September 20 In History
357 B.C.E.: Birthdate of Alexander the Great. Alexander's eastern conquests would bring the Jews in contact with Greek Culture. The conflict between Greek and Jewish values would become a dominant motif in Jewish history over the next several centuries. The Jewish view of Alexander was positive, if somewhat idealized.
1187: Saladin begins the Siege of Jerusalem. When the siege ended in October, the Moslems recaptured the city leading to the near collapse of Christian control in the Holy Land. Saladin allowed the Jews to return to the City of David from which they had been banned by the Christian Crusaders. (Did they realize that this meant Jesus would not have been able to live in Jerusalem?) Saladin’s victory would lead to the Third Crusade.
1540: The first auto da fe in
Lisbon
of those forcibly converted to Christianity (conversos) is held. The term auto da fe literally means act of faith. In point of fact it was a public execution in the form of a burning at the stake.
1701: In
Great Britain
, Bevis Marks Synagogue inaugurated.
“Situated in the City of
London
, just off the ancient thoroughfare of Bevis Marks, the Synagogue was opened in 1701 and the oldest still in use in
Britain
. Jews first arrived in
England
with William the Conqueror, but following an edict of Edward I, were expelled from
England
in 1290. For more than 350 years there were no Jewish communities or places of worship in
Britain
. In Catholic countries the cruelties of the Inquisition forced some Jews to convert outwardly to Catholicism whilst, in secret, adhering to the faith of their fathers. In the early 17th century some of these crypto-Jews, known as Marranos', came from
Portugal
via
Hamburg
or
Amsterdam
, to settle in the City of
London
. But they were still forbidden to practice their religion openly. In 1655 a group of such Jews addressed a petition to Oliver Cromwell, requesting freedom to worship and to re-admit Jews to
England
. Cromwell gave tacit approval and, as a result, in 1656 the upper floor of a house in
Creechuch Lane
(a stone's throw from Bevis Marks) was opened for use as a place of worship. Towards the end of the century a new synagogue was planned on the Bevis Marks site. Construction was entrusted in 1699 to Joseph Avis, a Quaker, and the building was completed in 1701 at a cost of £2650; it is said that Mr. Avis refused to make a profit from building a house of God and returned all surplus money to the Congregation. It is also believed that Princess (Later Queen) Anne presented an oak beam from a Royal Navy ship for use as a roof support for the Synagogue building. In 1992 and 1993 the Synagogue suffered great damage from terrorist bomb attacks on the City of
London
. Nearly £200,000 was raised by donation and has since been spent in repairing and renovating the structure to return it to its former glory. As it approaches its tercentenary, the Bevis Marks Synagogue appears much as it did on its opening day in 1701.”
1725: In Moravia, a fine of 1,000 ducats “was imposed on anyone who allowed Jews to come into possession of real estate, particularly customhouses, mills, wool-shearing sheds, and breweries.” (As reported by Jewish Virtual Library)
1761: On the exact anniversary of the first auto-de-fe in Portugal, Gabriel Malagrida was burned alive on the Terreiro do Paço at Lisbon. He was to be the last victim burned in
Portugal
at any auto-de-fe.
1789(29th of Elul, 5549): Erev Rosh Hashanah
1798(10thof Tishrei, 5559): Yom Kippur
1800(1stof Tishrei, 5561): For the last time during the Presidency of John Adams, Jews observe Rosh Hashanah
1812: A.M. Rothschild is buried next to ancestor Iassk Elchanan who died in 1585. Elchanan was the first one whose tombstone was marked with the emblem of a shield which gave rise to the Red Shield.
1838: Birthdate of Nathan Barnett, the native of Pozan who became mayor of Patterson, NJ.
1847(10th of Tishrei, 5608): Yom Kippur
1848: Creation of The American Association for the Advancement of Science whose Jewish members have included Stephen Jay Gould, American paleontologist, evolutionary biologist and historian of science who served as the organizations president in 2000.
1850:Emperor Franz Joseph the all of the Jews of Hungary should contribute toward a Jewish school-fund of 1,000,000 gulden; and this sum was raised by them within a few years.
1856:During the week ending today, of the 461 people who died in New York, only one of them died at The Jew's Hospital.
