November 13 354: Birthdate of St. Augustine of Hippo. While St. Augustine may be held in high regard by the Roman Catholic Church, he held the Jews...
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This Day, February 29, In Jewish History by Mitchell A Levin and Deb Levin Z"L
February 29 1236: In Narbonne (France), an attack on the Jewish quarter occurred after a Jew accidentally killed a Gentile during an argument. The...
This Day, March 11, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
March 11 222: Severus Alexander began his reign as Roman Emperor during which a table in Intercisa (Hungary) was inscribed as follows: “To the...
This Day, January 15, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
January 15 588 BCE: On the secular calendar, Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah's reign. The siege lasts until...
This Day, July 8, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 8 1099: In a move reminiscent of Joshua at Jericho, during the First Crusade 15,000 starving Christian soldiers march in religious procession...
This Day, June 19, In Jewish History, by Mitchell A. and Deb Levin Z"L
JUNE 19 325: Promulgation of the Nicene Creed. The creed dealt with various splits among the various Christian groups and only dealt in a...
This Day, July 24, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 24 1148: Louis VII of France lays siege to Damascus during the Second Crusade. The Second Crusade gained nothing for the Christians. The...
This Day, September 11, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
September 11 813: Coronation of Louis the Pious who “faithful to the principles of his father Charlemagne and granted strict protection to Jews,...
This Day, December 14, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
DECEMBER 14 164 BCE (3597): On the secular calendar date on which Judah Maccabee restored the service in the Temple in Jerusalem. 1243: “King...