On June 17, in the Canadian city of Toronto, the Munk Debates took place, known for their intellectual approach to pressing social issues.

On November 29, 1947, the UN General Assembly adopted Resolution 181, proposing to divide the territory of the British Mandate in Palestine into two states — Jewish and Arab, with Jerusalem to be made an international zone.

In the Southern Hemisphere, it’s currently summer, and the ulpan classes of the World Zionist Organization Department for the Promotion of Aliyah have gone on vacation.