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| 1931, July 14 |
| | | Appointment of Sir Arthur Wauchope as high commissioner. | 1 |
| | | 1932 |
| | | The first Maccabiah Games (often described as the Jewish Olympics), which have since become the most important events in the Israeli sports calendar. | 2 |
| | | 1933–36 |
| | | 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 |
| | | 1933 |
| | | 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 |
| | | Oct |
| | | Anti-British rioting by Arabs in Jaffa spread to other towns. British troops quickly put down the protests and occupied several towns. | 6 |
| | | Dec |
| | | 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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| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth
edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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