- 55,000 Jews, who, says author Edwin Black, "contributed immensely to a strengthened Jewish community in Palestine and the creation of the State of Israel."
- September 29. After the war erupted, Black states, "the dispossession of the Jews turned to annihilation. The Transfer Agreement served as a lifeline to the Jews who still could be saved. All debate about Haavara among Jewish groups ceased. The less said the better, lest the Nazis cancel the deal." Ultimately, the war did force an end to Transfer, but not before 55,000 Jews escaped to Palestine.
- 54 World Union affiliated, Progressive congregations in the Former Soviet Union.
- 33%. Says HUC-JIR President Rabbi Sheldon Zimmerman: "Students at the College-Institute serve more than 300 Reform congregations right now." HUC-JIR will begin ordaining rabbis at its Los Angeles school within the next few years, to help serve the growing Reform population on the West Coast.
- 20 years ago.
- 70 simultaneous rallies. The largest was in Madison Square Garden in New York, led by Rabbi Stephen S. Wise and the American Jewish Congress; more than 55,000 protesters crammed into the Garden and surrounding streets. Radio hookups broadcast the New York event to hundreds of cities throughout the world.
- 324 rabbis voted yes.
- 68 rabbis voted against the principles.
- 400 years old. One midrash says that Serah stayed alive for 400 years to show Moses where Joseph's bones were buried so he could carry them to the Promised Land.
- Exodus 10:09.
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