August 20 430: The Vandals, a Germanic tribe, established a kingdom in North Africa. The Jews lived there peacefully and flourished until the...
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This Day, May 26, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
May 26 1096(1st of Sivan): The Crusaders massacred the Jews of Neuss, Germany 1135: Alfonso VII of León and Castile was crowned in the Cathedral...
This Day, February 20, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
February 20 390: Emperors Valentinian II., Theodosius, and Arcadius issued a decree that thwarted the attempt of the association of "navicularii"...
This Day, April 10, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 10 401: Birthdate of Theodosius II. As Emperor he adopted many of the anti-Semitic views of his sister which led to the destruction of...
This Day, January 4, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
January 4 41: The Praetorian Guard killed the RomanEmperor Caligula. Caligula is one of those vile figures whose behavior is dismissed as the acts...
This Day, July 13, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 13 100 BCE: Birthdate of Julius Caesar. When Caesar and Pompey fought for control of the Empire, the Jews supported Caesar because of the evil...
This Day, September 24, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
September 24 416: “Roman emperors Honorius and Theodosius II order that any Jews who have joined the Christian church to avoid punishments for...
This Day, July 13, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 13 100 BCE: Birthdate of Julius Caesar. When Caesar and Pompey fought for control of the Empire, the Jews supported Caesar because of the evil...
This Day, December 10, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
December 10 1475: Seventy-eight-year-old Italian artist Paolo Uccello passed away. Like many artists of his time, Uccello produced what today would...