This Day, January 21, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
January 21763: Thirteen years after coming to power, the Abbasids defeated the Alids at the Battle of Bakhamra, ending this challenge to their Caliphate. The Abbasid Dynasty lasted for approximately...
View ArticleThis Day, January, 22, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
January 221167(23rdof Shevat, 4927): Ibn-Ezra passed away at the age of 78 in Calahorra which was on the border between Navarre and Aragon. There is no way that any entry could do justice to this...
View ArticleThis Day, January 23, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
January 23393: Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor. “Under the rule of Theodosius and his sons… the Christian church consolidated its position as the sole...
View ArticleThis Day, January 24, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
January 24 41: Roman Emperor Caligula is murdered by the Praetorian Guard. Caligula’s treatment of the Jews does not qualify him as an anti-Semite since he was “a certifiable nut case” who murdered...
View ArticleThis Day, January 25, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
January 2541: Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate. “Claudius rescinded Caligula’s provocative decrees affecting Judean and reaffirmed Jewish rights throughout the rest of the Roman...
View ArticleThis Day, January 26, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
January 261531: Three tremors shake Portugal and numerous houses are destroyed in Lisbon by an earthquake which the Pope and others believe confirm the prediction of suffering made by Solomon Molcho...
View ArticleThis Day, January 27, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
January 27 98: Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. The second of the three Jewish revolts against Roman authority took place at the end of Trajan’s reign. This second revolt took...
View ArticleThis Day, January 28, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
January 28 814: Charlemagne passed away. The grandson of Charles Martel was one of the greatest European rulers during the Dark Ages. There was nothing Dark about his treatment of the Jews. For the...
View ArticleThis Day, January 29, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
January 29904: Sergius III began his papacy during which Jews first began settling at Mayence, Germany in 906.1421(17th of Shevat, 5181):The Jews of Sargossa, Spain were spared from slaughter at the...
View ArticleThis Day, January 30, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
January 301349: The Jews of Freilsburg Germany were massacred.1592: Clement VIII began his papacy during which enacted numerous anti-Jews moving including the issuance of Cum Saepe Accidere, a papal...
View ArticleThis Day, January 31, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
January 31314: Sylvester I whose name is “the Israeli term for New Year’s night celebrations” began his papacy“The Israeli term for New Year’s night celebrations, “Sylvester,” was the name of the...
View ArticleThis Day, February 1, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
February 1682: Visigoth King Erwig pressed for the "utter extirpation of the pest of the Jews," and made it illegal to practice any Jewish rites in an area that corresponds to much of modern day...
View ArticleThis Day, February 2, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
February 2 506: Alaric II, eighth king of the Visigoths promulgated The Breviary of Alaric (Breviarium Alaricianum or Lex Romana Visigothorum) a collection of Roman law that included thesixteen books...
View ArticleThis Day, February 3, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
February 319(12th of Adar, 3779): Dedication of the Temple built by King Herod the Great at Jerusalem1112: Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry, uniting the fortunes of those...
View ArticleThis Day, February 4, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
February 4211: The reign of Septimius Servus, the Roman emperor who outlawed conversions to both Judaism and Christianity in an attempt to unify his crumbling empire, came to an end.362: Roman Emperor...
View ArticleThis Day, February 5, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
February 51265: Clement IV began his papacy during which he “authorized the Spanish Inquisition to investigate the live of Jewish people, especially those who had chosen to join the Catholic Church.”...
View ArticleThis Day, Feburary 6, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
February 6 337: Julius I began his papacy during which “he officially declared that the birth of Jesus would be celebrated on the 25thof December.”http://www.whychristmas.com/customs/25th.shtml1095:...
View ArticleThis Day, February 7, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
February 7457: Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. As can be seen from this decree, Leo was no friend of the Jewish people. "Therefore We, desiring to accomplish what Our Father failed to...
View ArticleThis Day, February 8, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
February 8421: Constantius III becomes co-Emperor of the Western Roman Empire serving as co-Emperor with Honorius. Constantinius only reigned for 7 months, but during his long tenure Honorius was no...
View ArticleThis Day, February 9, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
February 9474: Zeno was crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. “The feeling of Emperor Zeno towards the Jews is illustrated by a remark made at the races of Antioch. After a mob murdered many...
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