OCTOBER 3 1189: Coronation of Richard the Lionheart (King Richard I) of England. “All Jews and women are barred from the coronation ceremony, but...
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This Day, December 15, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
DECEMBER 15 37: Birthdate of Nero Claudius Augustus Germanicus 5th emperor of Rome. While legend remembers him as the emperor who fiddled while...
This Day, March 15, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
March 15 457 BCE (12th of Nisan, 3303): Ezra and his followers departed from the River Ahava on their way to Jerusalem. 44 BCE: Julius Caesar was...
This Day, June 7, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
JUNE 7421: Theodosius II, the Emperor whose code sought to reinforce Christianity as the state religion at the expense of Judaism, married Aelia...
This Day, October 6, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
OCTOBER 6 877: Charles the Bald, King of France, passed away. Regardless of whatever others may think of him, Charles the Bald, who was King of...
This Day, April 30, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 30 313: Licinius defeated Maximinus at the Battle of Tzirallum, thus making him the Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire. The Emperor of the...
This Day, April 22, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 22 404: Emperors Arcadius and Honorius limit the opportunities of Jews to serve the Empire when they issue the following: "We decree that the...
This Day, April 8, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 8 73(15th of Nisan, 3833): The Great Revolt came to an end today when the defenders of Masada completed their murder/suicide pact 217:...
This Day, June 1, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
June 1 987: Hugh Capet was elected King of France making him the first of the Capetians. During this period, power lay with the nobles and the...