The 1929 Hebron massacre ended centuries of continuous Jewish life in the city of the Patriarchs, claiming sixty-seven lives in two days of violence. The accounts below preserve the voices of those who lived it. For the complete history, causes, and legacy, read our full 1929 Hebron massacre report.
A Bond Sealed in Blood
Of the 24 students of the Slabodka yeshivah murdered in the Chevron massacre, eight of them were Americans. This is their story. They were the first group of American yeshivah bochurim to go learn in
First-Person Account of the Hebron Massacre
Dutch-born author and journalist Pierre Van Paassen gives first-hand testimony of the 1929 riot in Hebron. This excerpt comes from his book Days of Our Years. Pierre Van Paassen was a non-Jewish advocate for Zionism
Detailed First-Person Account of the 1929 Hebron Massacre
Translation of a letter a couple wrote to their children describing the Hebron massacre of 1929, by Rabbi Aharon Bemzweig and his wife Breine Bemzweig. WITH GOD’S HELP, Monday, week of the Torah portion Shoftinm
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