In 1929, local Arabs massacred members of the Jewish community of Hebron, the second holiest city to Jews worldwide and home to the Tomb of the Patriarchs, burial place of the founders of the Jewish faith, Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Jacob and Leah.

In 1948, when the Jordanian Legion occupied Judea and Samaria, they wiped out all remnants of Jewish life in Hebron, destroying tombstones and pillaging leftovers of Jewish property. From 1948 till the Six Day War in 1967, the city of Hebron, along with the rest of Judea and Samaria remained free of Jews.

Following the 1998 Wye River Accords, the PA received control of a majority of Hebron with the Waqf getting the Tomb of the Patriarchs, including the entrance to the cave and Isaac and Rebecca’s cenotaphs. Since then, Jews have only been allowed to pray in the outer section of the building for the majority of the year and visit Isaac’s cenotaph in the main hall of the building just 10 days a year.

Last year, the government of Israel finally provided the Jewish community of Hebron permission to build in the uninhabited "Arab market" near the Jewish Quarter of the city - a building constructed by the Jordanians decades ago. Now, the community is planning to build 60 housing units along with a small motel to welcome Jews from across the world to spend time at the heart of one of the treasures of Jewish history.

You have an opportunity to take part in this endeavor to help right a historic injustice and allow the true inhabitants of Hebron to begin the rebuild of a once-blossoming community.

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