1863: During the American Civil War, the 15th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry, a Union unit that had been formed under the command of Lt. Col. Gabriel Netter left Paducah, Kentucky, and headed for McLemoresville, Tennessee. (Netter was one of several Jews to serve as ranking officer in the U.S. Army)
1865(29th of Elul, 5625): For the first time in four years, Jews on both sides of the Mason Dixon prepare to observe Rosh Hashanah
1865: Today's “City News” column reported that “This evening the series of annual Jewish holidays commences. The first of these is known as Rosh Hashanah, (the New-Year.) It begins this evening and terminates on Friday night. The origin of the festival is given in Leviticus xxiii., 23, 24, 25. Though not one of the three great festivals on which the male population of Israel was to appear before the Lord, it is nevertheless considered as one of the first among the principal holidays, and as such has ever been celebrated by the Sons of Jacob. A peculiar rite of this festival is the blowing of trumpets, and this is not only observed, but the hearing of the same is obligatory on all Jews. With this festival begins an era called the ten days of repentance, which is terminated by the Yom Kippur, (Day of Atonement.) This festival of New-Year is observed very strictly by the Israelites of this city, no business being transacted, and the synagogues being thronged by hundreds of devout worshipers.”
1870: During the fight for the unification of
Italy
, Victor Emanuel seized the Capitol city of
Rome
. This victory would lead to the end of
Rome
’s Ghetto which had stood for three centuries.
1874: Vice President Jesse Seligman chaired today’s regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Hebrew Benevolent and Orphan Asylum Society of New York. The trustees unanimously adopted a motion challenging the veracity of charges of mismanagement which had first appeared in the Era magazine and then were reprinted in the New York Times. The motion referred to the charges as “false and malicious” stating that they were made out of “animosity and malice” aimed at the chief officer of the society. The motion called for the establishment of an independent committee to investigate the charges and report on their “truth or falsity.”
1874(9th of Tishrei, 5635): Erev of Yom Kippur
1874: Dr. Solomon Adler, the senior rabbi and Dr. Gustav Gottheil, his assistant, will deliver sermons in German and English during the Kol Nidre Serve at Temple Emanu-el, the major Reform congregation in New York City.
1876(2ndof Tishrei, 5636): As Americans celebrate their 100th birthday as a nation Jews observe the Second Day of Rosh Hashanah
1880(15thof Tishrei, 5649): Sukkoth
1881: It was reported today that 116 Russian Jews have left Antwerp bound for New York.
1881: Vice President Chester A. Arthur was sworn in as President following the death of President Garfield. In 1882, during Arthur’s single term as President, the
United States
finally ratified the Red Cross Treaty enabling the American Red Cross to join the international body. President Arthur appointed Adolphus Simeon Solomons as one of three delegates to represent the country at the Geneva Congress, where he was elected vice-president. This was one of the earliest moves to give an American Jew a prominent position in public affairs. Solomons had been a driving force behind the creation of the American Red Cross. It was at his home that a proposal was approved to form the Association of the American Red Cross and incorporate it in Washington, D.C. Solomons was born in New York where he began a printing business which he would later move to Washington, D.C. and expand into a full-scale publishing house. A Civil War veteran, Solomons worked to establish numerous institutions that would aide both the general population and the Jewish community. He helped establish the first school for nurses in Washington and one of the first shelters for homeless men. He helped to establish
Mt.
Sinai
Hospital
and the Russian Jews Immigrant Aid Society.
1884(1st of Tishrei, 5645): Rosh Hashanah
1884: In Leadville, CO, Temple Israel celebrated the Jewish New Year for the first time in its brand new building.
1884: “Forced Out Of Business” published today, described the demise of Rindskopf Brothers & Co. The company, which began operating in Cincinnati in 1854 before moving to New York in1866 was forced into bankruptcy by its inability to obtain financing during the economic downturn as well as its failure to change its business practices. Morris Rindskopf, one of the principles of the company, is a well-known philanthropist who is the treasurer of the Hebrew Orphan Asylum and the United Hebrew Charities neither of which are involved in or threatened by the bankruptcy.
1885: “Dr. Pusey’s Daniel” published today provides a detailed review of Daniel the Prophet, a compilation of nine lectures delivered at Oxford by E. B. Pusey.
1890: Birthdate of poet Rachel Bluwstein Sela, Zionist lyric poet known as “Rachel the Poet.” She died at the age of 41. Flowers of Perhaps: Selected Poems of Rachel is an English translation of some of her works.
