HistoryMay 15, 1944
Mass Deportations of Hungarian Jews Begin
On this day, May 15, 1944, German and Hungarian authorities began systematic deportations of Jews from Hungary. About 437,000 people were deported by July 9.
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HistoryJuly 16, 1547
Paul III Completes the Portuguese Inquisition
On July 16, 1547, Pope Paul III issued Meditatio cordis, giving the Portuguese Inquisition the secret procedure John III had sought.
HistoryNovember 12, 1938
Göring Imposes an Atonement Fine after the November Pogrom
On this day, November 12, 1938, Hermann Göring imposed a one-billion-Reichsmark fine on German Jews after the November pogrom.
HistoryOctober 27, 1938
Germany Orders the Expulsion of Polish Jews
On this day, October 27, 1938, the Reich Security Main Office ordered the arrest of Jews with Polish passports. About 17,000 were expelled over the next two days.
HistoryApril 26, 1933
Göring Establishes the Prussian Gestapo
On this day, April 26, 1933, Hermann Göring promulgated the Prussian law creating the Secret State Police Office, later known as the Gestapo.
HistoryApril 1, 1933
Nazis Boycott Jewish Businesses in Germany
On this day, April 1, 1933, Nazi stormtroopers stood outside Jewish-owned shops across Germany in a one-day national boycott.
Historyc. July 17, 1947
Soviet Authorities Claim Raoul Wallenberg Died
Soviet authorities later said Raoul Wallenberg died in Moscow’s Lubyanka prison on July 17, 1947. His fate has never been independently established.
HistoryFebruary 4, 1938
Hitler Takes Direct Command of the Wehrmacht
On this day, February 4, 1938, Adolf Hitler dismissed the war minister and army commander and created the High Command of the Armed Forces under his personal authority.
History8 April 1730 (Julian)
Shearith Israel Consecrates the Mill Street Synagogue
On 8 April 1730, the seventh day of Passover, Congregation Shearith Israel consecrated its Mill Street synagogue, the first purpose-built synagogue in continental North America. British New York still used the Julian calendar.
History6 June 1391 (Julian)
Anti-Jewish Riot Begins in Seville
On 6 June 1391, a mob attacked Seville’s Jewish quarter after years of preaching by Ferrand Martínez. Later chroniclers give about 4,000 killed; modern historians treat that figure as inflated. Castile still used the Julian calendar.
HistoryMarch 5, 1947
Nuremberg Justice Trial Opens
On this day, March 5, 1947, the United States opened the Justice Case in Nuremberg against German judges and prosecutors.
HistoryAugust 8, 1938
First Prisoners Arrive at Mauthausen
On this day, August 8, 1938, the SS transferred the first prisoners from Dachau to Mauthausen and forced them to build the camp.