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Rambam Hospital Is Established

Rambam Hospital Is Established CIE+ CIE+ members only

December 22, 1938 The Rambam Health Care Campus opens as the British Government Hospital of Haifa and is hailed by the British high commissioner for Palestine, Harold MacMichael, as the “finest medical institution in the…

Today in Israeli History|December 22, 1938
Kfar Ruppin Is Founded

Kfar Ruppin Is Founded CIE+ CIE+ members only

Kibbutz Kfar (Village) Ruppin is established under the framework of the “Tower and Stockade” movement in Zionism, which takes place primarily between 1936-1939.

Today in Israeli History|November 25, 1938
British Parliament Debates Future of Palestine

British Parliament Debates Future of Palestine CIE+ CIE+ members only

In the midst of the 1936-1939 Arab revolt, a debate over British policy in Mandatory Palestine is held in the House of Commons.

Today in Israeli History|November 24, 1938
Arab Congress Rejects Partition

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At the conclusion of a four-day conference in Cairo, Egypt, Arab leaders adopt the Resolutions of the Inter-Parliamentary Congress. The conference and resolutions are a response to the British Peel Commission Report of 1937.

Today in Israeli History|October 11, 1938
Weizmann Expresses Dismay Over Britain’s Pro-Arab Position to MacDonald

Weizmann Expresses Dismay Over Britain’s Pro-Arab Position to MacDonald CIE+ CIE+ members only

As part of the Zionist strategy to engage the British government in political negotiations, Chaim Weizmann airs his grievances against the British government for reversing their pro-Zionist policy.

Today in Israeli History|July 12, 1938
Religious Kibbutz Tirat Zvi Founded

Religious Kibbutz Tirat Zvi Founded CIE+ CIE+ members only

June 30, 1937 Kibbutz Tirat Zvi is established in the Beit She’an Valley as one of the first religious kibbutzim. The kibbutz is just west of the Jordan River and just north of what becomes…

Today in Israeli History|June 30, 1937
Maccabi Tel Aviv Ends U.S. Soccer Tour

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Playing their final match of an eleven match American tour, the Maccabi Tel-Aviv Football Club loses 4-1 to an American all-star team at Yankee Stadium in front of 20,000 spectators.

Today in Israeli History|November 8, 1936
Exiled Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie Arrives in Haifa

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Exiled because of Italy’s incursion into Ethiopia, Selassie spends a few weeks in Jerusalem contemplating how best to gain global support for his country.

Today in Israeli History|May 8, 1936
Zionist Leaders Debate Land Purchase Strategies

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Zionist leaders debate how to confront proposed British restrictions on Jewish land purchase in Palestine.

Today in Israeli History|February 19, 1936
Rav Abraham Isaac Kook’s Funeral

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80,000 mourners, approximately a quarter of the Jewish population in Palestine, line the streets of Jerusalem for the funeral of Rav Abraham Isaac Kook. He passed away the day before from cancer.

Today in Israeli History|September 2, 1935
Archaeologist Ehud Netzer Is Born

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May 13, 1934 Archaeologist Ehud Netzer is born in Jerusalem to teachers Joseph and Pua Menczel. After graduating from the Technion with a degree in architecture in 1958, Netzer earns a doctorate in archaeology from…

Today in Israeli History|May 13, 1934
Judah Magnes Outlines Hebrew University Expansion

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Opening the 1933-34 academic year, Judah Magnes, the president of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, outlines an expansion plan for the university.

Today in Israeli History|November 5, 1933
Chaim Arlosoroff Killed

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June 16, 1933 Chaim Arlosoroff, the head of the Jewish Agency’s political department, is fatally shot while walking on a Tel Aviv beach at night with his wife, Sima, who has noticed and expressed concerns…

Today in Israeli History|June 16, 1933
Recha Freier Establishes Youth Aliyah in Germany

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The same day that Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany by President Paul Von Hindenburg, Recha Freier establishes the Committee for the Assistance of Jewish Youth.

Today in Israeli History|January 30, 1933
Palestine Post Prints First Edition

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December 1, 1932 The Palestine Post, the precursor of The Jerusalem Post, prints and distributes 1,200 copies of its first, eight-page edition. Founded by Gershon Agron, a Ukrainian-born immigrant from the United States, The Palestine…

Today in Israeli History|December 1, 1932
First Maccabiah Games Open in Tel Aviv

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The first Maccabiah Games, an international Jewish Olympics, open in Tel Aviv.

Today in Israeli History|March 28, 1932
Author Aharon Appelfeld Is Born

Author Aharon Appelfeld Is Born CIE+ CIE+ members only

Aharon Appelfeld, an Israeli author, professor, and Holocaust survivor, is born near Czernowitz, Ukraine (then part of Romania).

Today in Israeli History|February 16, 1932
British PM MacDonald Rejects Passfield White Paper

British PM MacDonald Rejects Passfield White Paper CIE+ CIE+ members only

The White Paper contained distinct threats to the geography of the Jewish National Home. The subsequent nine years saw unprecedented growth of Jewish demographic and physical presence in Palestine.

Today in Israeli History|February 13, 1931
Arab Leaders in Palestine Admit Failure of Non-Cooperation

Arab Leaders in Palestine Admit Failure of Non-Cooperation CIE+ CIE+ members only

In a diary entry, Frederick Kisch, the head of the Political Department of the Jewish Agency, notes that most Arab leaders “recognize that the policy of non-cooperation with the Government has been a failure.”

Today in Israeli History|June 10, 1930
High Commissioner John Chancellor Argues to End Jewish National Home

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In a dispatch to the Colonial Office, John Chancellor, serving as British High Commissioner in Palestine, argues to end the Jewish national home in Palestine.

Today in Israeli History|January 17, 1930
Mapai Party Is Founded in Tel Aviv

Mapai Party Is Founded in Tel Aviv CIE+ CIE+ members only

David Ben-Gurion of Ahdut Ha’avodah and Joseph Sprinzak of Hapoel Hatzair recognize that their parties have more in common with each other than they have differences and begin moving towards a merger. The Mapai party is the result.

Today in Israeli History|January 5, 1930
Jewish Agency Is Formed with Global Jewish Representation

Jewish Agency Is Formed with Global Jewish Representation

The Jewish Agency holds its first meeting on August 12, the day after the conclusion of the Congress. With so many Jews having immigrated to the US over the previous four decades, American presence in the Jewish Agency had become financially and politically significant for Zionism’s key growth in the United States.

Today in Israeli History|August 11, 1929
Fourth Palestine Exhibition Opens in Tel Aviv

Fourth Palestine Exhibition Opens in Tel Aviv CIE+ CIE+ members only

The 1929 Palestine and Near East Exhibition was the last of four smaller exhibitions which would eventually become (in 1932) the Levant Fair or Orient Fair (Yerid Hamizrach).

Today in Israeli History|April 8, 1929
First Tel Aviv Soccer Derby

First Tel Aviv Soccer Derby CIE+ CIE+ members only

Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv hold their first soccer derby, a 3-0 Maccabi win.

Today in Israeli History|February 25, 1928
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