That Date In 1993 When...

...Israeli Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin and Palestinian Liberation Organization chairman Yasser Arafat signed the "Oslo Accords" peace agreement in Washington.

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Sep 09, 2024

Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, left, and PLO chairman Yasser Arafat, right, shake hands as President Bill Clinton presides over the ceremony marking the signing of the 1993 peace accord between Israel and the Palestinians, Sept. 13, 1993.

“THAT DATE WHEN": This Week in Jewish History

At the beginning of each week, JEWDICIOUS presents our readers with a select set of consequential dates in Jewish history. This feature is a joint venture with our Substack partner, DUST AND STARS, where you can subscribe to receive access to all landmark dates!

🔯 Monday, September 9/Elul 6:

1935 - Birthday of Chaim Topol, actor who was nominated for an Academy Award for playing “Tevye” in Fiddler on the Roof. The iconic Jewish movie, directed by Norman Jewison, earned eight overall nominations and won three Oscars.

Chaim Topol played the role of “Tevye” in the 1971 classic *Fiddler On The Roof*.

🔯 Tuesday, September 10/Elul 7:

1952 - Israel signed an agreement to accept reparation payments from West Germany for losses caused by the Nazis, over the objections of Menachem Begin, who was concerned that they could be perceived as somehow "absolving" Nazis of their heinous crimes.

🔯 Wednesday, September 11/Elul 8

1923 - The Daf Yomi, a seven-year cycle of studying a page of Talmud a day, was initiated by Rabbi Meir Shapira of Lublin on Rosh Hashanah. Today, tens of thousands of Jews study the "daily daf" all over the world.

Yehuda Meir Shapiro was a prominent Hasidic Rabbi from Poland who lived between 1887-1923.

🔯 Thursday, September 12/Elul 9:

1654 - The first Jewish congregational service in North America was held in Manhattan on Rosh Hashanah.

🔯 Friday, September 13/Elul 10:

1993 - Israeli Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin and Palestinian Liberation Organization chairman Yasser Arafat signed the "Oslo Accords" peace agreement in Washington. The accords provided for the withdrawal of some IDF forces from the West Bank and Gaza, and for the establishment of the self-governing Palestinian National Authority.

🔯 Saturday, September 14/Elul 11:

1948 - The Supreme Court of the State of Israel was inaugurated in Jerusalem.

🔯 Sunday, September 15/Elul 12:

2020 - The "Abraham Accords Peace Agreement: Treaty of Peace, Diplomatic Relations and Full Normalization Between the United Arab Emirates and the State of Israel" was signed at the White House. The UAE thus became the third Arab country after Egypt and Jordan to agree to formally normalize its relationship with Israel.

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