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The Khmelnytsky Uprising (1648-1657)
Examination of Synopsis (1674) by Innokentii Gizel The Ukrainian war of liberation from Poland. Despite its unprecidented level of violence against Jews, little of the massacre is examined in early historiography. -
Haskalah (approx. 1770-1880)
[Page of scientific illustrations from the 1864 edition of Sefer elim, by Yosef Shelomoh ben Eliyahu Delmedigo of Candia. ]( http://www.yivoencyclopedia.org/article.aspx/Haskalah) The Jewish Elightenment which brought modernity and a greater degree of secularisation to the faith in response to rising anti-Semitism. -
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Haskalah
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First World Zionist Congress
Address to the First Zionist Congress, by Theodor Herzl First gathering of Jewish representatives seeking to establish a Jewish nation-state in Palestine, a movement which became known as Zionism. -
The Arab Revolt in Palestine (1936-1939)
Arab uprising in Palestine Protest against a growing Jewish population in Palestine and British interference in the country which resulted in massive violence committed by both Jews and Arabs. -
The Holocaust (1939-1945)
[Buchenwald Concentration Camp - British Broadcast (April 1, 1945)]( http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/holocaust/5107.shtml) The genocide of the Jewish people committed by the Nazis during WWII. -
Establishment of Israel
The Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel The Independent Jewish State is created by the UN, to the dismay of the Palestinians.
