February 4 211: The reign of Septimius Servus, the Roman emperor who outlawed conversions to both Judaism and Christianity in an attempt to unify...
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A Diplomatic Dance – Chris Mitchell | The Daily Rundown with Caitlin Burke
http://youtu.be/dkWG_-At-Mo Iran and the US have agreed on a path aimed at re-starting the Iranian Nuclear Deal. The plan is to synchronize...
This Day, May 5, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
May 5 1028: King Alfonso V of Castile passed away. In 1020, Alfonso had presided over the Council of Leon which adopted laws that created a certain...
This Day, June 13, In Jewish History, By Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
JUNE 13 823: Birthdate of Charles the Bald, who as Holy Roman Emperor refused to comply with anti-Semitic edicts of Amulo, the Archbishop of Lyon....
This Day, September 10, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
September 10 134 CE: The great Talmudic sage, Rabbi Akiva, was taken captive by the Romans, and executed five days later in Caesarea, Israel. Rabbi...
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, March 27, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levi Z"L
March 27 347: Traditional birthdate for Jerome, the priest and theologian best known for the creation of the Vulgate Bible, the Latin translation...
This Day, June 30, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
JUNE 30 713 CE: In Spain, Visigoth nobility which had held out against the invading Moslem forces, throughout the winter of 712 finally surrendered...
This Day, March 7, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
March 7 322BCE:Aristotle passed away. “Aristotle was almost universally held in esteem by the Jews; at one time for his intelligence and mental...