JUNE 28 1320: “Pope John XXII issues Bullarium Romanum, ordering that Jews who convert to Christianity must be allowed to keep their property. The...
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This Day, November 2, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
November 2 655: The Ninth Council of Toledo which was held under the auspices of King Recceuith and would adopt a resolution “that all conversos,...
This Day, March 17, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
March 17 796 BCE (1st of Nisan, 2956): Based on computations using the Bible and archaeology, possible date for the death of Jehoash, King of...
This Day, May 11, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
May 11 330: Roman Emperor Constantine I changed the name of the ancient city of Byzantium to Nova Roma (New Rome) as it becomes the capital of the...
This Day, March 8, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
March 8 1126: Alfonso VII is proclaimed king of Castile and Leon, after the death of his mother Urraca. Under the reign of Alfonso Christian Spain...
This Day, July 28, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 28 450:Theodosius II the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Emperor from 408 to 450 passed away. His reign was not a good period for the Jews people....
This Day, October 3, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
OCTOBER 3 1189: Coronation of Richard the Lionheart (King Richard I) of England. “All Jews and women are barred from the coronation ceremony, but...
This Day, December 15, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
DECEMBER 15 37: Birthdate of Nero Claudius Augustus Germanicus 5th emperor of Rome. While legend remembers him as the emperor who fiddled while...
This Day, March 15, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
March 15 457 BCE (12th of Nisan, 3303): Ezra and his followers departed from the River Ahava on their way to Jerusalem. 44 BCE: Julius Caesar was...