75 years ago
Jan. 28, 1921
Twenty-five hundred German Jews prepare to set sail from Danzig to their new homeland in America. An average of 300 immigrants are arriving in the United States daily.
50 years ago
Jan. 25, 1946
Members of the Anglo-American Palestine Commission visit Germany and Austria to study conditions and problems of displaced Jews in those countries.
25 years ago
Jan. 29, 1971
Israel plans to inform Egypt that it is ready to withdraw to “secure and agreed borders” within the framework of a peace settlement.
10 years ago
Jan. 31, 1986
The Northern California Board of Rabbis passes a resolution on AIDS, calling upon its member rabbis to engage in the process of educating “and healing” the community.