April 9 193: Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum. Severus is the first emperor to ban proselytizing by Jews. ...
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This Day, April 14, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 14 69: Vitellius defeated Emperor Otho in the Battle of Bedriacum and seized the throne and becomes the third Emperor in what is known as the...
This Day, November 30, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
November 30 1215: The Fourth Lateran Council which had been led by Innocent III came to a close. The Fourth Lateran Council made the first official...
This Day, April 5, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 5 855: Today, in what is now part of the state of Israel, “at the banks of the Auja River, Abu'l-Abbas ibn al-Muwaffaq fought against...
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, June 22, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
JUNE 22 217 BCE: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeated Antiochus III at the Battle of Raphia. The Battle of Raphia, also known as the Battle of Gaza, was...
This Day, July 27, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 27 1192: As Richard the Lionheart and Saladin continued their conflict during the Third Crusade, Saladin laid siege to Jaffa. 1214: French...
This Day, January 13, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
January 13 519 BCE: Darius had “a crown made for Zerubbabel out of gold sent by Jews in Babylon.” 915: Birthdate of Al-Hakam II, the second...
This Day, June 16, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
JUNE 16 1221: Massacre of the Jews of Erfurt, Germany which at one time was commemorated as a Fast Day on the 25th of Sivan. 1295: Mahmud Ghazan...