July 4 925: Moslems raided Oria as part of their attacks on Italy. Ten rabbinical leaders were killed and many others were taken into captivity,...
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This Day, May 17, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
May 17 142 BCE: “Simon the Hasmonean captured the citadel of Jerusalem and expelled its Syrian garrison ad the Hellenized Jews” who had fought with...
This Day, May 8, In Jewish History by Mitchell and Deb Levin Z"L
May 8 336: Emperor Constantine prohibits Jews from negatively interacting with their co-religionists who have converted to Christianity. "Jews are...
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, August 23, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 23 634: Umar began his reign as the second Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate. Umar overturned the ban on Jews worshipping in Jerusalem. Not...
The Worst Persecution in History
http://youtu.be/JvHtI7ymtjo Soon a war will occur in Heaven that will result in the worst persecution the world has ever known or ever will know....
This Week in AG History — June 10, 1973
Robbie Risner, raised in an AG home, was one of the most decorated U.S. pilots in the Korean and Vietnam wars -- his life story was shared in the...
This Day, October 21, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
OCTOBER 21 1553 BCE (11 Cheshvan 2207): On the civil calendar, this date marked the death of Rachel, the matriarch and wife of Jacob, at the age of...
This Day, November 14, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
November 14 109 BCE (25 Cheshvan, 3652): John Hyrcanus defeated the Samaritans in Samaria and destroyed their temple. The Samaritans were a mixed...