August 22 70: According to Josephus, Titus began the battering operations against the wall of the Temple Court 6:4) 634: Abu Bakr, the...
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This Day, April 23, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 23 0034: According to Sir Isaac Newton, this is the date of the crucifixion of Jesus. 1185: Birthdate Alfonzo II, the third King of...
This Day, July 27, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 27 1192: As Richard the Lionheart and Saladin continued their conflict during the Third Crusade, Saladin laid siege to Jaffa. 1214: French...
This Day, December 28, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
December 28 1235: A ritual murder massacre at Fulda resulted in the death of 32 Jews. The Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire established an...
This Day, June 9, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
JUNE 9 68: The Emperor Nero died in Rome. Nero had appointed four governors of Judea each of whom was crueler and greedier than his predecessor....
This Day, January 29, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
January 29 904: Sergius III began his papacy during which Jews first began settling at Mayence, Germany in 906. 1258: “The Mongols under Chinese...
This Day, May 7, in Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
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...
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...