18thי״חIyarאיירAM 0000ה׳תשפ״ו

Massacre of hundreds of יהודים YEHUDIM and expulsion of the survivors.

Brussels · Europe

Death of ר׳ משה בן ישראל איסרלישׂ R. MOŜE BEN YISRAʾEL ISSERLES.

Krakow · Europe

Founding of פלמ״ח PALMAḤ.

ארץ ישראל Ereẓ Yisraʾel

ל״ג בעומר LAG BAʾOMER

ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴡꜱ: Reports traced ל״ג בעומר LAG BAʾOMER across several generations.

Thirty-third day of ספירת העומר SEFIRAT HAʾOMER

Day of Appreciation for the Reserve Forces.

According to an early tradition from ארץ ישראל EREẒ YISRAʾEL, a fast marked the death of יהושע בן נ YEHOSUA BEN NUN.

הילולא HILULA of ר׳ שמעון בר יוחאי R. ŜIMʾON BAR YOHAI.