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Today in Jewish History - February 18 / Adar 13 1757 February 18, AVIGNON (France) The Old Synagogue at Avignon Courtesy of The Communication Culture Ministere A local townsman, walking through the ghetto on a dark night, stumbled and fell into a well near the synagogue. Fortunately, he was not hurt. The day was declared a local holiday for generations. The rationale for this was that had the townsman drowned so close to the synagogue, the Jewish community would have been accused of complicity in his death. To find out what else happened today, Click Here Find out what happened on your birthday! (select the month and day and click on the Go button) Previous Month None January February March April May June July August September October November December Day None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Next Webmasters! Click here to find out how you can put "This Day in Jewish History" on your homepage!

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