December 25 0337(14th of Tevet, 4098): Earliest possible date on which Christmas was reported to have been celebrated on December 25th. 496:...
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This Day, December 9, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
December 9 1212: In Mainz, coronation of Frederick II as King of Germany during whose reign the Jewish “community of Austria began to flourish” due...
This Day, May 16, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
May 16 0942(21st of Iyar, 4702): Saadia Gaon passed away. Born in 882, Saadia Gaon was the head of the Talmudic Academy of Sura (Babylonia). He was...
This Day, April 21, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 21 753 BCE: According to tradition, on this date Romulus and Remus founded Rome. Considering the impact that Rome would have on the Jewish...
This Day, March 29, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
March 29 835 BCE (1st of Nisan, 2926): According to some Joash assumed the throne as King of Judah 1188: Emperor Frederick was convinced (both...
This Day, September 28, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
September 28 48 B.C.E.: Pompey the Great was assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. While many Roman leaders get...
This Day, June 12, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
JUNE 12 816: Leo III, the Pope whose aggressive plan to crown Charlemagne gave the Jews of the Rhineland a comparatively benign ruler, passed away...
This Day, December 11, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
DECEMBER 11 321: A letter from Emperor Constantine the Great regarding special taxes of this date provides the first evidence of Jews along the...
This Day, July 14, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 14 1086: 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,...