Yitzhak Zuckerman, Jewish Rebel, is Born, 1915
On This Day in Jewish History: December 13, 1915 https://www.instagram.com/p/CXb62ORNXil/ On December 13, 1915, Yitzhak Zuckerman – who...
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European Refugees Begin to Arrive in Shanghai, (circa) 1938
On This Day in Jewish History: October 19, 1938 On this day, 1938, a certain number of fortuitous Jews from mostly Central and Eastern...
Treblinka Death Camp Closes Operation, 1944
On This Day in Jewish History: July 23, 1944 . Treblinka Extermination Camp, originally established as a forced-labor camp, quickly...
Janusz Korczak is Born, 1878
On This Day in Jewish History: July 22, 1878 . Janusz Korczak, originally named Henryk Goldszmit, was born in Warsaw, Poland to a...
Warsaw Ghetto Begins to be Liquidated, 1942
On This Day in Jewish History: July 22, 1942: On July 22, 1942, the Nazi’s began to implement the Grossaktion (Great Action) as part of...
Righteous Among the Nations, Jan Karski Passes Away, 2000
On This Day in Jewish History: July 13, 2000 On this day, Polish Resistance Fighter and Righteous Among The Nations, Jan Karski, Passes...
Exodus 1947 Ship Sails from France to Israel with 4,500 Holocaust survivors
On This Day in Jewish History: July 11, 1947 . On this day 4,500 Jewish Refugees sail on board the SS Exodus. The ship that made the...
Polish-led Kielce Pogrom Ensues, 42 Jews Killed & 40 Injured, 1946
On This Day in Jewish History: July 4th, 1946 . A mob of Polish soldiers, police officers, and Polish civilians murdered at least 42 Jews...
Bedzin Ghetto is Established
On This Day in Jewish History: July 1, 1940 #onthisday the Bedzin Ghetto was established in Bedzin, Poland. It would last until January...
Słonim Ghetto Revolt Takes Place, 1942
On This Day in Jewish History: June 29, 1942 The Słonim ghetto, located in the town of Słonim in Western Belarus was initially part of...
Gilad Shalit is Abducted by Hamas
On This Day in Jewish History: June 25, 2006 On this day, 2006, Gilad Shalit was kidnapped and taken hostage by the terrorist group Hamas...
Passing of Denise Vernay-Jacob, 2013
On This Day in Jewish History: March 2, 1859 https://www.instagram.com/p/CMBT_rErXdO/ Denise Vernay-Jacob, Jewish French Resistance...
Purim 5781
On This Day in Jewish History: Adar 13-14, 3405. https://www.instagram.com/p/CLvT6RNLazd/ The events in Megillah Esther occur in the...
Jewish Survival Story Project Launched, 2020
On This Day in Jewish History: December 29, 2020 https://www.instagram.com/p/CJZky1brl0K/ . #onthisday, 2020, we're happy to officially...
Birthday of Herman Grossman, 1931
On This Day in Jewish History: December 13, 1931 https://www.instagram.com/p/CIwYsabLzai/ . #onthisday, 1931, Herman Grossman is born in...