April 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.
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April 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.
Europe
April 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.
Europe
January 30, 1933
Hitler Is Appointed Chancellor of Germany
On this day, January 30, 1933, President Paul von Hindenburg appointed Adolf Hitler chancellor of Germany.
Europe
June 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.
Israel · Zionism · Antisemitism
Israel
April 9, 1923
Shlomo Hillel Is Born
On April 9, 1923, Shlomo Hillel was born in Baghdad. He later organized the airlift of Iraqi Jews to Israel.
Israel · Jews in Politics · Antisemitism · Zionism
Middle East
1923
Salamo Arouch Is Born
Salamo Arouch, later forced to box at Auschwitz, was born in Thessaloniki in 1923. The exact day is not confirmed.
Holocaust · Antisemitism · World War II · Jews in Sport
Europe
December 11, 1922
Frank Blaichman Is Born
On this day, December 11, 1922, Frank Blaichman was born in Kamionka, Poland. He later commanded a Jewish partisan unit.
Holocaust · World War II · Antisemitism
Europe
February 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.
Europe
November 28, 1919
Faye Schulman Is Born
On this day, November 28, 1919, Faye Schulman was born in Lenin. She later photographed Jewish partisan life in Eastern Europe.
World War II · Holocaust · Antisemitism
Europe
August 24, 1919
Tosia Altman Is Born
On this day, August 24, 1919, Tosia Altman was born in Lipno. She later served as a Hashomer Hatzair courier during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Some records give 1918.
Holocaust · World War II · Antisemitism · Zionism
Europe
December 28, 1918
Eta Wrobel Is Born
On this day, December 28, 1918, Eta Wrobel was born in Łuków, Poland. She later helped lead a Jewish partisan unit.
Holocaust · World War II · Antisemitism
Europe