7 August moments in Jewish history that changed everything

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg swearing-in. (Screenshot)

August moments include the Hebrew month of Elul.

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520 BCE –Zerubbabel is commanded by the prophet Haggai to rebuild the Temple of Jerusalem.

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70 CE – Roman legions under the command of Vespasian sack Jerusalem and destroy the Second Temple.

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1267 – Nachmanides arrives in Jerusalem and re-establishes the Jewish community there, which had been interrupted by Crusader repression. He also founded the Ramban Synagogue there, which exists to this day.

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29 Elul 5551 / 1791 – Jews are granted citizenship in France, the first European country to do so.

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Aug. 5, 1931 – George Gershwin performs “I Got Rhythm” at the opening of The Manhattan Theater (now the Ed Sullivan Theater); a 74-second newsreel clip survives of the performance.

 

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Aug. 4, 1944 – Nazi Secret Police raid uncovers the secret annex where Anne Frank and her family are hiding.

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Aug. 10, 1993 – Ruth Bader Ginsburg is sworn in as the first Jewish female U.S. Supreme Court justice.

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