HistoryJune 7, 1930
Magen David Adom Is Founded
On this day, June 7, 1930, physicians in Tel Aviv founded the emergency-aid society that became Magen David Adom.
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History1918
Yoel Palgi Is Born
Yoel Palgi, born Emil Nussbacher in Cluj, was born in 1918. Biographical records do not agree on the day.
History1910
Natan Alterman Is Born
Natan Alterman was born in Warsaw in 1910. He moved to Tel Aviv in 1925.
HistoryAugust 29, 1910
Georges Loinger Is Born
On this day, August 29, 1910, Georges Loinger was born in Strasbourg. He later helped about 350 Jewish children escape from occupied France into Switzerland.
HistoryJuly 29, 1849
Max Nordau Is Born
Max Nordau was born Simon Maximilian Südfeld in Pest on 29 July 1849.
HistoryMarch 24, 1795
Zvi Hirsch Kalischer Is Born
On this day, March 24, 1795, Zvi Hirsch Kalischer was born in Lissa, in the Prussian province of Posen. He later argued for Jewish settlement in the Land of Israel.
HistoryJuly 3, 1904
Theodor Herzl Dies
On July 3, 1904, Theodor Herzl died at Edlach in Lower Austria. He was 44.
HistoryMay 2, 1860
Theodor Herzl Is Born
On this day, May 2, 1860, Theodor Herzl was born in Budapest. He later organized political Zionism and convened the First Zionist Congress.
HistoryJanuary 25, 1949
Israel Holds Its First Knesset Election
On this day, January 25, 1949, Israel held its first national election. Mapai, led by David Ben-Gurion, won the largest share of the 120-seat assembly.
HistorySeptember 10, 1952
Israel and West Germany Sign the Luxembourg Agreement
On this day, September 10, 1952, Israel and the Federal Republic of Germany signed the Luxembourg reparations agreement. It entered into force on 27 March 1953.
HistoryApril 16, 1947
Britain Hangs Four Irgun Men at Acre
On April 16, 1947, British authorities hanged Dov Gruner, Yehiel Dresner, Mordechai Alkahi, and Eliezer Kashani at Acre Prison.
HistoryJune 25, 2006
Gilad Shalit Is Captured
On June 25, 2006, militants tunneled into Israel near Kerem Shalom, killed two soldiers, and took Gilad Shalit into Gaza.