This Day, July 26, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 26 412: “Emperors Theodosius II and Honorius ban compulsion of public service or court appearances for Jews on the Sabbath or any other Jewish holy day. Thus all legal issues involving Jews must...
View ArticleThis Day, July 27, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 271192: As Richard the Lionheart and Saladin continued their conflict during the Third Crusade, Saladin laid siege to Jaffa.1214: French King Phillip II defeats the forces headed by Otto IV, the...
View ArticleThis Day, July 28, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 28450: Theodosius II the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Emperor from 408 to 450 passed away. His reign was not a good period for the Jews people. In 425 “on the death of the Jewish Patriarch Gamaliel...
View ArticleThis Day, July 29, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 291099: Pope Urban II, the man behind the First Crusade, passed away. Considering the impact of the Crusades on the Jews of Europe, his impact on Jewish history is self-obvious.1108: Philip I,...
View ArticleThis Day, July 30, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 30 762:Caliph Al Mansur founded the city of Baghdad. By the start of the 10th century wealthy...
View ArticleThis Day, July 31, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 31904: Thessaloniki, which is also known as Salonica, is sacked and looted by Saracens (an Arab group). The Jewish population of Thessaloniki dates back at least to the first century of the...
View ArticleThis Day, August 1, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 130 BCE: Mark Antony died. Following the victory of Octavian and Antony over those who had murdered Julius Caesar, Antony became ruler of the Eastern half of the Roman Empire. Antony did name...
View ArticleThis Day, August 2, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 2 338 BCE: A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Battle of Chaeronea, securing Macedonian hegemony in Greece and the Aegean. Phillip was...
View ArticleThis Day, August 3, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 38 C.E.: Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. As the stepson of Augustus, Tiberius would become Caesar four years after this victory. Tiberius did appoint...
View ArticleThis Day, August 4, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 470: According to some record, the date on the secular calendar when the Second Temple was destroyed by the Romans.367: Gratian, son of Roman Emperor Valentinian I, is named co-August by his...
View ArticleThis Day, August 5, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 5135: Betar fell to the Romanshttp://www.jewishmag.com/135mag/beitar/beitar.htmhttp://archaeology.tau.ac.il/?page_id=20491100: Henry I is crowned King of England at Westminster Abby. During...
View ArticleThis Day, August 6, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 6412: Roman emperors Honorius and Theodosius II command that Jews should not be persecuted because of their religion or have their property confiscated without cause but Jews are warned not “to...
View ArticleThis Day, August 7, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 7117: The Roman Emperor Trajan passed away. Trajan came to think of himself as another Alexander the Great and moved east towards Babylonia with the intent of extending the boundaries of the...
View ArticleThis Day, August 8, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 8 117 C.E.: Hadrian named Emperor of the Roman Empire. He is remembered as the man who accepted the limits of the Roman empire, as can be seen by the construction of Hadrian’s Wall in what is...
View ArticleThis Day, August 9, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 948 B.C.E.: Julius Caesar defeated Pompey at the battle of Parsalus. This victory helped to cement Caesar’s position and put an end to Pompey. Considering Pompey’s behavior towards the Jews,...
View ArticleThis Day, August 10, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 10 612 BCE: Sinsharishkun, King of the Assyrian Empire was killed and his capital city of Nineveh was destroyed. This is the same Assyria that destroyed the Northern Kingdom and laid siege to...
View ArticleThis Day, August 17, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. and Deb Levin Z"L
Due to a record 120 mile an hour storm in Cedar Rapids, home of the blog we have suspended publication effective August 10. It is the first time we have not posted in 16 years. Hopefully, at some...
View ArticleThis Day, September 1, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
September 1September is an auspicious month in terms of Jewish History. Like most things in the world of Jews, it is a mixed bag-- a combination of the bitter and the sweet. Today we mark the...
View ArticleThis Day, September 2, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
September 244 BCE: Cicero delivers the first of his fourteen Philippics (oratorical attacks) on Mark Antony. He will make 14 of them over the next several months. From a Jewish perspective it might be...
View ArticleThis Day, September 3, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
September 3 141 BCE (18th of Elul, 3619): The fight begun by Matthias and Judah came to a successful conclusion when Simon was elected High Priest and was recognized as the governing authority of an...
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