by staff | Sep 28, 2023 | Today in Israeli History
September 29, 1923 — Syria Gains Golan Heights Under borders drawn primarily by Britain and France after World War I, the new nation of Syria gains control of the Golan Heights. The French, who held sway over the government in Damascus, block Zionist efforts to buy...
by staff | Sep 21, 2023 | Today in Israeli History
Sept. 22, 2000 — Poet Yehuda Amichai Dies Yehuda Amichai, the poet laureate of Jerusalem, dies of lymphoma at 76. Born in Germany, Amichai made aliyah with his family in 1935. He served with the British army in World War II, then with the Palmach. Themes of war, peace...
by staff | Sep 14, 2023 | Today in Israeli History
September 15, 2009 — Goldstone Presents Gaza War Report Judge Richard Goldstone, a South African Jew who prosecuted 1990s war crimes in Yugoslavia and Rwanda, presents his U.N.-sponsored report on the 2008-09 Gaza conflict. The report criticizes Israel and Hamas for...
by staff | Sep 7, 2023 | Today in Israeli History
Sept. 8, 2010 — Tank Designer Israel Tal Dies Former Israeli armor commander Maj. Gen. Israel Tal, who led the 1970 committee that designed and developed the Merkava (Chariot) tank, dies at 85. Born in Palestine in 1924, Tal served in the British army’s Jewish Brigade...
by staff | Aug 31, 2023 | Today in Israeli History
September 1, 1967 — Arab League Signs 3 ‘Nos’ The Arab League summit in Khartoum, Sudan, a response to Israel’s victory in the Six-Day War in June, ends with the signing of the Khartoum Resolutions, best known for the conclusions called the “Three Nos”: no recognition...
by staff | Aug 24, 2023 | Today in Israeli History
August 25, 1918 — Composer/Conductor Leonard Bernstein is Born Leonard Bernstein, one of America’s most prolific composers and conductors, is born in Lawrence, Massachusetts. His music is deeply influenced by his Boston synagogue, where he is introduced to Zionism. He...
