This Day, July 6, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 61189: Henry II, King of England, passed away. Compared to those who followed him to the throne, Henry’s treatment of his Jewish subjects was comparatively benign. (The emphasis is on...
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July 71274: Pope Gregory X confirmed a bull issued in 1272 banning charges of blood ritual.1307: King Edward I, the monarch who expelled the Jews from England, died.1320: In Pastoureaux (Southern...
View ArticleThis Day, July 8, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 81099: In a move reminiscent of Joshua at Jericho, during the First Crusade 15,000 starving Christian soldiers march in religious procession around Jerusalem as the Muslim defenders look on. This...
View ArticleThis Day, July 9, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 9118: Hadrian, Rome's new emperor, made his entry into the Imperial City. Regardless of how history remembers him, for Jews, Hadrian is the Emperor who helped to start the Third Rebellion against...
View ArticleThis Day, July 10, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 1048 BCE: In his war with Pompey, Julius Caesar barely avoids defeat at the Battle of Dyrrhachium. A month later, after regrouping his forces, Caesar defeated Pompey at the Battle of Pharsalus....
View ArticleThis Day, July 11, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 111174: Amalric I who had been King of Jerusalem since 1162 passed away. During his reign most of the Jews were expelled from Jerusalem; a ban that would last until 1175.1244:“Khorezmian Turkish...
View ArticleThis Day, July 12, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 1270: The armies of Titus attacked the walls of Jerusalem after a six-month siege and three days later they breached the walls, which enabled the army to destroy the Second Temple.1191: The armies...
View ArticleThis Day, July 13, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 13100 BCE: Birthdate of Julius Caesar. When Caesar and Pompey fought for control of the Empire, the Jews supported Caesar because of the evil Pompey had done to the Jewish people including...
View ArticleThis Day, July 14, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 141086: 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, Jews reportedly made their first appearance in the...
View ArticleThis Day, July 15, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 15763 BCE: Forty-one years before their conquest of Israel, the Assyrians observe and record a solar eclipse which is the basis for much of the dating of activities in the Fertile Crescent,...
View ArticleThis Day, July 16, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 16622: The Prophet Mohammed begins his Hijra from Mecca to Medina. This marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar. The importance of this to Jewish history should require no explanation.1099:...
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