March 19 235: End of the reign of Severus Alexander, the 26th Emperor of the Roman Empire 1191: Eighty Jews were burned at Bray, France for...
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This Day, January 3, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
January 3 106 BCE: Birthdate of Marcus Tullius, the Roman statesman and orator. From the Jewish point of view he was just one more anti-Semitic...
This Day, July 29, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 29 1099: Pope Urban II, the man behind the First Crusade, passed away. Considering the impact of the Crusades on the Jews of Europe, his...
This Day, May 28, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
May 28 408: Emperor Theodosius issued a decree restricting Jewish activities related to Purim. Specifically he banned the burning of Haman’s effigy...
This Day, June 25, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
JUNE 25 615: On three dates that the revolt began in Jerusalem again Khosrau II, the Persian Shah who was “was the last great king of the Sasanian...
This Day, August 26, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 26 1071: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at the Battle of Manzikert. This battle took place during the successful conquest of...
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, February 28, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
February 28 628: Persian Shah Khosrau II who “conquered Jerusalem after a brief siege in 614 during the Byzantine – Sasanian War” came passed away...
This Day, June 28, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
JUNE 28 1320: “Pope John XXII issues Bullarium Romanum, ordering that Jews who convert to Christianity must be allowed to keep their property. The...