1893(10th of Tishrei, 5654): Yom Kippur
1898: Colonel Dreyfus was released from prison on
Devil's Island
. This is the famous Dreyfus of "The Dreyfus Fair" that rocked
France
and provided the impetus for Theodore Herzl to become the father of modern Zionism.
1898:Herzl began a journey that would take him to
Paris
,
The Hague
and
London
on business of the Jewish Colonial Trust (Bank).
1899: Birthdate of German-born American philosopher, Leo Strauss.
1899: French President Emile Loubet pardoned Dreyfus.
1906(1st of Tishrei, 5667): Rosh Hashanah
1908: In Houston, TX, members of Congregation Adath Heshurun dedicated their new synagogue.
1917: Birthdate of Arnold "Red" Auerbach. This
New York
native earned as bachelors and masters degrees from
George
Washington
University
. Despite his father's initial lack of enthusiasm for his interest in athletics, Auberbach coached the Boston Celtics to nine straight NBA championships in the 1950's and 1960's. However, sheer numbers do not do justice to the impact of this Hall of Fame coach. During his career, the Celtics were the dominant force in professional basketball. Auberach's Celtics were a force beyond the hardwood courts, as they provided a venue where African-American athletes could shine in a way not known before in American sport.
1918: M. Politis, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announces Greek governmental approval of the suggestion by Dr. Chaim Weizmann to the Greek representative in
Egypt
, that a volunteer military corps be developed for
Palestine
, from among the Jews of Salonica.
1918(14th of Tishrei, 5679): Erev Sukkoth
1918: During WW I, General Allenby’s forces entered the Jezreel Valley and began two days of fighting that would lead to the capture of Afula (later known for its Pistachio nuts) and Megiddo, the site of the biblical battle of Armageddon. [One can only wonder what the Jewish forces serving with Allenby felt as they trod this land on the eve of the holiday simply known as “The Chag.”]
1923(10th of Tishrei, 5684): Yom Kippur
1924: In Manhattan, Alexander and Eugenia Moshinsky gave birth to Albert Eliot Moshinsky who gained fame as Albert Marre, the Tony Award-winning director. (As reported by Dennis Hevesi)
1925: Birthdate of Eliezer Zborowski, the Polish born Holocaust survivor who started the American and International Societies for Yad Vashem (As reported by Douglas Martin)
1927: Birthdate of Henry Taub a founder of the payroll company that grew into the global giant Automatic Data Processing, also known as ADP.
1928: Birthdate of Dr. Joyce Brothers who first gained national fame as a quiz show contestant on the "$64,000 Question."
1936: In a time when most Jews were supporting FDR, friends of Republican Presidential candidate Alf Landon, expressed their gratification over a statement by Felix M. Warburg, New York banker and philanthropist, announcing his support for Governor Landon.
1937(15thof Tishrei, 5698): Sukkoth
1937: The Palestine Post reported that
Egypt
, in an outspoken declaration made by its foreign minister, Butrus Ghali Pasha, officially objected to any planned partition of
Palestine
. Butrus Ghali explained that Jews and Arabs, "both descendants of Abraham," had lived together amicably for centuries and could continue to live so in our own time and day.
1937: The Post reported that Mr. K.W. Blackburne, assistant district commissioner for the North of Palestine, informed local mukhtars (village heads) that they would be held responsible for any terrorist activities which might take place within their territories. Whenever found guilty they would have to pay damages and defray the expenses of the special punitive police posts, established in their villages. This tough talk was not backed up with action as the British government did little or nothing to put an end to Arab terror.
1939: All radios owned by Jews in Greater Germany were confiscated.
1941(28th of Elul, 5701): Several thousand Jews, mostly women and children from Kovno, Lithuania, are executed at the local synagogue after being held there for three days.
1941: Policemen in
Kiev
,
Ukraine
, adopt armbands identifying the wearer as a member of the Nazi-sponsored Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists.
1942(9th of Tishrei, 5703): Erev Yom Kippur
1942(9th of Tishrei, 5703): In Letychiv, Ukraine, the SS starts a two day murder spree that claims the lives of at least 3,000 Jews.
1943(20th of Elul, 5703): One thousand Jewish inmates of the camp at Szebnie, Poland, are trucked to a nearby field, stripped naked and executed with machine guns. The bodies are burned and the bones thrown into the Jasiolka River. Those who had been ordered to pile the dead bodies onto a pyre were then shot to death as well.
