Marking 81 Years Since Hevron Massacre
A memorial ceremony was held on Thursday in Hevron for the 67 Jews murdered in an Arab pogrom in the city 81 years ago. Relatives of those slain in the pogrom were present for the event.
The Hebron Massacre of 1929
For some time, the 800 Jews in Hebron lived in peace with their tens of thousands of Arab neighbors. But on the night of August 23, 1929, the tension simmering within this cauldron of nationalities bubbled over, and for 3 days,