September 23 484 BCE: Birthdate of the very influential Greek playwright Euripides. Wherever Greek culture spread, writers attempted to create...
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This Day, September 22, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
September 22 384: Roman Emperors Gratian, Valentinian II, and Theodosius I forbid Jews from buying or owning Christian slaves. If any such slaves...
This Day, September 21, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
September 21 19 BCE: Virgil, the classical Roman poet passes away. Eclogue 4, the so-called Messianic Eclogue, is the best known of Virgil’s...
This Day, September 20, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
September 20 357 B.C.E.: Birthdate of Alexander the Great. Alexander's eastern conquests would bring the Jews in contact with Greek Culture. The...
This Day, September 19, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
September 19 335: Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his Uncle Constantine I who had turned the Roman Empire into a Christian entity....
This Day, September 18, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
September 18 825 BCE: The Jewish people began a 14-day celebration to dedicate the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. The Temple project was initiated by...
This Day, September 17, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
September 17 1183: As Christians and Muslims jockey for control of what is really the homeland of the Jews, Saladin left Damascus with a large army...
This Day, September 16, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
September 16 1380: King Charles V of France died. Charles ruled during a very difficult time in French history – the 14th century – that included...
This Day, September 15, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
September 15 53: Birthdate of Trajan who was Roman emperor from 98 until his death of 117. In the last decade of his rule, Trajan began a campaign...