommunications company) presented Israel’s first wired videophone, intended for all population groups, but primarily for the hearing impaired, who would be able to understand their conversation partner’s speech by reading lips.
2008 — (13 Elul, 5768) Terror attack. An Arab armed with a knife infiltrated the settlement of Yitzhar and wounded a 9-year-old boy. In response, the Jews of Yitzhar carried out a raid on Asira al-Qibliya, resulting in 8 Palestinians being shot and wounded. On September 20, 2008, the Arab who had wounded the Jewish boy on September 13 was eliminated by Border Police. The settlement of Yitzhar was founded in 1984 and is located in eastern Samaria, near Shechem (Nablus), close to Highway 60.
2009 — (24 Elul, 5769) Hundreds of Tel Aviv residents came to an exhibition organized by the municipality and the police of recovered bicycles that had been stolen from their owners. Many found their two-wheeled transport there.
2012 — (26 Elul, 5772) On the eve of the New Year, Israelis traditionally cleaned up the forests and parks where, also traditionally, they had littered throughout the year. 280,000 people took part in the nationwide cleanup, managing to collect three thousand tons of garbage.
2013 — (9 Tishrei, 5774) 600,000 tilapia fingerlings were released into the waters of the Sea of Galilee for further breeding. This is an annual procedure carried out by specialists from the Ministry of Agriculture to preserve the natural balance, increase the fish population in the Kinneret (Sea of Galilee), ensure the growth of fishing and fish production in the lake, and for the purpose of biological water purification.
People
1629 — (6nd of Tishrei, 5390) Johannes Buxtorf I., Christian scholar, died
1713 — (4 Tishrei, 5474) Rabbi Joel Baal Shem of Ostraha passed away.
1863 — (29 Elul, 5623) Cyrus Adler was born—a Jewish American public figure. He was one of the editors of the Jewish Encyclopedia. Died April 7, 1940.
1874 — Arnold Schoenberg was born—composer, music theorist. Died in 1951 in Los Angeles.
1881 — (19 Elul, 5641) Ruben Lazarevich Samoilovich was born—polar explorer, traveler, Doctor of Geographical Sciences (1934). He was repressed on March 4, 1939.
1889 — (17 Elul, 5649) Somekh Abdalla ben Avraham died at the age of 76—one of the greatest rabbis of modern times in Iraq and neighboring countries
1894 — (12th of Elul, 5654) Birthdate of Julian Tuwim, the Polish born Jewish poet
1899 — Ya. S. Vilner was born—one of the strongest chess players in Russia at the beginning of the 20th century. Died June 29, 1931
1924 — (14th of Elul, 5684) Birthdate of Israel Tal, the IDF general who was an expert in Tank Warfare and took the lead in developing the Merkava Tank
1951 — A. Rosenbaum was born—poet and composer