September 22 384: Roman Emperors Gratian, Valentinian II, and Theodosius I forbid Jews from buying or owning Christian slaves. If any such slaves...
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This Day, December 19, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
December 19 324: Licinius abdicates his position as Emperor leaving Constatine I, “the first Christian Emperor” in control of the Roman Empire much...
This Day, May 6, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
May 6 1313 BCE (1 Iyar 2448): According to tradition, this was the date of the first population survey of the Israelite people taken by Moses. 124...
This Day, April 2, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 2 742: Birthdate of Charlemagne. Charlemagne was both King of the Franks and the first Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. Despite pressure...
This Day, September 29, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
September 29 522 BCE: Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta, securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. The success of Darius...
This Day, December 23, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
December 23 800:Today,Leo III, the Pope whose aggressive plan to crown Charlemagne gave the Jews of the Rhineland a comparatively benign ruler “took...
This Day July 7, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 7 1274: Pope Gregory X confirmed a bull issued in 1272 banning charges of blood ritual. 1307: King Edward I, the monarch who expelled the...
This Day, October 27 by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
OCTOBER 27 312: Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross which will join the Sword of Constantine to the Cross...
This Day, August 24, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 24 410: The Visigoths under Alaric begin to pillage Rome for three days. According to tradition, the treasures of the Temples taken by the...