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.
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HistoryJuly 6, 1938
Evian Conference Opens
On this day, July 6, 1938, delegates from 32 countries opened the Evian Conference. Most refused to take more Jewish refugees. Only the Dominican Republic offered to accept additional arrivals.
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.
HistoryNovember 9, 1938–November 10, 1938
The November Pogrom
On the night of 9–10 November 1938, Nazi leaders unleashed the November pogrom, known as Kristallnacht, across Germany, Austria, and the Sudetenland.
HistorySeptember 29, 1933
Reich Hereditary Farm Law Excludes Jews
On this day, September 29, 1933, the Reich Hereditary Farm Law reserved hereditary farms for owners of “German or kindred blood,” excluding Jews from that peasant status.
HistoryJuly 12, 1936
Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Opens
On this day, July 12, 1936, the SS transferred 50 prisoners from Esterwegen to begin building Sachsenhausen, the principal camp for the Berlin area.
HistoryApril 7, 1933
Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service
On this day, April 7, 1933, the German government issued the Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service, excluding most Jews from state employment.
HistoryFebruary 24, 1920
Hitler Presents the Nazi 25-Point Program
On this day, February 24, 1920, Adolf Hitler presented the National Socialist German Workers’ Party’s 25-point program at a Munich meeting.
HistoryFebruary 16, 1987
Demjanjuk Trial Opens in Jerusalem
On this day, February 16, 1987, John Demjanjuk’s trial opened in Jerusalem. Prosecutors charged that he was the Treblinka guard known as Ivan the Terrible. That identification was later overturned.
HistoryMay 30, 1972
The Lod Airport Massacre
On May 30, 1972, three Japanese Red Army gunmen opened fire at Lod Airport, killing 26 people.
HistoryAugust 19, 1934
German Referendum Approves Hitler as Führer
On this day, August 19, 1934, a German referendum approved Adolf Hitler’s combination of the offices of president and chancellor under the title Führer.
HistoryJuly 23, 1968
The PFLP Hijacks El Al Flight 426
On July 23, 1968, El Al Flight 426 landed in Algiers after three PFLP members seized it on the way from Rome.