May 7 833 BCE (2 Iyar 2928): Traditional date on which King Solomon began building the Temple in Jerusalem. 351: Gallus, who had been appointed...
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This Day, August 27, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 27 410: The sacking of Rome by the Visigoths ends after three days. Some view the Visigoths as just one more group of barbarians that helped...
This Day, June 21, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
JUNE 21 356 B.C.E.: Birthdate of Alexander the Great. Alexander traveled back forth across Judea; first when he went down to conquer Egypt and then...
This Day, July 10, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 10 48 BCE: In his war with Pompey, Julius Caesar barely avoids defeat at the Battle of Dyrrhachium. A month later, after regrouping his...
This Day, November 22, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
November 22 1220: Frederick II, who would become the protector of the Jews in Frankfurt in 1236, was crowned Holy Roman Emperor today by Honorius...
This Day, June 18, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
JUNE 18 1155: In Rome, the coronation of Frederick Barbarossa makes him the Holy Roman Emperor. Compared to other medieval monarchs, Frederick’s...
This Day, October 14, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
OCTOBER 14 680: Wamba, the Visigoth King of Hispania, abdicated. During his reign, he issued an order expelling the Jews from Spain. This was part...
This Day, June 29, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
JUNE 29 1096: Crusaders massacred the Jews of Mehr. 1106: Moses Sephardi was baptized at Huseca, Spain and took the name of Petrus Alphonsi, the...
This Day, March 29, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
March 29 835 BCE (1st of Nisan, 2926): According to some Joash assumed the throne as King of Judah 1188: Emperor Frederick was convinced (both...