←May→ 1Death of Hitler Announced to German Republic (1945) 2Preident Truman Signs Order to Prosecute Nazi War Criminals (1945) 3 Polish Jews Emancipated Under New Constitution (1791) 4Arab Legion Attacks Kfar Etzion, Ignites Arab-Israeli War (1948) 5Allies Liberate Mauthausen Concentration Camp (1945) 6Birthday of Jewish Psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud (1856) 7Hamas Suicide Bomber Kills 15, Injures 55 in Rishon L'Zion (2002) 8Germany Submits Unconditional Surrender to Allied Forces (1945) 9Israel-Palestinian Agreement on Forces in Hebron (1996) 10Israel Invited to Become Member of OECD (2010) 11United Nations Admits Israel as 59th Member State (1949) 12 2,000 Year Old Letters Written by Shimon Bar-Kokhba Found in an Israeli Cave. (1949) 13 Jews Board Ill-Fated SS. St. Louis Hoping to Escape Europe (1939) 14Israel Declares Independence (1948) 15Ravensbruck Concentration Camp Officially Opened (1939) 16France & Britian Sign Sykes-Picot Agreement on the Middle East (1916) 17Israel & Lebanon Sign Peace Agreement (1983) 18Syria Executes Captured Israeli Spy Eli Cohen (1965) 19 Birthday of “British Schindler” Nicholas Winton (1909) 20Birthday of Israeli War Hero, Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan (1915) 21US Senate Passes Iran Sanctions Legislation (2012) 22Egypt Blockades Straits of Tiran; Build up to 6 Day War (1967) 23Nazi Leader Heinrich Himmler Captured by Allies; Committs Suicide (1945) 24Israel Completes Withdrawal from Southern Lebanon (2000) 25US, France & Britain Sign Tripartite Declaration on Middle East (1950) 26Haganah Officially Transformed to the Israel Defense Forces (1948) 27Jews of Mainz Massacred during First Crusade (1096) 28President Jefferson Pens Letter Regarding Religious Freedom in the US (1818) 29Hungary Adopts Laws Restricting Jewish Rights (1938) 30Israel Accepts Invitation to Join WEOG Regional Group at UN (2000) 31Israel Executes Nazi Criminal Adolf Eichmann (1962) CLICK ON ANY MONTH: January February March April May June July August September October November December