Wednesday · Yom Revi'i
יום רביעי
19 Adar I 5757
Wednesday, February 26, 1997
Notable on 19 Adar I
Capture of Ein Gedi Ends War of Independence
Capture of Ein Gedi by Israel, 1949, ended the military engagements of the War of Independence.
Rav Meir Yechiel Halstock of Ostrovtze
Rebbe of Ostrovtze, one of two courts in Poland known for their high level of learning, author of Meir Einei Chachamim and Ohr Torah.
Rav Yaakov Chaim Jofen
Rosh Yeshiva of Beis Yosef for sixty years, grandson-in-law of the Alter of Novardok.
Rav Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld
Av Beis Din and Rav of Yerushalayim before the establishment of the State of Israel.
Restriction on Sale of Arab Land to Jews in Palestine
The restriction of the sale of Arab land to Jews in Palestine went into effect, 1940.
About 19 Adar I 5757
Wednesday, February 26, 1997 corresponds to 19 Adar I 5757 on the Hebrew (Jewish) calendar. The Hebrew date begins at sunset on the preceding evening.