B"H Yom Yom B"H Yom Yom from Day by Day in Jewish History by Rabbi Abraham P. Bloch z"l Courtesy of Ktav Publishing and Pomeranz Booksellers TT weeks are THU-THU, with an overlap of Thursday TT363's week is 6-13 Iyar (APR 22-29) [6 Iyar] Massacre of Jews of Cordova 1013; yahrzeit of Ralbag (Gersonides), 1344; anti-Jewish riots in Kiev, 1881, led to spread of Zionism; British mandate began 1920 - ended exactly 28 years later; armies of Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, and Lebanon invade the new State of Israel , 1948; [April 22] War of Attrition began, 1969, with Nasser abrogating U.N. ceasefire bet. Egypt and Israel; [7 Iyar] The new walls around Jerusalem, built be Nechemia, were dedicated in 443BCE. A little over 500 years later, on the same day, the walls were surrendered to the Romans. The Rindfleisch massacres began in 1298 and spread to more than 150 Jewish communities; settlement (pardon the term) of the Negev began; [April 23] The Vilna Gaon's birthday, 1720. By order of Louis VIII, it was a capital offense for a Christian to talk to a Jew, 1615. [8 Iyar] Jews of Speyer massacred during first Crusade, 1096. (This and other events of the Crusades contributed to the somber, mournful flover of the Omer period.) The dubious distinction of establishing the first Jewish ghetto (i.e. first use of the word) goes to Venice, 1516. Many Jews perished in anti-Jewish riots inLemberg, 1667; Russia recognizes Israel, 1948. [April 24] Sir Herbert Samuels appt. High Commissioner of Palestine, 1920. 13 Jews in France condemned to the Inquisition on charges of ritual murder, 1288. [9 Iyar] Brazil's Jews who did not leave by this date in 1654 were turned over to the Inquisition. [April 25] New Austrian constitution gives religious freedom for all Jews. Petition signed by 250,000 to bar foreign Jews from entering Germany, beginning the era of modern German anti-Semitism, 1881. [10 Iyar] The Aron was captured by the P'lishtim, Chofni and Pinchas were killed, Eli HaCohen was killed. Yahrzeit of the RIF (Alfasi), 1103. Warsaw ghetto uprising came to an end, 1943, after 4 weeks. [April 26] The directors of the Dutch West India Co. refused to allow Peter Stuyvesant to exclude Jews from New Amsterdam, 1655. [11 Iyar] Yahrzeit of M'tushelach (opinion of Rabbi Yehoshua), 1500 books & manuscripts seized in Frankfort, 1510. Israel Air Force went into action for the first time, 1948. First significant victory for Israel (against Syria at Deganya) in War of Independence. [April 27] Wide-spread pogroms in Russia began, 1881. [12 Iyar] one pope refused Jews permission to build a shul, 1250. Another pope granted liberal privileges to Jews of Rome, 1402. Israel admitted to the U.N. (59th member) 1949. [April 28] Mussolini executed, 1945. [13 Iyar] Jews of Vienna ordered to wear distinct garb, 1267. Jews expelled from Berne, Switzerland, 1427. [April 29] Anti-Jewish riots in Vilna, 1938. U.S. 7th Army liberated Dachau, 1945. [The Acharei-K'doshim
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