May 28 408: Emperor Theodosius issued a decree restricting Jewish activities related to Purim. Specifically he banned the burning of Haman’s effigy...
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This Day, June 25, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
JUNE 25 615: On three dates that the revolt began in Jerusalem again Khosrau II, the Persian Shah who was “was the last great king of the Sasanian...
This Day, May 19, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
May 19 363: For a second day in a row, a series of earthquakes that took place along a fault-line stretching from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba...
This Day, February 28, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
February 28 628: Persian Shah Khosrau II who “conquered Jerusalem after a brief siege in 614 during the Byzantine – Sasanian War” came passed away...
This Day, June 28, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
JUNE 28 1320: “Pope John XXII issues Bullarium Romanum, ordering that Jews who convert to Christianity must be allowed to keep their property. The...
This Day, May 21, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
May 21 383: As the emperor struggles to make Christianity the state religion of the Roman Empire he promulgates a law that denies anybody who...
This Day, August 5, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 5 135: Betar fell to the Romans 939: Battle of Alhandic: Cordoban forces conquered the Leonese city of Zamora, Spain with great cost in...
This Day, April 11, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 11 145: Birthdate of Septimius Severus, the “Roman emperor, who according to the Virtual Jewish Library Lucious Septimus Severus treated...
This Day, October 26, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
OCTOBER 26 1235: King Andrew II of Hungary passed away. During the reign of King Andrew II (1205–1235) there were Jewish Chamberlains and mint-,...