February 17, 1925
Florence Prag Kahn Is Elected to Congress
On 17 February 1925, Florence Prag Kahn won a special election and became the first Jewish woman in Congress.
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April 9, 1923
Shlomo Hillel Is Born
On April 9, 1923, Shlomo Hillel was born in Baghdad. He later organized the airlift of Iraqi Jews to Israel.
Israel · Jews in Politics · Antisemitism · Zionism
Middle East
1923
Salamo Arouch Is Born
Salamo Arouch, later forced to box at Auschwitz, was born in Thessaloniki in 1923. The exact day is not confirmed.
Holocaust · Antisemitism · World War II · Jews in Sport
Europe
December 11, 1922
Frank Blaichman Is Born
On this day, December 11, 1922, Frank Blaichman was born in Kamionka, Poland. He later commanded a Jewish partisan unit.
Holocaust · World War II · Antisemitism
Europe
July 24, 1922
League of Nations Confirms the Palestine Mandate
On this day, July 24, 1922, the Council of the League of Nations confirmed the Mandate for Palestine. The instrument is dated London that day. It is not a ratification of a Jewish state.
Middle East
June 15, 1920
The Haganah Is Founded
On 15 June 1920, the Ahdut HaAvoda convention at Kinneret resolved to establish the Haganah.
Israel
April 26, 1920
San Remo Conference Ends
The Allied San Remo conference ended on April 26, 1920. The day before, the Supreme Council had allocated the Palestine mandate to Britain and required it to put the Balfour Declaration into effect.
February 24, 1920
Hitler Presents the Nazi 25-Point Program
On this day, February 24, 1920, Adolf Hitler presented the National Socialist German Workers’ Party’s 25-point program at a Munich meeting.
Europe
1920
Harold “Smoky” Simon Is Born
Harold “Smoky” Simon was born in Johannesburg in 1920. He later helped build the Israeli Air Force.
Africa
November 28, 1919
Faye Schulman Is Born
On this day, November 28, 1919, Faye Schulman was born in Lenin. She later photographed Jewish partisan life in Eastern Europe.
World War II · Holocaust · Antisemitism
Europe
August 24, 1919
Tosia Altman Is Born
On this day, August 24, 1919, Tosia Altman was born in Lipno. She later served as a Hashomer Hatzair courier during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Some records give 1918.
Holocaust · World War II · Antisemitism · Zionism
Europe
December 28, 1918
Eta Wrobel Is Born
On this day, December 28, 1918, Eta Wrobel was born in Łuków, Poland. She later helped lead a Jewish partisan unit.
Holocaust · World War II · Antisemitism
Europe