B"H Yom Yom From Day by Day in Jewish History Courtesy of Pomeranz Bookseller and Ktav Publishing MarCheshvan [2] Pogrom in Odessa, 1905 - 300 Jews killed; 10,000 Jews of Vilna ghetto executed (2,3,4, Cheshvan) 1941. [3] Last of 16,000 Jews expelled from England, 1290, left the country; 27 Jews burned in Germany, 1492. [4] Rambam reached Jerusalem, 1165 - made date a private festival; Torquemada became Inquisitor-general of Spain, 1483; Riga ghetto liquidated, 1943. [5] Jews of Landau, Germany ordered to wear yellow badge, 1468 (note the year!!!); yahrzeit of R. Tzvi Hirsch Kalischer, 1874. [6] King of Sicily forbids decorating outsides of shuls, 1366; first Israeli census, Nov. '48 - 712,000 Jews, 68,000 Arabs. [7] 10,000 Jews taken from Kovno ghetto and executed on the following day, 1941; Jewish children under 12 of the Shavl, Lithuania ghetto executed, 1943 [8] Yahrzeit of Rabbeinu Yona of Gerondi; One of the oldest shuls in America dedicated 1685 in Surinam. [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; [The No'ach Homepage][The TORAH tidbits Homepage] [How to use TORAH tidbits] |
