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Ben Gurion International Airport was officially opened on Dec. 14, 1936.  [[READMORE]] $1,250,000 Lydda Airport Opened; Finest in Near East (DECEMBER 15, 1936) LYDDA PALESTINE, Dec. 14 (JTA) – The largest and most modern airport in the entire Near East was formally opened here today by the British authorities. The airport, covering several thousand dunams […]

Matisyahu shaved his beard today. And we gave him a lot of attention for it. But shaving beards is a big deal … [[READMORE]] … in 1930 Poland: Warsaw, Nov. 8 (JTA) – Jews who violate the Sabbath openly or even those who shave their beards may be deprived of the right to vote in the elections […]