Sunday · Yom Rishon
יום ראשון
4 Nisan 5739
Sunday, April 1, 1979
Notable on 4 Nisan
Anti-Jewish Riots in Dabrowa, Poland
Anti-Jewish riots broke out in Dabrowa, Poland (1938).
Hadassah Hospital Convoy Ambush
A convoy of 78 physicians, nurses, and guards was ambushed on the way to Hadassah Hospital on Mount Scopus (1948).
Rav Yaakov Tzvi Mecklenberg
Author of HaKesav VeHaKabbalah, a major Torah commentary demonstrating how the Oral Torah is encoded in the language of the Written Torah.
About 4 Nisan 5739
Sunday, April 1, 1979 corresponds to 4 Nisan 5739 on the Hebrew (Jewish) calendar. The Hebrew date begins at sunset on the preceding evening.