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In 5118 (1357 CE) Charles IV issued letters of protection for the Jews of Strasbourg.
In 5702 (1941 CE), hundreds of Jews were executed by the municipal police for giving food to starving people in the ghetto of Chmielnik, Poland. Also on that day, a house to house search for Jews was conducted by the German occupation army in Paris. The purpose of the search was to arrest the Jewish intellectuals, celebrities and politicians, a total of 1,000 Jews.
In 5713 (1952 CE), Yitzhak Ben-Zvi was elected to be the second president of Israel.