OCTOBER 12 539 BCE: The Persian armies of Cyrus the Great captured Babylon. Within the year, Cyrus would make it possible for the Jews to return to...
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This Day, October 23, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
OCTOBER 23 521 BCE (17th of Tishrei): The first Babylonian record of Nebuchadnezzar III the usurper who challenged the rule of Darius, the Persian...
This Day, March 24, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
March 24 809: Harun al-Rashid (Aaron the Upright, Aaron the Just), fifth caliph of the Abbasid Empire who had issued a decree that Jews wear a...
This Day, November 11, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
November 11 603 BCE (7th of Kislev): King Jehoiakim burned the scroll which had been dictated by the prophet Jeremiah to Barcuh ben Heriah. 518...
This Day, August 1, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 1 30 BCE: Mark Antony died. Following the victory of Octavian and Antony over those who had murdered Julius Caesar, Antony became ruler of...
This Day, February 3, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
February 3 19(12th of Adar, 3779): Dedication of the Temple built by King Herod the Great at Jerusalem 1112: Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and...
This Day, May 3, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
May 3 1282 BCE: (28 Nissan 2488): Traditional date marking the fall of the walls of Jericho. 443 BCE (7th of Iyar, 3317): Nehemiah dedicated the...
This Day, April 1, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 1 515 BCE: The Second Temple was inaugurated in Jerusalem (As reported by Jona Lendering) 527: Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew...
This Day, July 31, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 31 904: Thessaloniki, which is also known as Salonica, is sacked and looted by Saracens (an Arab group). The Jewish population of Thessaloniki...