This Day, April 14, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 1469: Vitellius defeated Emperor Otho in the Battle of Bedriacum and seized the throne and becomes the third Emperor in what is known as the Year of the Four Emperors. Vitellius’ rise to power...
View ArticleThis Day, April 15, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 151191: Coronation of Henry VI as Holy Roman Emperor during whose reign anti-Semitic riots took place stretching from the districts along the Rhine all the way to Vienna. Ephraim Ben Jacob of...
View ArticleThis Day, April 16, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 161457 BCE: Egyptian forces under Thutmose III defeated a group of rebellious Canaanite Vassal States at the Battle of Megiddo. This would have taken place while the Israelites were slaves in...
View ArticleThis Day, April 17, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 1744: Birthdate of Pope Evaristus, who was “born in Greece of a Jewish father named Juda, who was originally from the city of Bethlehem and who reigned for thirteen years, six months and two...
View ArticleThis Day, April 18, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 18 383: The Roman Emperors ended the exemption Jewish religious leaders enjoyed from compulsory public service. "The order which Jewish men flatter themselves with and which gives them immunity...
View ArticleThis Day, April 19, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 19According to one web-site, April 19th is one of the blackest days on the Jewish calendar. From the 11th century (1014) through the 20th century (1943) this date is remembered for the atrocities...
View ArticleThis Day, April 20, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 20121: Birthdate of Marcus Aurelius 16th Roman emperor. The “Philosopher” Emperor reigned from 161-180 and he was a cut above those who came before and after him. But he had a low opinion of...
View ArticleThis Day, April 21, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 21753 BCE: According to tradition, on this date Romulus and Remus founded Rome. Considering the impact that Rome would have on the Jewish people this date is worth noting. 586: Ricard I became...
View ArticleThis Day, April 22, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 22404: Emperors Arcadius and Honorius limit the opportunities of Jews to serve the Empire when they issue the following: "We decree that the Jews and Samaritans who flatter themselves with the...
View ArticleThis Day, April 23, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 23 0034: According to Sir Isaac Newton, this is the date of the crucifixion of Jesus.1185: Birthdate Alfonzo II, the third King of Portugal who was part of a dynasty that who provided a...
View ArticleThis Day, April 24, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 2470: During the Jewish rebellion against Rome, Roman legions break through Jerusalem’s middle wall, but are driven back by the Jewish defenders. 396: As conditions for the Jews in the Roman...
View ArticleThis Day, April 25, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 25693: Opening session of the Sixteenth Council of Toledo which, before its close, would add more regulations that would prove oppressive to the Jews living under the Visigoths. This Visigoth...
View ArticleThis Day, April 26, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 26121: Birthdate of Marcus Aurelius the Roman Emperor who described the Jews as being “stinking and tumultuous.” 1198: Frederick I, Duke of Austria who employed a Jew named Schlom as his master...
View ArticleThis Day, April 27, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 27 399 BCE: Socrates drank hemlock as he carried out the death penalty that had been imposed on him by the government. For centuries to come some Jews would study Socrates and other Greeks, in...
View ArticleThis Day, April 28, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 2866: After stealing money from the Temple Treasury, the Roman Procurator Gessius Florus allowed his troops to “loot the Upper Market” of Jerusalem. He also unleashed his Cohorts on the crowds of...
View ArticleThis Day, April 29, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 29711: According to some sources the date on which an army led by Tariq ibn Ziyad landed at Gibraltar marking the start of the Moslem conquest of the Iberian Peninsula with all that would come to...
View ArticleThis Day, April 30, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 30313: Licinius defeated Maximinus at the Battle of Tzirallum, thus making him the Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire. The Emperor of the Western Roman Empire was his brother-in-law,...
View ArticleThis Day, May 1, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
May 1305: Due to age and ill health and a desire to provide stability for the Roman Empire Diocletian resigned as Emperor of Rome. Relatively speaking, Diocletian’s reign was a positive period for...
View ArticleThis Day, May 2, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
May 2373: “Bishop Athanasius of Alexandria…aggressive opponent of Arianism and polemicist against Judaism died today.” 693: The Sixteenth Council of Toledo, which had opened on April 25, met for the...
View ArticleThis Day, May 3, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
May 31282 BCE: (28 Nissan 2488): Traditional date marking the fall of the walls of Jericho.443 BCE (7th of Iyar, 3317): Nehemiah dedicated the newly built walls that had been built around...
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