June 3 350: Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Rome at the head of a group of...
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This Day, May 12, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
May 12 940: Sixty-two you are old Eutychius of Alexandria, the Greek who wrote Nazm al-Jauhar, a history, of what some may consider of dubious...
This Day, September 25, in Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
September 25 275: Marcus Claudius Tacitus appointed Roman emperor by the senate. By now the Roman Empire was in decline and Emperor’s served at the...
Facing History: Exploring Natchez History through the faces of prominent leaders in the past
Article published in the Nov/Dec 2023 issue of Natchez MagazineBy Roscoe Barnes IIIThis is my article about sculptor Bob Willis and the work he’s...
This Day, April 2, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 2 742: Birthdate of Charlemagne. Charlemagne was both King of the Franks and the first Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. Despite pressure...
This Day, August 16, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 16 1027: The King of Georgia, Giorgi I, passed away. Jews were among the subjects of this monarch who ruled over a country situated in the...
This Day, February 23, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
February 23 42(16th of Adar, 3892): King Agrippa I began the construction of a gate for the of Jerusalem (pg 128) 68(4th of Adar, 3828): During...
This Day, March 21, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
March 21 456 BCE: The convocation summoned by Ezra on intermarriage came to an end 629: Byzantine Emperor Heraclius marched into Jerusalem at the...
This Day, November 5, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
November 5 1271: Birthdate of Mahmud Ghazan, the Mongol ruler whose conversion to Islam in 1295 led to the “Persian Jews in Tabriz” being relegated...