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.
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June 7, 1930
Magen David Adom Is Founded in Tel Aviv
On June 7, 1930, the society that became Magen David Adom was founded in Tel Aviv.
Israel
August 11, 1929
The Enlarged Jewish Agency Convenes
On August 11, 1929, the council of the enlarged Jewish Agency opened in Zurich at the close of the Sixteenth Zionist Congress.
Europe
February 26, 1928
Ariel Sharon Is Born
On February 26, 1928, Ariel Sharon was born in Kfar Malal. He later served as prime minister of Israel.
Israel · Jews in Politics · Zionism
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
July 24, 1922
League of Nations Confirms the Palestine Mandate
On this day, July 24, 1922, the Council of the League of Nations confirmed the Mandate for Palestine. The instrument is dated London that day. It is not a ratification of a Jewish state.
Middle East
June 15, 1920
The Haganah Is Founded
On 15 June 1920, the Ahdut HaAvoda convention at Kinneret resolved to establish the Haganah.
Israel
April 26, 1920
San Remo Conference Ends
The Allied San Remo conference ended on April 26, 1920. The day before, the Supreme Council had allocated the Palestine mandate to Britain and required it to put the Balfour Declaration into effect.
1920
Harold “Smoky” Simon Is Born
Harold “Smoky” Simon was born in Johannesburg in 1920. He later helped build the Israeli Air Force.
Africa
March 14, 1918
Abba Kovner Is Born
On this day, March 14, 1918, Abba Kovner was born in Sevastopol. He later led resistance in the Vilna ghetto and testified at the Eichmann trial.
Holocaust · Israel · World War II · Antisemitism
Europe
1918
Yoel Palgi Is Born
Yoel Palgi, born Emil Nussbacher in Cluj, was born in 1918. Biographical records do not agree on the day.
Holocaust · Israel · World War II · Antisemitism · Zionism · Jews in STEM
Europe
December 13, 1915
Yitzhak Zuckerman Is Born
On this day, December 13, 1915, Yitzhak Zuckerman, known as Antek, was born in Vilna. He later helped lead the Warsaw ghetto uprising.
Holocaust · World War II · Antisemitism · Israel
Europe