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By 1930, Chicago's Jewish population had grown to 275,000, making it the third largest Jewish community in the world after New York City and Warsaw. [8] Eastern European Jews made up 80% of the city's Jewish population, which accounted for 8% of Chicago's total residents at the time.
The following events occurred in September 1933: ... At the National Air Races in Chicago, ... was created to encompass all of the Jewish organizations in Nazi ...
A series of protest rallies were held on March 27, 1933, with the New York City rally held at Madison Square Garden with an overflow crowd of 55,000 inside and outside the arena and parallel events held in Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Philadelphia and 70 other locations, with the proceedings at the New York rally broadcast worldwide.
Chicago's first institution of higher education, Northwestern University, is founded. Jewish Graceland Cemetery, aka Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery, the oldest existing Jewish cemetery in Chicago, was founded. 1852: Mercy Hospital becomes the first hospital in Illinois. 1853 October: State Convention of the Colored Citizens held in city. [7]
The Balbo Monument, given to Chicago by Benito Mussolini to honor General Italo Balbo's 1933 trans-Atlantic flight, still stands near Soldier Field. The city added a third red star to its flag in 1933 to commemorate the Century of Progress Exposition (the Fair is now represented by the fourth of four stars on the flag). [ 39 ]
The following events occurred in August 1933: August 1, 1933 (Tuesday) ... was arrested by Chicago police detective Dennis ... the German Jewish philosopher who had ...
1933 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1933rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 933rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 33rd year of the 20th century, and the 4th year of the 1930s decade.
The following events occurred in November 1933: ... Philadelphia Eagles tied the Chicago Bears, ... adhered to Old Testament rules also used in Jewish worship ...