Mandatory Palestine
British League of Nations mandate
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2024 | Kalman Ber became Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi, and David Yosef became Sephardic Chief Rabbi. |
November 29 2022 | A monument designed by sculptor Sam Philipe was unveiled in Netanya to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the UN Partition Plan for Palestine, coinciding with the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. |
2021 | Release of the historical drama film 'Farha', telling the story of a Palestinian girl during the 1948 displacement of Palestinians from their homeland. |
2019 | Rafi Peretz becomes the head of the Jewish Home political party, serving in this role until 2021. |
2019 | The Survey of Palestine's historical maps were used as the basis for Palestine Open Maps, a project supported by the Bassel Khartabil Free Culture Fellowship. |
2016 | Eyal Karim assumes the role of Chief Rabbi of the Israel Defense Forces, succeeding Rafi Peretz. |
2015 | PBS documentary 'A Wing and a Prayer' released, chronicling Al Schwimmer's airborne smuggling missions to arm Israel. |
2013 | David Lau became Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi, and Yitzchak Yosef became Sephardic Chief Rabbi. |
2010 | Rafi Peretz becomes the Chief Rabbi of the Israel Defense Forces, replacing Avihai Rontzki. |
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