by Jewish Original | Jun 19, 2025 | 2021 Posts, All Posts, Eastern European Jewry, Holocaust, Jewish History, Jewish Survival Series, Trending, Western European Jewry, World War II
On this Date in Jewish History: July 13, 2000 Reflecting on this day, we remember the life and legacy of Jan Karski, a Polish Resistance Fighter and a beacon of justice, deemed the Righteous Among The Nations. He passed away at the age of 86. Jan Karski: The Early...
by Jewish Original | Jun 19, 2025 | 2021 Posts, All Posts, Eastern European Jewry, Holocaust, Jewish Survival Series, Trending, Western European Jewry, World War II
The Liquidation of Warsaw Ghetto, 1942: An Indelible Event in Jewish History A Tragic Day in Jewish History: July 22, 1942 July 22, 1942, marks a key date in Jewish history, initiating the infamous Warsaw Ghetto Liquidation by the Nazis. The Nazis, disguised as...
by Jewish Original | Jun 19, 2025 | 2021 Posts, All Posts, Eastern European Jewry, Holocaust
The Establishment of the Vilna Ghetto In 1939, the Vilna region was home to a thriving Jewish community, with a population of over 55,000 Jews, including 12,000-15,000 refugees from German-occupied Poland. On September 6, 1941, the Civil Administration in Lithuania...
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 | 2020 Posts, All Posts, Eastern European Jewry, Holocaust, Jewish History, World War II
Heinrich Himmler’s Directive: The Construction of Auschwitz in 1940 On This Day in Jewish History: April 27th, 1940 saw the beginning of an atrocity that would forever mark the pages of history. The construction of Auschwitz, a devastating symbol of the...