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Upcoming Holidays and Commemorations:
Rosh HaShanah (September 18-20, 2020)
Fast of Gedalia (September 21, 2020)
Yom Kippur (September 27-28, 2020)
Upcoming Anniversaries:
Future Financier Jacob Schiff Arrives in the U.S. (August 6, 1865)
Benny Friedman Inducted Into NFL Hall of Fame (August 7, 2005)
War of Attrition Ends (August 8, 1970)
Jewish Congress Pleas with US to Bomb Auschwitz (August 9, 1944) 0
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Sworn in as Supreme Court Justice (August 10, 1993) 1
Birthdate of Israel “Izzy” Asper (August 11, 1932) 2
4th Geneva Convention on Rules of War Adopted (August 12, 1949) 3
Israel Accepts UN Ceasefire on War in Lebanon (August 13, 2006) 4
824 Russian Jews Arrive in Buenos Aires, Argentina (August 14, 1889) 5
First Neighborhood Built Outside of Jerusalem's Old City (August 15, 1855) 6
Birthdate of Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin (August 16, 1913) 7
Leo Frank is Taken From Prison and Lynched in Georgia (August 17, 1915) 8
Palestinian Terrorists Kill 7 Israeli's in Attack North of Eilat (August 18, 2011) 9
Pope Benedict XVI Visits Synagogue in Cologne, Germany (August 19, 2005) 0
Palestinian Terrorists Fire Over 100 Rockets at Israel (August 20, 2011) 1
Isaac Leeser Asks President Lincoln to Appoint Jewish Chaplains (August 21, 1862) 2
Jewish Songwriter of “Hound Dog,” and “Jailhouse Rock” Dies (August 22, 2011) 3
67 Jews Killed by Arabs in Hebron Massacre (August 23, 1929) 4
Max Nordau Raises "Uganda Plan" at Zionist Congress (August 24, 1903) 5
Gal Friedman Secures Israel's First Olympic Gold Medal (August 25, 2004) 6
Eichmann Sets Up Central Office for Jewish Immigration (August 26, 1938) 7
France Grants Jews Equality with "Rights of Man" Declaration (August 27, 1789) 8
Jewish Resistance Fighters Take Over Novacky Labor Camp (August 28, 1944) 9
Israel & PLO Sign Agreement for Transfer of Powers (August 29, 1994) 0
Israel Completes Evacuation of Settlers from Gaza Strip (August 30, 2005) 1
UN Issues Report Recommending Partition of Palestine (August 31, 1947)
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- History of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) Movement
- International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Definition of Anti-Semitism [Updated]
- Intersectionality and Israel
- State anti-BDS Legislation [Updated]
- University Statements Rejecting Divestment and the Academic Boycott of Israel [Updated]
- Campus Divestment Resolutions in the USA [Updated]
- BDS: In Their Own Words [Updated]
- Anti-Semitic Incidents in the United States Graph
- Anti-Semitism or Antisemitism?
- Dean Rusk
- George Marshall
- Senda Berenson [Updated]
- Joel Spingarn
- Edward “Eddie” Jacobson [Updated]
- Barbara Jean Ostfeld [Updated]
- Orit Farkash-Hacohen
- Avraham Stern [Updated]
- Gilad Erdan [Updated]
- Ahad Ha’am [Updated]
- Haj Amin al-Husseini - Mufti of Jerusalem [Updated]
- Carl Reiner [Updated]
- Michael Kremer
- Quotes from Arab and Islamic Leaders Regarding Jews and Israel [Updated]
- Israeli-Palestinian Peace Plans [Updated]
- Palestinians have the right to sell land to Jews [Updated]
- U.S. Crude Imports by Country of Origin (2012-2017)
- Israel Population [Updated]
- Iranian Europe-Based Operational Activity (1979 - Present)
- Iran’s Ballistic Missile and Space Launch Programs (CRS, 2018)
- Senators Ask Truman To Push For 100,000 Jews To Be Allowed Into Palestine
- When Churchill Nearly Met Hitler
- Sen. Myers Expresses Concern to Truman Over Trusteeship Proposal
- Text of the Peel Commission Report
- The Forgotten Tiberias Pogrom of 1938
- Black-Jewish Relations in the United States [Updated]
- Jacobson Appeals to Truman on Partition, President Responds Negatively
- State Department Recommends Replacing Partition Resolution
- JUST Act Report on Compensation for Holocaust Victims for Confiscated Property
- Overview of Litigation and Settlement of Case Against Swiss Banks
- Guidelines for Teaching About the Holocaust
- Holocaust Victims Assets Litigation Against Swiss Banks
- Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2016
- Washington Conference Principles on Nazi-Confiscated Art
- Holocaust Quiz [Updated]
- Holocaust Quiz Answers [Updated]
- Documenting Numbers of Victims of the Holocaust & Nazi Persecution [Updated]
- The Last Nazi Trials [Updated]
- Berga am Elster Photographs [Updated]
- List of Major Companies Involved in the Concentration Camps [Updated]
- The Pro-Nazi Rally at Madison Square Garden
- Israel Quiz [Updated]
- Military Threats to Israel: Syria [Updated]
- Israeli Humanitarian Operations [Updated]
- History & Overview of India-Israel Relations [Updated]
- Little Known Israeli Archaeological Sites
- Syria Military Threat to Israel [Updated]
- Israeli Foods: Breakfast
- Israeli Foods: Appetizers [Updated]
- Israeli Foods: Vegetables & Salads [Updated]
- Israeli Foods: Soups [Updated]
- Weizmann Explains Israeli Position at Lausanne Negotiations
- The 10 Most Iconic Archaeological Sites In Israel
- Total Jewish Population in the United States [Updated]
- Jewish Foods: Side Dishes [Updated]
- Jewish Nobel Prize Laureates [Updated]
- Forget Israel – The Future is in Berlin! Local Jews, Russian Immigrants, and Israeli Jews in Berlin and Across Germany
- Synagogues of Germany [Updated]
- Is Marijuana Kosher? [Updated]
- Proclamation on Jewish American Heritage Month - 2020
- Jewish Olympic Medalists [Updated]
- Jews in the Trump Administration [Updated]
- Jews in the National Football League (NFL) [Updated]
- Nuclear Proliferation in the Middle East [Updated]
- Quotes from Arab and Islamic Leaders Regarding Jews and Israel [Updated]
- Trump Administration Sanctions Impact on Iran [Updated]
- Military Options Against Iran [Updated]
- Iranian Ballistic Missile Program [Updated]
- Iran Continues to Advance Nuclear Program [Updated]
- Reports on Religious Freedom: Saudi Arabia
- The Jericho Conference on Palestine-Jordan Unity
- Palestinians Seek Union of Palestine and Jordan Under King Abdullah
- U.S. Recognition of Transjordan
- U.S. Imposes New Sanctions on Iran [Updated]
- Features of the Trump Peace Plan [Updated]
- The Conclusion of the Camp David Summit
- Understanding The Application of Israeli Sovereignty to the West Bank [Updated]
- The Oslo Accords and the Arab-Israeli Peace Process
- Jewish Settlements in the Jordan Valley [Updated]
- The Jordan Valley “Annexation” Map
- The Settlement Blocs Map
- European Parliament Condemns Palestinian Authority Textbooks
- Understanding Israeli Interests in the E1 Area: Contiguity, Security, and Jerusalem
- American Attitudes Toward the Peace Process [Updated]
- American Sympathy Toward Israel and the Arabs/Palestinians [Updated]
- American Opinion Regarding U.S. Middle East Policy [Updated]
- American Public Opinion: Views Toward Foreign Aid [Updated]
- American Attitudes Toward the Intifada [Updated]
- Israeli Opinion On Religious Matters [Updated]
- Israeli Opinion on Discrimination [Updated]
- Attitudes of Israeli Arabs [Updated]
- Rocket & Mortar Attacks Against Israel by Date [Updated]
- Terrorist Bombing of Hebrew University Cafeteria
- The Entebbe Rescue Operation [Updated]
- State Sponsors of Terrorism: Iran 2019
- Middle East Country Reports on Terrorism (2019)
- Truman and the Trusteeship Proposal
- The 2020 Democratic Platform on the Middle East
- Trump and Israel [Updated]
- Truman Informs Marshall He Will Grand De Jure Recognition to Israel
- Views on Israel of U.S. Presidential Candidates 2020: Joe Biden [Updated]
- Congressmen Call on Truman to Abandon Trusteeship and Support Partition
- UN Delegations Angered By U.S. Recognition of Israel
- Truman Says the Palestine Problem Is “Insoluble”
- Truman Says American Jews Are “Very Emotional”
- Truman Says Jewish, Arab Lobbying Won’t Influence Him
- Eddie Jacobson Recounts His Role in Influencing Truman to Support Jewish State
- U.S. Threatens Israel Over Actions Following 1948 War
- Nepal [Updated]
- Ukraine [Updated]
- Frankfurt, Germany [Updated]
- Long Beach, California [Updated]
- Argentina [Updated]
- Wurzburg, Germany [Updated]
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