Historyc. 1878
Naphtali Herz Imber Writes Hatikvah
In 1878, Naphtali Herz Imber wrote the poem that became Hatikvah, probably in Iași.
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HistoryAugust 23, 1903–August 28, 1903
Herzl Proposes a Jewish Settlement in East Africa
At the Sixth Zionist Congress in August 1903, Theodor Herzl proposed a British offer of land in East Africa.
HistoryJuly 27, 1955
Bulgaria Shoots Down El Al Flight 402
On 27 July 1955, Bulgarian fighters shot down El Al flight 402. All 58 people on board were killed.
HistorySeptember 5, 1972
Black September Attacks the Israeli Olympic Team
On September 5, 1972, eight Black September gunmen attacked the Israeli team at the Munich Olympics. Eleven Israelis were murdered.
HistoryJanuary 29, 2004
Israel and Hezbollah Exchange Prisoners
On January 29, 2004, Israel and Hezbollah completed a German-brokered exchange. Elhanan Tannenbaum and three soldiers’ bodies came home.
HistoryJuly 15, 1834
Spain Suppresses the Inquisition
On July 15, 1834, Queen Regent María Cristina de Borbón decreed that the Spanish Inquisition was definitively suppressed.
HistoryDecember 31, 1908
Simon Wiesenthal Is Born
On this day, December 31, 1908, Simon Wiesenthal was born in Buczacz. After surviving Mauthausen he spent decades documenting Nazi crimes.
History19–20 October 1905 (Julian / Old Style; 1–2 November 1905 Gregorian)
Second Kishinev Pogrom Begins
The second Kishinev pogrom began on 19–20 October 1905, Old Style / Julian, immediately after the October Manifesto. That is 1–2 November 1905 Gregorian. YIVO records 19 Jews murdered and 56 wounded.
HistoryApril 2, 2018
Sara Ginaite-Rubinson Dies
On this day, April 2, 2018, Sara Ginaite-Rubinson, a Kovno ghetto survivor, Jewish partisan, and historian, died in Canada at 94.
Historyearly February 1616 (death day uncertain)
Samuel Pallache Dies
Samuel Pallache, Moroccan Jewish envoy to the Dutch Republic, died in The Hague in early February 1616. The exact death day is not established. He was buried at Beth Haim in Ouderkerk aan de Amstel.
History25 January 1569 (Julian)
Philip II Authorizes the Inquisition in the Indies
On 25 January 1569, at El Pardo, Philip II issued the royal cédula authorizing Holy Office tribunals in the Indies. Spain still used the Julian calendar. The Lima tribunal was received in 1570.
HistoryMay 11, 1960
Mossad Captures Adolf Eichmann in Argentina
On this day, May 11, 1960, Israeli agents captured Adolf Eichmann near Buenos Aires. He was tried in Jerusalem in 1961 and hanged in 1962.