December 15, 1961
Eichmann Is Sentenced to Death
On this day, December 15, 1961, an Israeli court sentenced Adolf Eichmann to death in Jerusalem. The verdict had been read on December 11.
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May 11, 1960
Mossad Captures Adolf Eichmann in Argentina
On this day, May 11, 1960, Israeli agents captured Adolf Eichmann near Buenos Aires. He was tried in Jerusalem in 1961 and hanged in 1962.
Israel · Holocaust · Antisemitism
Israel
1958
Avigdor Lieberman Is Born
Avigdor Lieberman was born in Kishinev in 1958. Published notices do not agree on the day.
Europe
August 7, 1955
Bar-Ilan University Opens
On this day, August 7, 1955, Bar-Ilan University opened in Ramat Gan. The plan had been formed by American Mizrachi leaders around 1950.
Israel · Zionism · Jews in STEM
Israel
July 27, 1955
Bulgaria Shoots Down El Al Flight 402
On 27 July 1955, Bulgarian fighters shot down El Al flight 402. All 58 people on board were killed.
Europe
March 26, 1953
Jonas Salk Announces a Polio Vaccine
On this day, March 26, 1953, Jonas Salk announced on CBS radio that a killed-virus polio vaccine had shown promising early results, not yet ready for general use.
North America
September 10, 1952
Israel and West Germany Sign the Luxembourg Agreement
On this day, September 10, 1952, Israel and the Federal Republic of Germany signed the Luxembourg reparations agreement. It entered into force on 27 March 1953.
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Israel
June 1951
Oswald Pohl Is Hanged
Oswald Pohl, head of the SS Economic and Administrative Main Office, was hanged at Landsberg Prison in June 1951. Reports assign that one nighttime execution to 7 June or to 8 June.
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Europe
May 1951
September 1950
Operation Magic Carpet Ends
In September 1950, the airlift of Yemenite Jews known as Operation Magic Carpet came to an end.
Middle East
July 12, 1950
The Knesset Enacts the Magen David Adom Law
On 12 July 1950, the Knesset enacted the Magen David Adom Law, giving the society its national legal status.
Israel
July 5, 1950
Knesset Passes the Law of Return
On this day, July 5, 1950, the Knesset passed the Law of Return, stating that every Jew has the right to come to Israel as an oleh.
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