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1931, July 14 |
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Appointment of Sir Arthur Wauchope as high commissioner. | 1 |
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1932 |
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The first Maccabiah Games (often described as the Jewish Olympics), which have since become the most important events in the Israeli sports calendar. | 2 |
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193336 |
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Peak of Jewish immigration to Palestine. In these three years, 166,000 Jews entered Palestine. By 1936, the total Jewish population was approximately 400,000, 30 percent of the general population. | 3 |
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1933 |
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Production of Oded the Wanderer, the first Hebrew feature film shot in Palestine. | 4 |
The construction of modern harbor facilities at Haifa was completed. | 5 |
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Oct |
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Anti-British rioting by Arabs in Jaffa spread to other towns. British troops quickly put down the protests and occupied several towns. | 6 |
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Dec |
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Jewish protests against restrictions on immigration, following the rise of anti-Semitism in Germany and the flight of thousands of Jews. | 7 |
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