1943: Jacob Kapler, a Jew assigned to the body-burning detail at the
Babi Yar
,
Ukraine
, mass-murder site, finds a key that fits the padlock on a bunker in which he and other laborers are locked each night.
1944(3rd of Tishrei, 5705) Tzom Gedaliah
1944: The Jewish Brigade Group is formed by the British high command. After a long battle by Chaim Weizmann and Moshe Sharret, the British agreed to the establishment of a Jewish Army to fight alongside British troops. In all over 5000 people from pre-state
Israel
including many who had fled from
Europe
enlisted. Seven hundred of them lost their lives. After the war they formed the nucleus for those working to get Jews from Italy and the Balkans by legal or illegal efforts.
1945: The Jewish Agency for
Palestine
makes its first claim for restitution from
Germany
for crimes Nazis committed against Jews.
1947: Mayor Fiorello La Guardia passed away.
New York
's "Little Flower" had an Italian father and a Jewish mother. La Guardia never "traded on his Jewish origins" for political purposes. At the same time, he suffered numerous times because of them. For example, his career in the Foreign Service ended before it began, despite his linguistic skills, when it was explained to him that a Jewish parent would prove detrimental to his future. He was the victim of numerous anti-Semitic slurs from political opponents. At one point the Democrats ran a Jewish candidate against him thinking it would be to their advantage. However, La Guardia (a Republican) had the last laugh when he challenged his opponent to a debate so long as the language of the match was Yiddish. The opponent demurred because his linguistic skills were less than La Guardia's who then went on to win the election.
1950: Orchestra conductor Serge Koussevitzky left New York on an Air France aircrafts on his way to Israel where he will conduct the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. “He will give fifteen concerts in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa.”
1951: As the infant Jewish state copes with the economic challenges brought on by immigrant absorption and having to defend itself against a cordon of states dedicated to its destruction. David Horowitz presents Israel’s plans for dealing with the situation at the National Economic Conference at Washington, D.C.’ Shoreham Hotel.
1951: Jewish Film Distributors, local film distributors for Carmel Film of Tel Aviv has announced through Nathan Axelrod, head of the company that “Rebirth of a Nation,” a 90 minute documentary and first of a new series of Israeli made features will have its American premier at the Stanley Theatre.
1951: In a speech given at the Jerusalem Shoe Company marking the end of Industry Week Israel’s Finance Minister Eliezer Kaplan announced “a program to mobilize $300,000,000 for new industrial projects in the next three years. In his speech Kaplan declared, “Some think Israel needs pity. But I say we need assistance. We are building at a tremendous tempo and Israel is surmounting its difficulties.
1952: Birthdate of Randy Grossman who played tight end for Temple (where else would a Jewish boy play) University before going on to a career with the Pittsburgh Steelers with whom he earned four Super Bowl rings.
1953: The New York Times includes a review of Saul Bellow’s latest novel, “The Adventures of Augie March “about “a West-Side-Chicago Tom Jones…of depression years with a ‘weak sense of consequence.’”
1956: First appearance of The American Examiner which resulted from a merger of the Brooklyn Examiner and The American Hebrew
1959: Beth Shalom Synagogue, in
Elkins Park
,
PA
,was inaugurated, a few months after the passing away of the architect who designed it, Frank Lloyd Wright. The synagogue is considered a Wright masterpiece. The synagogue would later be placed on the list of National Historic Landmarks.
1960: Pitcher Larry Sherry loses gives up two runs in the 9th as the Cards defeat the Dodgers 3 to 2.
1961: Birthdate of Lisa Allred Bloom, the daughter of Gloria Allred who followed in her mother’s footsteps by becoming a lawyer and television personality.
1970(19th of Elul, 5730): Sixty nine year old Arturo Rosenblueth, the Mexican doctor who was a pioneer in the field of cybernetics, passed away today.
1977: The Jerusalem Post reported from
Washington
that
US
President Jimmy Carter and Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan wound up their talks amid continuing differences between their governments on the question of the Palestinian representation at the reconvened Geneva Peace Conference and the establishment of new settlements in the administered areas.
Israel
announced that it would not soften its stand against the proposal allowing Arabs to attend the Geneva Conference in a single, unified delegation which might include the Palestine Liberation Organization. Given the distance of time, the Likud (Begin then; Sharon now) has certainly changed its stance on this issue.
1977: The Jerusalem Post reported that the military government destroyed a terrorist's house in Beit Hanina.
