Portal:Judaism/Today in Jewish History/18 Tevet

In 4231 (470 CE), Rav Huna bar Mar Zutra, the Exilarch, and Rav Mesharshya bar Pekod were arrested by the Persian authorities.
In 1420 (5180 CE), Pope Martin V ordered an end to converting Jewish children to Christianity.
In 5763 (1912 CE), the National Council of Young Israel first convened.
In 5707 (1947 CE), two ships full of Jewish Holocaust survivors heading to Israel were stopped by the British. Exactly two years later the British declared they would be released.