Seventy-six years ago this week, 67 Jews of the ancient holy city of Hebron were brutally murdered by a bloodthirsty Arab mob. The mob, fueled with anti-Jewish incitement, false reports that the mosque of Omar had been vandalized by “Zionists,” attacked a synagogue and slaughtered all the Jews they found inside. They then proceeded to the Hebron yeshiva, butchered the students, and burned the...
The 1929 Hebron Massacre
The 1929 HEBRON MASSACRE In 1929, 67 Jews of the ancient holy city of Hebron were brutally murdered by a bloodthirsty Arab mob. The mob, fueled with anti-Jewish incitement, false reports that the mosque of Omar had been vandalized by “Zionists,” attacked a synagogue and slaughtered all the Jews they found inside. Men, women, and children were massacred – while they were praying. The Arabs...