1979: Assassination of Frenchleft-wing militant Pierre Goldman who had also been convicted of several robberies. Goldman was the son of Alter Mojze Goldman, a Polish Jew who was active in the French Resistance during World War II.
1980(10th of Tishrei, 5741): As Jimmy Carter, Ronald Regan and John Andersen campaign for the Presidency American Jews observeYom Kippur
1980: Avraham "Avi" Cohen, an Israeli playing football for Liverpool (UK) caused a stir when he played in today’s match with Southhampton which ended with a score of 2-2. There were those who thought he should have followed in the footsteps of Hank Greenberg and Sandy Koufax and not played on Yom Kippur.
1981: Final performance of Hanoch Levine's ''Ya'acobi and Leidental,'' a contemporary Israeli comedy running at the La Mama annex
1982(3rd of Tishrei, 5743):Tzom Gedaliah
1990(1stof Tishrei, 5751): Rosh Hashanah
1994(15thof Tishrei, 5755): Sukkoth
1994(15thof Tishrei, 5755): Seventy-four year old Michael Dekel, the native of Pinsk who fought in the Red Army during WW II, before making Aliyah in 1949 passed away today. An MK, he served in several different cabinet posts.
1998: Outfielder Gabe Kapler made his major league debut with the Detroit Tigers.
1998: The New York Times book section featured reviews by Jewish authors and/or about topics of Jewish interest including “The Brink of Peace: The Israeli-Syrian Negotiations”by Itamar Rabinovich.
1998: In “The Lost Tribe of Natchez,” Jennifer Moses describes the fate of the Jewish community of
Natchez
,
Mississippi
.
http://www.nytimes.com/1998/09/20/travel/the-lost-tribe-of-natchez.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm
1999(10th of Tishrei, 5760): Yom Kippur
2003(23rdof Elul, 5763): Eighty-nine year old Bernard Manischewitz, whose family name is synonymous with kosher food passed away today.
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/23/obituaries/23MANI.html
2005: Yedioth Ahronoth reported that that there is more ethnic diversity in the U.S. Jewish community than previously believed. New research finds 20% of Jewish America is ethnically and racially diverse; study shows increase in diverse Jews mirrors changing racial, religious character of
America
. New research debunks the commonly held view that
America
's Jews are a monolithic people of exclusively white European ancestry. In a new book scholar Gary A. Tobin and co-authors and show that American Jews are a multiracial people - perhaps the most diverse people in history. Of the nation's 6 million Jews, roughly 1.2 million, or 20 percent, consist of African-American, Asian-American, Latino, Sephardic (of Spanish and Portuguese descent), Middle Eastern, and mixed-race Jews. This minority within a minority is growing, and has the potential to change the traditional debate over the future of American Jewish life, the authors say. Prior estimates of the size of this community of Jews ranged between 10 and 14 percent.
2005:Rabbi Miri Gold, of the Birkat Shalom congregation in the
Gezer
community, who is a Reform rabbi, petitioned the High Court of Justice demanding that she be appointed to the official position of chief rabbi of her community. Gezer regional council already employs some 16 rabbis, whose salaries are paid for by the state. Rabbi Gold already acts as Gezer community's chief rabbi and provides religious services throughout the area. Gezer's official web site also acknowledges her as the official rabbi.
2005 (16th of Elul, 5765): Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal passed away at the age of 96.
2005: The Zionist Central Council of Greater Manchester presented the Herzl Award to Jonathan Hantman.
2005: IDF temporarily entered the northern Gaza Strip, constructing a buffer zone parallel to the border near Beit Hanoun before pulling out.[
2006: During the “Cash for Honors” investigation, Lord Levy (Michael Levy) was questioned for a second time and then released on bail. It would take another 9 months before that no charges would be brought against. The wheels of justice grind slowly.
2006: Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks, the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth broadcasts his New Year messageIn A Strange Land on the BBC One
2006: In accordance with Herzl’s last request, his children, Hans and Pauline Herzl, are interred beside him in Jerusalem’s Ht. Herzl Cemetery.
2007: Israeli Daniel Sharon is arrested in Lebanon on suspicion of involvement in murder and spying. Further investigation will establish that he is a convert to Islam and a self-identified homosexual. He will be released in mid-October, 2007.
2007:An IDF Spokesperson's Unit video of St.-Sgt. Ben-Zion Henman, filmed only moments before the soldier was shot to death during operations in
Nablus
, was released.
