The cathartic effects of the past year on Jewish life and identity Just as the 1929 Hebron massacre galvanized Jews in Israel to strengthen their defenses and solidify the foundation of Zionism, today’s challenges are sparking a similar resolve. Daniel Rosen Jan. 7, 2025
Hebron and Jewish memory Shabbat Chayei Sarah testifies to the enduring power of the Jewish connection to our promised land. Jerold S. Auerbach Nov. 13, 2022
The Palestinian Authority celebrates the Hebron murderers The 1929 Hebron massacre killed 67 Jews; to the P.A., the worst of the killers are national heroes. Lt. Col. (res.) Maurice Hirsch Aug. 15, 2022
Lighting a candle in Hebron beyond the seventh step Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit to the Tomb of the Patriarchs was a reminder of both Jewish rights and the intractable and irrational nature of a conflict that Palestinians don’t wish to end. Jonathan S. Tobin Nov. 29, 2021
Marking Hanukkah in Hebron, Herzog declares city’s Jewish connection ‘unquestionable’ The Israeli president spoke of his family’s connection to Hebron, noting that his great-great-grandmother once lived in the city and survived the 1929 Hebron massacre, when more than 65 Jews were killed by Arab rioters. Nov. 29, 2021
Unsettled by Hebron Historically myopic, ignoring millennia of Jewish history in Hebron, an author can only discern the “colonial backdrop” of a “land takeover” with “Jewish observance and forms of direct violence in order to erase the presence of an existing Palestinian population.” Jerold S. Auerbach Dec. 25, 2020
New housing permits in Hebron expected to bolster Jewish presence in city Local Jewish leaders commend the move to permit the first new housing since 2002, which they hope will attract young couples to the city, while an anti-settlement NGO argues that permits are illegal. A court hearing is scheduled for Jan. 31. Israel Kasnett Nov. 9, 2020
Report: Palestinian convert to Judaism arrested, tortured in Hebron by PA forces The convert, whose grandfather reportedly saved Jews during the 1929 Hebron massacre, is “like my son, and I will shake up the world for somebody to come and save him,” says Hebron Jewish community leader Haim Perg. Oct. 23, 2019
In remembering 1929 Hebron massacre, top Israeli leaders visit … and make history Their presence at ceremonies marking the 90th anniversary of the riots and Jewish massacre sent a signal that the Jewish community in the ancient city is there to stay. Josh Hasten Sept. 4, 2019