90 Years Ago Today: Hebron Massacre

Hebron Massacre 1929

Today marks 90 years since the Hebron Massacre on August 24, 1929, in which 67 Jews were killed in the ancient city of Hebron.  The Mufti of Jerusalem, Haj Amin al-Susseini, is credited with engineering the bloody riot.  Amin later became associated with the Nazi party, agreeing that both Germany and Palestinians had the Jews as a common enemy.  There are even photos of Amin meeting with Nazi officials including Adolf Hitler himself in 1941.  


There were around 800 Jews living in Hebron during the Hebron Massacre.  Homes and synagogues were ransacked.  Fortunately, there were a number of Arabs who sought to save the Jews from the attacks (perhaps dozens or even hundreds).  However, when the massacre ended 12 Sephardi Jews and 55 Ashkenazi Jews were dead.  For a video on the Hebron Massacre, see here.