←August→ 1Hitler Opens the XI Olympic Games in Berlin (1936) 2Prisoner Uprising at Treblinka Extermination Camp (1942) 3 Birthdate of Regina Jonas, First Female Rabbi in History (1902) 4Nazi Raid Uncovers Anne Frank's Hiding Place (1944) 5 Cuba's First Synagogue Founded by 11 American Jews (1906) 6 Future Financier Jacob Schiff Arrives in the U.S. (1865) 7 Benny Friedman Inducted Into NFL Hall of Fame (2005) 8IDF Rescue Team Dispatched to US Embassy in Kenya (1998) 9Jewish Congress Pleas with US to Bomb Auschwitz (1944) 10Ruth Bader Ginsburg Sworn in as Supreme Court Justice (1993) 11 Birthdate of Israel “Izzy” Asper (1932) 124th Geneva Convention on Rules of War Adopted (1949) 13Israel Accepts UN Ceasefire on War in Lebanon (2006) 14 824 Russian Jews Arrive in Buenos Aires, Argentina (1889) 15First Neighborhood Built Outside of Jerusalem's Old City (1855) 16 Birthdate of Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin (1913) 17 Leo Frank is Taken From Prison and Lynched in Georgia (1915) 18Palestinian Terrorists Kill 7 Israeli's in Attack North of Eilat (2011) 19Pope Benedict XVI Visits Synagogue in Cologne, Germany (2005) 20Palestinian Terrorists Fire Over 100 Rockets at Israel (2011) 21Isaac Leeser Asks President Lincoln to Appoint Jewish Chaplains (1862) 22 Jewish Songwriter of “Hound Dog,” and “Jailhouse Rock” Dies (2011) 2367 Jews Killed by Arabs in Hebron Massacre (1929) 24Max Nordau Raises "Uganda Plan" at Zionist Congress (1903) 25Gal Friedman Secures Israel's First Olympic Gold Medal (2004) 26Eichmann Sets Up Central Office for Jewish Immigration (1938) 27France Grants Jews Equality with "Rights of Man" Declaration (1789) 28Jewish Resistance Fighters Take Over Novacky Labor Camp (1944) 29Israel & PLO Sign Agreement for Transfer of Powers (1994) 30Israel Completes Evacuation of Settlers from Gaza Strip (2005) 31UN Issues Report Recommending Partition of Palestine (1947) CLICK ON ANY MONTH: January February March April May June July August September October November December