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...
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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...
This Day, February 18, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
February 18 296: Cassius Dio, the namesake of the historian who “frequently records the religious zeal and self-sacrificing spirit of the Jews” and...
This Day, August 26, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 26 1071: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at the Battle of Manzikert. This battle took place during the successful conquest of...
This Day, March 5, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
March 5 363: Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90,000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a campaign which will lead to his own...
This Day, May 26, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
May 26 1096(1st of Sivan): The Crusaders massacred the Jews of Neuss, Germany 1135: Alfonso VII of León and Castile was crowned in the Cathedral...
This Day, February 24, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
February 24 303: The first official Roman edict for the persecution of Christians was issued by Roman Emperor Galerius Valerius Maximianus. This...
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...