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This Day, September 3, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
September 3 175(BCE): Antiochus IV Epiphanes, the Greek King of the Channukah story began his reign today. 141 BCE (18th of Elul, 3619): The fight...
This Day, September 5, In Jewish History in Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
September 5 394: Battle of Frigidus between Emperor Theodosius who ruled the eastern Roman Empire and Eugenius, ruler of the western part of the...
This Day, September 4, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. and Deb Levin Z"L
September 4 476: The German general Odoacer defeated Orestes and deposed the child emperor Romulus Augustus marking the “official end of the Roman...
This Day, March 22, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
March 22 1144: This date marks the first ritual murder libel which took place in in Norwich, England. It set the pattern for subsequent accusations...
This Day, July 25, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 25 306: Constantine I was proclaimed Roman emperor by his troops. Under the rule of Constantine, Christianity would in effect become the...
This Day, February 18, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
February 18 296: Cassius Dio, the namesake of the historian who “frequently records the religious zeal and self-sacrificing spirit of the Jews” and...
This Day, August 26, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 26 1071: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at the Battle of Manzikert. This battle took place during the successful conquest of...
This Day, March 5, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
March 5 363: Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90,000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a campaign which will lead to his own...