<span class="cie-plus-title">Wadi Salib Riots Begin</span><span class="cie-plus-badge">CIE+</span>

Wadi Salib Riots BeginCIE+

July 9, 1959 Riots break out in the impoverished Haifa neighborhood of Wadi Salib after police officers shoot resident Yaakov Elkarif during an attempt to arrest him for being drunk and disorderly. Witnesses dispute whether…

<span class="cie-plus-title">Singer Ofra Haza Is Born</span><span class="cie-plus-badge">CIE+</span>

Singer Ofra Haza Is BornCIE+

November 19, 1957 Singer Ofra Haza, the youngest of nine children, is born in Tel Aviv to a family who had emigrated from Yemen. Haza grows up in the impoverished Hatikvah Quarter, where she is…

Today in Israeli History|November 19, 1957
<span class="cie-plus-title">Eilat Mazar Is Born</span><span class="cie-plus-badge">CIE+</span>

Eilat Mazar Is BornCIE+

Eilat Mazar, a third generation Israeli archaeologist, is most well-known for her work at the City of David site in Jerusalem. She is a professor of archaeology at Hebrew University.

Today in Israeli History|September 10, 1956
Writer Gadi Taub Is Born

Writer Gadi Taub Is Born

April 19, 1956 Writer and academic Gadi Taub, a leading commentator on the meaning of modern Zionism, is born in Jerusalem. Taub’s grandparents were Zionist pioneers who arrived in Palestine in the 1920s during the…

<span class="cie-plus-title">Israel Joins UNESCO</span><span class="cie-plus-badge">CIE+</span>

Israel Joins UNESCOCIE+

September 16, 1949 Israel becomes a member of UNESCO, the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Based in Paris, UNESCO has the purpose of creating peace and security by encouraging international collaboration in education, natural…

Today in Israeli History|September 16, 1949