JUNE 27 1096: Massacres of the Jews took place in Xanten and Eller (Germany). This was the second massacre at Xanten in a month. Fifty Jews died....
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This Day, October 24, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
OCTOBER 24 51: Birthdate of Titus Flavius Domitianus, who gained fame as the Roman Emperor Domitian. Domitian was the son of Vespasian and the...
This Day, October 8, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
OCTOBER 8 314: In his quest to consolidate his power, Constantine I, the man who will become the first Christian Roman Emperor defeats his rival...
This Day, May 20, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
May 20 68(3rd of Sivan, 3828): During the Great Revolt, Vespasian captured Jericho and slaughtered the Jewish inhabitants. 325: The First...
This Day, June 19, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
JUNE 19 325: Promulgation of the Nicene Creed. The creed dealt with various splits among the various Christian groups and only dealt in a...
This Day, October 10, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
OCTOBER 10 614: Today the fifth Council of Paris “prohibited the Jews from asking or from exercising civic or administrative rights.” 680: At the...
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, September 13, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
September 13 586 BCE (3 Tishrei 3338): On the civil calendar assassination of Gedaliah ben Achikam. He had been appointed Governor of Judea by...
This Day, December 29, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
December 29 584 BCE (10 Tevet 3175): The Babylonian king, Nebuchadnezzar, began his siege of Jerusalem leading to the destruction of the first...