February 24 303: The first official Roman edict for the persecution of Christians was issued by Roman Emperor Galerius Valerius Maximianus. This...
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This Day, January 19, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
January 19 570: Birthdate of Mohammed. Mohammed thought the Jews of Arabia would join his new religion. When they did not, he turned on them in...
This Day, November 5, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
November 5 1271: Birthdate of Mahmud Ghazan, the Mongol ruler whose conversion to Islam in 1295 led to the “Persian Jews in Tabriz” being relegated...
This Day, April 13, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 13 1111: Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. Henry gained power by revolting against his father Henry IV. This was unfortunate for the...
This Day, January 11, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
January 11 66(28th of Tevet, 3826): The Sanhedrin elected Joseph ben Gorion and the High Priest Anan as the administrative heads of the government...
This Day, April 20, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 20 121: Birthdate of Marcus Aurelius 16th Roman emperor. The “Philosopher” Emperor reigned from 161-180 and he was a cut above those who came...
This Day, March 22, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
March 22 1144: This date marks the first ritual murder libel which took place in in Norwich, England. It set the pattern for subsequent accusations...
This Day, February 27, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
February 27 272: Birthdate of Constantinethe Great, RomanEmperor from 306 to 337.Constantineadopted Christianity as the state religion for the...
This Day, July 25, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 25 306: Constantine I was proclaimed Roman emperor by his troops. Under the rule of Constantine, Christianity would in effect become the...