B"H Yom Yom From Day by Day in Jewish History Courtesy of Pomeranz Bookseller and Ktav Publishing MarCheshvan [9] Yahrzeit of the RO"SH, Rabbeinu Asher b. Y'chi'el, 1327; King of Poland renews Jewish privileges, 1334 (things got bad for Polish and Lithuanian Jewry in the 16th century; before that they enjoyed relative peace and freedom); Tzfat earthquake, 1759; yahrzeit of R. Shimon Shkop, 1939. [10] Jews of England were imprisoned and many martyred, 1278. (As I have observed before, note the country and the year of our troubles. It hasn't been just Russian pogroms and the Nazi holocaust, and it hasn't been just the last couple of centuries. The history of Jewish persecution is horrifyingly extensive in time and place.) [11] Yahrzeit of Metushelach, 1656 (from Creation) at age 969. Yahrzeit of Rachel Imeinu, 2207 at the age of 36. 180 Jews killed in Munich, 1285. Nuremberg trials began, 1945. Abe Beame, first Jewish mayor of NYC, 1973. [12] Rindfleisch massacres claim lives of 200 Jews, 1298. UN resolution - Zionism is Racism, 1975. [13] Gemaras burned in Venice 1553. Sir Moses Montefiore born, 1784. [14] Jews of Prague miraculously escape destruction, 1619. Final approval of Balfour Declaration 1917. [15] Yahrzeit (166 c.e.) of Mattityahu HaHashmona'i. Kristallnacht, 1938. Warsaw ghetto sealed by Nazis, 1940. Yahrzeit of the Chazon Ish, 1953. [16] Ulysses S. Grant bars Jews from entering the military under his command, 1862. 15,000 Jews killed in Rowno, Poland, 1944. Operation Magic Carpet, bringing Yemenite Jews to Israel, began, 1949. [The Lech L'cha Homepage] |
