February 4 211: The reign of Septimius Servus, the Roman emperor who outlawed conversions to both Judaism and Christianity in an attempt to unify...
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This Day, May 5, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
May 5 1028: King Alfonso V of Castile passed away. In 1020, Alfonso had presided over the Council of Leon which adopted laws that created a certain...
This Day, June 13, In Jewish History, By Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
JUNE 13 823: Birthdate of Charles the Bald, who as Holy Roman Emperor refused to comply with anti-Semitic edicts of Amulo, the Archbishop of Lyon....
This Day, September 10, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
September 10 134 CE: The great Talmudic sage, Rabbi Akiva, was taken captive by the Romans, and executed five days later in Caesarea, Israel. Rabbi...
This Day, June 14, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
JUNE 14 1287: Kublai Khan defeated the force of Nayan and other traditionalist Borjigin princes in East Mongolia and Manchuria. It is quite...
This Day, June 30, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
JUNE 30 713 CE: In Spain, Visigoth nobility which had held out against the invading Moslem forces, throughout the winter of 712 finally surrendered...
This Day, March 7, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
March 7 322BCE:Aristotle passed away. “Aristotle was almost universally held in esteem by the Jews; at one time for his intelligence and mental...
This Day, June 15, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
JUNE 15 1215: King John of England puts his seal to the Magna Carta. The Great Charter which is supposed to be one of the cornerstones of English...
This Day, March 28, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
March 28 364: Roman Emperor Valentinian I appoints his brother Flavius Valens co-emperor dividing the Roman Empire between two rulers. Valens, The...