Roonstrasse Synagogue in Cologne, Germany Desecrated, 1959
On This Day in Jewish History: December 24, 1959 https://www.instagram.com/p/CJM47_qr0Tt/ . #onthisday, 1959, just over 20 years after it…
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The Poem Known as “Hatikvah” is Written, 1878
On This Day in Jewish History, December 22, 1878 https://www.instagram.com/p/CJHx9BuLMNO/ . #onthisday, 1878, the poem that would evolve…
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Birthday of Henrietta Szold, 1860
On This Day in Jewish History, December 21, 2020 . #onthisday, 1860, Henrietta Szold is born in Baltimore, MD. Szold would grow up to…
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Assassination of Harvey Milk, 1978
On This Day in Jewish History: November 27, 1978 . Harvey Milk was assassinated. He was among the first openly gay elected officials in…
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Birthday of Edward G. Robinson, 1893
On This Day in Jewish History: December 12, 1893 . Emanuel Goldenberg, known to movie lovers as Edward G. Robinson, was born on this date…
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Jamaican Jews Granted Equality, 1831
On This Day in Jewish History: December 19, 1831 https://www.instagram.com/p/CJADNiMLGfM/ . #onthisday, 1831, Jamaican Jews (who had…
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Birthday of Steven Spielberg, 1946
On This Day in Jewish History: December 18, 1946 https://www.instagram.com/p/CI8_A2mrf5N/ . #onthisday, 1946, legendary filmmaker,…
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Union General Ulysses S. Grant Expels Jews from Southern Military District During Civil War, 1862
On This Day in Jewish History, 1862 https://www.instagram.com/p/CI62ao3rikk/ . #onthisday, 1862, a little known event of the American…
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Spain Voids Alhambra Decree (Expulsion of 1492), 1968
On This Day in Jewish History, 1968 https://www.instagram.com/p/CI4IDOlrKc7/ . #onthisday, 1968, 476 years after its declaration, the…
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Birthday of Albert Memmi, 1920
On This Day in Jewish History: December 15, 1920 . On this day, 1920, Jewish-Tunisian author Albert Memmi was born in Tunis, Tunisia….
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