May 8 336: Emperor Constantine prohibits Jews from negatively interacting with their co-religionists who have converted to Christianity. "Jews are...
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This Day, April 20, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 20 121: Birthdate of Marcus Aurelius 16th Roman emperor. The “Philosopher” Emperor reigned from 161-180 and he was a cut above those who came...
This Day, May 19, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
May 19 363: For a second day in a row, a series of earthquakes that took place along a fault-line stretching from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba...
This Day, November 28, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
November 28 1058: Casmir I the Restorer who was “the de jure monarch of Poland starting in 1034” during whose reign there were Jews living in the...
This Day, July 14, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 14 1086: Toirdelbach Ua Briain passed away. Born in 1009, he was the King of Munster and the High King of Ireland. During his reign, in 1079,...
This Day, August 24, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 24 410: The Visigoths under Alaric begin to pillage Rome for three days. According to tradition, the treasures of the Temples taken by the...
This Day, May 13, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
May 13 1333: Birthdate of Reginald III of Guelders, a duchy in the Kingdom of Prussia. In 1349 the Duke of Guelders, was authorized by the Emperor...
This Day, November 1, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
November 1 1179: Philip II is crowned King of France. In 1180, Phillip would order the arrest of all Jews living in his realm based on charges of...
This Day, July 25, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 25 306: Constantine I was proclaimed Roman emperor by his troops. Under the rule of Constantine, Christianity would in effect become the...