July 7 1274: Pope Gregory X confirmed a bull issued in 1272 banning charges of blood ritual. 1307: King Edward I, the monarch who expelled the...
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This Day, August 24, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 24 410: The Visigoths under Alaric begin to pillage Rome for three days. According to tradition, the treasures of the Temples taken by the...
This Day, August 15, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 15 423: Honorious Flavius, the Western Roman Emperor who confiscated gold and silver which had been collected by the synagogues to be sent...
This exhibit tells the history of enslaved labor at Melrose in Natchez, Miss.
(Click on image to enlarge.)Dr. David Slay, chief of interpretation for the Natchez National Historical Park, is pictured at the Melrose slave...
This Day, November 7, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
November 7 305 B.C.E.: Ptolemy, a Macedonian general who had fought by the side of Alexander the Great, became King of Egypt. Alexander’s empire...
This Day, October 20, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
OCTOBER 20 1409 BCE (10 Cheshvan 2351): This is the traditional date of the death of Gad, son of Jacob, one of the Twelve Tribes (born 2196). ...
This Day, May 6, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
May 6 1313 BCE (1 Iyar 2448): According to tradition, this was the date of the first population survey of the Israelite people taken by Moses. 124...
‘Bend the Arc of History Toward Freedom’: House Freedom Caucus Explains Aim to Defend the Forgotten
http://youtu.be/V-6gW7ZXrto WASHINGTON, D.C. – The dividing lines on Capitol Hill are typically red and blue, but within each party are caucuses...
Israel, Most Persecuted Nation In History: Part 1 of 3 :: By Ron Ferguson
I am going to post a 3-Part series on Psalm 129. I have been giving messages on “The Songs of Ascent,” but Psalm 129 seems very appropriate at this...