The Hebrew-language edition of Wikipedia is one of the many language editions of the free online encyclopedia run by the Wikimedia Foundation. It began in 2003, a couple of years after Wikipedia was created in 2001, when volunteers in Israel started writing articles in Hebrew. Hebrew is a Semitic language, written from right to left, and is the official language of Israel, spoken by around nine million people. The edition grew over the years to hundreds of thousands of articles, written and maintained by volunteer editors who set their own policies within the wider Wikimedia framework. It reflects the particular interests of its community, including Israeli history and Jewish culture.
Before and after
- 27 June 2003Release of Wikiquote
- 29 June 2003Death of Katharine Hepburn
- 1 July 2003Founding of Tesla
- 8 July 2003Launch of Opportunity
- 8 July 2003Release of Hebrew Wikipedia
- 8 July 2003Release of Hungarian Wikipedia
- 9 July 2003Release of Arabic Wikipedia
- 9 July 2003Release of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
- 11 July 2003Release of Hindi Wikipedia
More in Science & technology
- 1945Invention of computer
- 1964Discovery of rutherfordium
- 29 October 1969Invention of Internet
- 1984Discovery of hassium
- 15 January 2001Wikipedia
- 20 October 2004Creation of Ubuntu
The era
This moment belongs to the Contemporary world (1945 CE to today), the world since 1945. You can also browse everything in the 21st century.