March 26 1027: Coronation of Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor, whose court was the site of religious disputation between Bishop Wazon “the overlord...
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This Day, January 30, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
January 30 1349(10th of Adar, 5109): The Jews of Freilsburg Germany were massacred. 1592: Clement VIII began his papacy during which he enacted...
This Day, May 31, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. and Deb Levin Z"L
May 31 1279 BCE: Ramses II (The Great) (19th dynasty) becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. If you accept the contention that Moses lived from...
This Day, February 10, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
February 10 1163: Baldwin III, the first so-called King of Jerusalem to have been in “the Holy Land” passed away. None of these Crusader monarchs...
This Day, January 24, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
January 24 41: At midday today, Caligula, accompanied by Herod Agrippa, the last Jewish King of Judea, was leaving \ through a covered walkway when...
This Day, September 15, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
September 15 53: Birthdate of Trajan who was Roman emperor from 98 until his death of 117. In the last decade of his rule, Trajan began a campaign...
This Day, January 25, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
January 25 41: Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate. “Claudius rescinded Caligula’s provocative decrees affecting Judean and...
This Day, May 25, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
May 25 1085: Pope Gregory VI passed away. Gregory opposed Henry IV, the Holy Roman Emperor who saw himself as a protector of the Jews. Henry...
This Day, August 11, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 11 1492: Alexander VI is elected Pope. Alexander was one of the Borgia popes. He had reputation for “moral depravity” and was more...