by Jewish Original | Jun 19, 2025 | 2021 Posts, African Jewry, All Posts, Eastern European Jewry, Holocaust, Jewish History, World War II
A Moment Etched in Jewish History: The Proposal of the Madagascar Plan Let’s turn the pages of Jewish history back to August 15, 1940. A dark scheme—the Madagascar Plan—was set in motion by Adolf Eichmann. He envisioned turning the island of Madagascar into an...
by Jewish Original | Jun 19, 2025 | 2021 Posts, All Posts, Eastern European Jewry, Holocaust, Jewish History, Pogrom / Massacres, Western European Jewry, World War II
Remembering a Dark Chapter: July 12, 1936 and the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp The Sachsenhausen concentration camp history began in 1936, symbolizing the iron grip of the SS on its prisoners. As a “model camp,” Sachsenhausen played a key role in...
by Jewish Original | Jun 19, 2025 | 2021 Posts, All Posts, Hate Crimes, Jews in Culture
The Infamous Lynching of Leo Frank On August 17, 1915, the lynching of Leo Frank shocked the nation. Convicted of murdering 13-year-old Mary Phagan, his sentence was commuted from the death penalty to life imprisonment by the Governor of Georgia. This controversial...
by Jewish Original | Jun 19, 2025 | 2021 Posts, All Posts, Antisemitism, Eastern European Jewry, Key Jewish Figures
The Beilis Affair: A Tragic Chapter in Jewish History On September 25, 1913, the trial of Menahem Mendel Beilis began in Kiev, Ukraine. Beilis, a Jewish superintendent employed at a brick factory, was accused of murdering a young Ukrainian boy named Andrei Yushchinsky...
by Jewish Original | Jun 19, 2025 | 2021 Posts, All Posts, Eastern European Jewry, Israeli History, Jews in Culture, Key Jewish Figures
The Life and Journey of Natan Alterman Natan Alterman, one of Israel’s national poets, literary legends, and political voices, was born in Warsaw, Poland on this day in 1910. As the son of two teachers, his father being a founder of the Hebrew kindergarten in...
by Jewish Original | Jun 19, 2025 | 2021 Posts, All Posts, Holocaust, Jews in Culture, Key Jewish Figures, Trending
Walter Benjamin: A Prolific German-Jewish Philosopher and Cultural Critic On this day in 1892, Walter Benjamin, a German-Jewish philosopher and cultural critic, was born in Berlin. Before his tragic death while attempting to escape Nazi-controlled Europe, he would...
