MONDAY, Aug. 4, 2025

1558-First printing of Zohar in Spain, popularizes Jewish study of Kabbalah

1821-Russian Antarctic expedition led by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen returns to Kronstadt after becoming the first to circumnavigate Antarctica

1914-U.S. President Woodrow Wilson issues his "Proclamation of Neutrality" to keep the United States out of the war in Europe

1942-First train with Jews departs Mechelen, Belgium for Auschwitz

1944-Anne Frank is arrested in Amsterdam by German Security Police (Grüne Polizei) following a tip-off from an informer who is never identified

1993-Rwandian Hutus and Tutsis sign peace treaty in Arusha, Tanzania