March 14, 1918
Abba Kovner Is Born
On this day, March 14, 1918, Abba Kovner was born in Sevastopol. He later led resistance in the Vilna ghetto and testified at the Eichmann trial.
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1918
Yoel Palgi Is Born
Yoel Palgi, born Emil Nussbacher in Cluj, was born in 1918. Biographical records do not agree on the day.
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Europe
December 13, 1915
Yitzhak Zuckerman Is Born
On this day, December 13, 1915, Yitzhak Zuckerman, known as Antek, was born in Vilna. He later helped lead the Warsaw ghetto uprising.
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Europe
March 12, 1915
Alexandria Refugees Resolve to Form a Jewish Legion
On March 12, 1915, Jewish refugees in Alexandria signed a resolution to form a Jewish legion and offer it to Britain.
Zionism · World War II · Israel
Africa
1914
Zena Harman Is Born
Zena Harman was born in London in 1914. She died in Jerusalem on 21 January 2013.
Europe
August 16, 1913
February 23, 1913
Solomon Schechter Founds the United Synagogue of America
On this day, February 23, 1913, Solomon Schechter founded the United Synagogue of America, later the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.
North America
1913
Avraham Sutzkever Is Born
Avraham Sutzkever, the Yiddish poet, was born in 1913. He died in Tel Aviv on 20 January 2010.
Holocaust · Jews in Entertainment
Europe
May 27, 1911
Teddy Kollek Is Born
On May 27, 1911, Theodor Kollek was born in Nagyvázsony, Hungary. He later served as mayor of Jerusalem.
Europe
March 25, 1911
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
On March 25, 1911, a fire at the Triangle Waist Company in New York killed 146 workers.
United States
August 29, 1910
Georges Loinger Is Born
On this day, August 29, 1910, Georges Loinger was born in Strasbourg. He later helped about 350 Jewish children escape from occupied France into Switzerland.
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Europe
1910
Natan Alterman Is Born
Natan Alterman was born in Warsaw in 1910. He moved to Tel Aviv in 1925.
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Europe