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Chanukah (Hanukkah)
12/25/2024 - 01/07/2025 (All day)
As we light the candles all over the world and proclaim, Nes Gadol Haya Sham/Poh - A Great Miracle Happened There/Here, we are proud to help inspire your Israel Connection as we keep the light of Israel burning for generations to come.
Faisal-Weizmann Agreement Is Signed (1919)
01/03/2025
At the Paris Peace Conference, Emir Faisal (son of Sharif Hussein of Mecca in the name of the Arab State of Hejaz) and Chaim Weizmann (Zionist diplomat and leader in the name of the Zionist Organization) sign the Faisal-Weizmann agreement.
Eliezer Ben Yehuda Birthday (1858)
01/07/2025
Wish Happy Birthday to the driving force behind the revival of the Hebrew language by learning a few new Hebrew words today!
Hebrew Language Day
01/08/2025
Israel marks Hebrew Language Day every year on the birthday of Eliezer Ben Yehuda, the father of modern spoken Hebrew.
Asara B’Tevet: 10th of Tevet a day of fasting for Jerusalem
01/10/2025
On the 10th of Tevet 425 BCE, Nebuchadnezzar laid siege to Jerusalem. This ultimately led to the destruction of Jerusalem, the Temple, and exile to Babylon. Tevet 10 is a day of fasting, mourning, and repentance.
Anniversary of the Lamed Hei
01/16/2025
Anniversary of the Lamed Hei
01/16/2025
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
01/20/2025
Martin Luther King Jr also fought against antisemitism and the right of Israel to be recognized as a Jewish State.
Knesset Declares Jerusalem Capital of Israel (1950)
01/23/2025
On January 23, 1950, Jerusalem eternal and sacred capital of Israel, was declared capital of the modern State by the Knesset (60-2 votes).
Israel's First National Election (1949)
01/25/2025
During the establishment of the state of Israel in May 1948, Israel's national institutions were established, which ruled the new state.
International Holocaust Memorial Day
01/27/2025
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
01/27/2025 (All day)
Remember the 6 million victims of the Holocaust by the Nazi regime and its collaborators.
Israel's National Day to Combat Anti-semitism
01/27/2025
In 2005 the United Nations General Assembly unanimously passed Resolution, which designated January 27 – the date the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and death camp was liberated – as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Ilan Ramon Z"L Memorial Day (2003)
02/01/2025
Colonel Ilan Ramon was an Israeli Air Force combat pilot and the first Israeli astronaut to take part in a space mission, the fatal Space Shuttle Columbia mission launched on January 16, 2003.
Paris Peace Conference (1919)
02/03/2025
A delegation of the Zionist Organization led by Chaim Weizmann presents the case for a Jewish homeland in Palestine to the Paris Peace Conference at the conclusion of World War I.
Paris Peace Conference (1919)
02/03/2025
A delegation of the Zionist Organization led by Chaim Weizmann presents the case for a Jewish homeland in Palestine to the Paris Peace Conference at the conclusion of World War I.
The Technion Opened in Haifa (1925)
02/09/2025
The Technion is the oldest and premier institute of science and technology in Israel. With 18 different careers, the Institute of Technology has been an active and leading participant in Israel’s establishment and development since 1925.
Natan Sharansky arrives in Israel (1986)
02/11/2025
Tu B'Shevat
02/12/2025 - 02/13/2025
First basic law in Israel Passed 1958
02/12/2025
First Meeting of the First Knesset (1949)
02/14/2025
February 14, 1949. Originally named the ‘Constituent Assembly’, soon changed to Knesset.
Chaim Weizmann Sworn in as President (1949)
02/17/2025
Chaim Azriel Weizmann z"l (November 27, 1874-November 9, 1952) was a Zionist leader and Israeli statesman who served as President of the Zionist Organization and later as the first President of Israel.
Sir Moses Montefiore and Lady Judith Montefiore began their first trip to Palestine (1827)
02/20/2025
Moses Montefiore traveled to Palestine seven times when the journeys were difficult and dangerous.
Death of Tziporah Zaid (1968)
02/24/2025
Tziporah Becker z"l was one of the founders of Hashomer, a Jewish defense organization to safeguard the Jewish agricultural settlements in Palestine.
Struma Anniversary (1942)
02/24/2025
Ariel Sharon's birthday (1928)
02/26/2025
Ariel Sharon z"l (February 26, 1928 - January 11, 2014) was an Israeli general and politician who served as the 11th Prime Minister of Israel from March 2001 until April 2006.
International Women's Day
03/08/2025
Birthday of Steven Wise
03/17/2025
Egypt and Israel peace agreement (after the visit of sadat and camp david) (1979)
03/26/2025
This treaty was signed after long negotiations in 1979, after the visit of Egyptian President Anwar el-Sadat to Jerusalem in 1977, invited by the Israeli Prime Minister Begin, and the signing of the Camp David Peace Accords in 1978.
First Maccabiah Games (1932)
03/28/2025
The Maccabiah is the “Jewish Olympics,” a quadrennial event held in Israel with the participation of Jewish athletes from around the world.
Hebrew University Founded (1925)
04/01/2025
Hebrew University’s campus on Mount Scopus of Jerusalem was opened at a gala ceremony attended by leaders of the Jewish world, distinguished scholars and public figures. Hebrew University has become one of the top 100 universities in the world.
Lottery for building plots in Tel Aviv (1909)
04/11/2025
On 11 April 1909, 66 Jewish families gathered on one of the sand dunes to parcel out the land by lottery using seashells.
The Founding of Tel Aviv (1909)
04/11/2025
Tel Aviv was founded on April 11, 1909. On that day, lot of families arrived by the second aliyah to the place from the the sands of Yaffo.
Execution of Dov Gruner (1947)
04/19/2025
Dov Bela Gruner was executed by the British and Egyptian authorities.
San Remo's mandate: Israel's 'Magna carta' (1920)
04/25/2025
The San Remo Conference which took place on April 19, 1920, lasted for seven days and published its resolutions on April 25, 1920.
Theodor Herzl’s Birthday (1860)
05/02/2025
Sabena rescue (1972)
05/08/2025
Sabena Flight 571 was a scheduled passenger flight from Brussels to Israel via Vienna operated by the Belgian national airline, Sabena in 1972. The plane was hijacked by an arab terrorist group.
Declaration Day of Israel's Independence!! (1948)
05/15/2025
May 14, 1948 In the year 5657 (1897), at the summons of the spiritual father of the Jewish State, Theodore Herzl, the First Zionist Congress convened and proclaimed the right of the Jewish people to national rebirth in its own country.
War of Independence (1948-1949)
05/15/2025 - 03/10/2026
The war of Independence last about six months and was the most costly of human lives, resulting in 6,373 people killed in battle.
Execution of Eli Cohen (1965)
05/18/2025
Eliyahu Ben-Shaul Cohen was an Israeli spy who worked in 1961–1965 for the Mossad in Damascus, Syria, where he developed close relationships with the political and military hierarchy and became the Chief Adviser to the Syrian Minister of Defense.
Operation Solomon (1991)
05/25/2025
Larger than Operation Moses and Operation Joshua, Operation Solomon was the biggest covert Israeli military operation to airlift Ethiopian Jews to Israel from May 24 to May 25, 1991.