2007: The 107th annual meeting of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago was held today at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, 151 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago. Daniel C. Kurtzer, the United States Ambassador to Israel from 2001 to 2005 and current Commissioner of the Israel Baseball League, was the guest speaker. Midge Perlman Shafton, who has been active in the Chicago Jewish community for more than 30 years, was honored with the 45th annual Julius Rosenwald Memorial Award, the highest honor bestowed by the Federation.
2008: In
Washington
,
D.C.
, journalist and philosopher Bernard Henri-Lévy presents the annual Gerald L. Bernstein Memorial Lecture drawn from his new book, “Left in Dark Times: A Stand Against the New Barbarism,” at the French Embassy.
2008: Selichot observances begin at Temple Judah with a wine and cheese reception and a viewing of the Israeli film, Joy, followed by services.
2008(20th of Elul, 5768): Eighty-five year old Russian history expert, Marc Raeff passed away today. (As reported by Bruce Weber)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/29/education/29raeff.html?_r=0
2008 (20 Elul): Yahrzeit of Jacob Levin; gone from this world, but not from our worlds and our hearts.
2008 (20 Elul): In Manhattan, Joseph Shenker, who as the first president of La Guardia Community College in New York was a leader in having students combine on-the-job experience with their studies, passed away at the age of 68. For the last 13 years he was provost of the C. W. Post campus of
Long Island
University
and lived near the campus in
Brookville
, N.Y.
2009: The New York Times features reviews of books by Jewish authors and/or of special interest to Jewish readers including “I Shudder: And Other Reactions to Life, Death, and New Jersey” by Paul Rudnick and the recently released paperback edition of “A Path Out of the Desert: A Grand Strategy for America in the Middle East” by Kenneth M. Pollack.
2009: The Los Angeles Times features reviews of books by Jewish authors and/or of special interest to Jewish readers including “The Possibility of Everything" by Hope Edelman
2009: A memorial service was today to celebrate the life of the artist Julius Schulman whose last exhibition was at Craig Krull Gallery in Los Angeles.
2009 (2 Tishrei, 5770): Second Day of Rosh Hashanah
2009:IDF troops killed two Palestinian militants and wounded three in an incident along the Gaza border late this afternoon, according to a Palestinian Health Ministry official.
2010:Center for Jewish History, Center for Traditional Music and Dance and World Music Institute is scheduled to present a program entitled “The Hidden Musical Treasures of Romania.”
2010: Former President Jimmy Carter’s new book, White House Diary, which includes his criticisms of President Clinton’s and President Obama’s policies in Israel including the building of settlements on the West Bank is scheduled to go on sale today.
2010: The winner of the People’s Choice Award is scheduled to be named today by Sukkah City, an international Sukkah-building competition based in New York City that has pitted famous and not-so-famous architects against one another in an attempt to create deliberately temporary structures of beauty, art and artifice.
2010:New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced in a ceremony on Monday that “Fractured Bubble” by Henry Grosman and Babak Bryan and “Shim Sukkah” by Tinder, Tinker had won New York’s first international succa design competition, winning the People’s Choice and jury prizes, respectively.
2011:An international conference on anti-Semitism that coincides with the 70th anniversary of the murder of 33,771 Jews at Babi Yar later this month is scheduled to take place in the Kiev today. It is part of a series of memorial services and conferences will be held across Ukraine over the coming month remembering Jews slain by the Nazis in the aftermath of Operation Barbarossa 70 years ago.
2011: “HaHov” (The Debt) is scheduled to be shown at the JCC in Manhattan. This is the original Israeli film version of Hollywood film starring Helen Mirren which is called “The Debt.” Both films are based on a 1965 Mossad mission to capture a Nazi that does not succeed and that comes back to haunt the participants 30 years later. According to at least one reviewers, the facts may be the same but the emphasis and treatment are different.
2011:Ehud Barak has convinced Nigeria to not support the Palestinian statehood bid, a statement from the Defense Ministry reported today. As part of the lobbying efforts, Defense Minister Ehud Barak met in New York today with Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan.
2011: U.S. President Barack Obama said today that peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians will not come about through resolutions at the United Nations, issuing a warning to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ahead of his UN Security Council bid on Friday.
2012: Mish Galprin, author of Reimagining Leadership in Jewish Organizations is scheduled to deliver a lecture titled “Ten Practical Lessons to Help You Implement Change and Achieve Your Goals” in Washington, DC
