April 11 145: Birthdate of Septimius Severus, the “Roman emperor, who according to the Virtual Jewish Library Lucious Septimus Severus treated...
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This Day, June 8, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
JUNE 8 66 CE: Jewish insurgent forces captured the fortress of Antonia in Jerusalem. This battle marked the outbreak of the Jewish revolt against...
This Day, February 26, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
February 26 11 BCE: According to some sources, the day on which Herod dedicates the renovated Holy Temple in Jerusalem. According to Heinrich...
This Day, May 14, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin
May 14 1141: As he journeyed towards Jerusalem, Yehuda Halevi set sail for Palestine today from Alexandria, Egypt. According to legend, Halevi was...
This Day, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 9 193: Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum. Severus is the first emperor to ban proselytizing by Jews. ...
This Day, April 14, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 14 69: Vitellius defeated Emperor Otho in the Battle of Bedriacum and seized the throne and becomes the third Emperor in what is known as the...
This Day, November 30, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
November 30 1215: The Fourth Lateran Council which had been led by Innocent III came to a close. The Fourth Lateran Council made the first official...
This Day, April 5, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 5 855: Today, in what is now part of the state of Israel, “at the banks of the Auja River, Abu'l-Abbas ibn al-Muwaffaq fought against...
This Day, September 17, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
September 17 1183: As Christians and Muslims jockey for control of what is really the homeland of the Jews, Saladin left Damascus with a large army...