July 11 1174: Amalric I who had been King of Jerusalem since 1162 passed away. During his reign most of the Jews were expelled from Jerusalem; a...
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This Day, September 22, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
September 22 384: Roman Emperors Gratian, Valentinian II, and Theodosius I forbid Jews from buying or owning Christian slaves. If any such slaves...
This Day, December 19, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
December 19 324: Licinius abdicates his position as Emperor leaving Constatine I, “the first Christian Emperor” in control of the Roman Empire much...
This Day, May 6, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
May 6 1313 BCE (1 Iyar 2448): According to tradition, this was the date of the first population survey of the Israelite people taken by Moses. 124...
This Day, April 2, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 2 742: Birthdate of Charlemagne. Charlemagne was both King of the Franks and the first Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. Despite pressure...
This Day, September 29, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
September 29 522 BCE: Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta, securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. The success of Darius...
This Day, December 23, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
December 23 800:Today,Leo III, the Pope whose aggressive plan to crown Charlemagne gave the Jews of the Rhineland a comparatively benign ruler “took...
This Day July 7, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 7 1274: Pope Gregory X confirmed a bull issued in 1272 banning charges of blood ritual. 1307: King Edward I, the monarch who expelled the...
This Day, October 27 by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
OCTOBER 27 312: Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross which will join the Sword of Constantine to the Cross...