JUNE 21 356 B.C.E.: Birthdate of Alexander the Great. Alexander traveled back forth across Judea; first when he went down to conquer Egypt and then...
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This Day, April 21, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 21 753 BCE: According to tradition, on this date Romulus and Remus founded Rome. Considering the impact that Rome would have on the Jewish...
This Day, July 26, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 26 412: “Emperors Theodosius II and Honorius ban compulsion of public service or court appearances for Jews on the Sabbath or any other...
This Day, March 25, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
March 25 972: Sviatoslav I who had conquered the Khazarian kingdom in 969 after which theKhazar Jewish population may have assimilated or migrated...
This Day, May 10, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
May 10 70: During the Siege of Jerusalem, Titus, the commander of the Roman legions and the son of Emperor Vespasian, opens a full-scale assault on...
This Day, June 11, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
JUNE 11 1509: Marriage of King Henry VIII of England and Katherine of Aragon. Before marrying Henry, the Spanish made him promise that he would...
This Day, April 3, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 3 309 B.C.E.: Traditional date for the start of the Seleucid Dynasty. The Seleucid dynasty was one of the dynasties founded after the death...
This Day, June 3, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
June 3 350: Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Rome at the head of a group of...
This Day, May 12, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
May 12 940: Sixty-two you are old Eutychius of Alexandria, the Greek who wrote Nazm al-Jauhar, a history, of what some may consider of dubious...