15thט״וAvאבAM 0000ה׳תשפ״ו

The community of יהודים YEHUDIM was eliminated from Vienna.

Vienna · Europe

Founding of ראשון לציון RIŜON LEʾẒIYON.

Cornerstone laid for האוניברסיטה העברית HA-UNIVERSITA HA-IVRIT[1] האוניברסיטה העברית HA-UNIVERSITA HA-IVRIT[2].

Birth of ר׳ מאיר יהודה גץ R. MEʾIR YEHUDA GETZ.

מנזל בו-זלפה · תוניסיה

The Bialystok Ghetto uprising began as the ghetto was liquidated.

Bialystok · Europe

The Gestapo captured אנה Frank ANNE and her family in Amsterdam.

Amsterdam · Europe

Death of בן ציון ידלר BEN ẒIYON YADLER.

ירושלים Yeruŝalayim · ארץ ישראל Ereẓ Yisraʾel

The U.S. embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam were bombed.

Nairobi

ט״ו באב TU BʾAV.

According to Daily Zohar, ט״ו באב 15th 𝑜𝑓 Av is a day to light candles for the righteous.

Restrictions on tribal intermarriage were lifted.

Eretz Yisrael