February 22 In Jewish History 1290 BCE: The coronation of Ramses II, who, according to some, is the Pharaoh of the Exodus. Since the Bible does not mention the Pharaoh by name, Ramses is not the only candidate. In addition to which, there is some debate among Egyptologist as to when Ramses actually came to power. Tovább »
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This Day, February 21, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
February 21 In Jewish History 362: Athanasius returns to Alexandria so he can lead the fight against various Christian heretics such as the Arians. His negative views about the Jews were really part of his fight against Christian heritics. Tovább »
This Day, February 20, In Jewish History
February 20 In Jewish History 1422: Pope Martin V (1417-31) issued a Bull reminding Christians that Christianity was derived from Judaism and warned the Friars not to incite against the Jews. The Bull was withdrawn the following year alleging that the Jews of Rome attained the Bull by fraud. Tovább »
This Day, February 19, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
February 19 In Jewish History 842: The Medieval Iconoclastic Controversy ended, when a Council in Constantinople formally reinstated the veneration of images (icons) in the churches. This debate over icons is often considered the last event which led to the Great Schism between the Eastern and Western Churches. Tovább »
This Day, February 18, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
February 18 In Jewish History 1229: During The Sixth Crusade, Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor signed a ten-year truce with al-Kamil, regaining Jerusalem, Nazareth, and Bethlehem with neither military engagements nor support from the papacy. Tovább »
This Day, February 17, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
February 17 In Jewish History 1772: First partition of Poland by Russia, Prussia and Austria. The multi-parted partition of Poland would mean the demise of the Polish nation until after World War I. Tovább »
This Day, February 16, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
February 16 In Jewish History 1086: In response to a solar eclipse, citizens of Sicily burn torches and lamps during normal daylight hours. Jews would have been among those burning these lights. They had been living in Sicily since the end of the Great Revolt in 70 when they came to the island as slaves. Jews lived at Palermo, Syracuse and Catania. Tovább »
This Day, February 15, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
February 15 399 BCE: The philosopher Socrates is sentenced to death. No, Socrates was not Jewish and he did not know about what were the “Israelites” of his day. However, Socrates would be one of those Greek philosophers whose teachings would challenge and influence Jewish thinkers and philosophers. Tovább »
This Day, February 14, In Jewish History at Mitchell A. Levin
February 14 In Jewish History 1014: Henry II who was already King of Germany and King of Italy was crowned as Emperor of the Holy Roman Emperor. The first serious persecution of the Jew in Germany began at the start of the 11th century under the reign of Henry. Tovább »
This Day, February 13, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
February 13 In Jewish History 1195: This day marked the Speyer (German) ritual-murder libel. Although there was no proof of any wrongdoing, the Rabbi’s daughter was dismembered and her body was hung in the market place for a few days. The rabbi, along with many others, was killed and their houses burned. Tovább »
This Day, February 12, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
February 12 In Jewish History 553: Byzantine Emperor Justinian ordered the public reading of the Greek translation to Parshat Hashavuah (weekly Torah portion) on Shabbat morning and prohibited Rabbis from giving drashot on the Torah portion.1481: The first Auto de Fe took place in Seville, Spain. Tovább »
This Day, February 11, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
February 11 In Jewish History55: Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, heir to the Roman Emperorship, dies under mysterious circumstances in Rome clearing the way for Nero to become Emperor Would things have been better or worse if Britannicus had Tovább »
This Day, February 10, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
February 10 In Mitchell A. Levin 1258: Mongols overran Baghdad, burning it to the ground and killing 10,000 citizens. This marked the beginning of the Il-khan (Mongol) Dynasty in Persia. The Dynasty lasted until 1335. With the conquest of Baghdad by the grandson of Genghis Khan, the Mongol dynasty replaced the Abbasids. Tovább »
This Day, February 9, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
February 9 In Jewish History 474: Zeno was crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. “The feeling of Emperor Zeno towards the Jews is illustrated by a remark made at the races of Antioch. Tovább »
This Day, February 8, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
February 8 In Jewish History 1291: Birthdate of King Alfonso IV of Portugal who increased the taxes paid by the Jews, load to “reinstituted the dormant requirement that Jews wear an identifying yellow badge, and restricted their freedom to emigrate. Tovább »
This Day, February 7, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
February 7 In Jewish History 457: Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. As can be seen from this decree, Leo was no friend of the Jewish people. Tovább »
This Day, February 6, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
February 6 In Jewish History 1095: Henry IV of Germany who issued a charter to the Jews and a decree against forced baptism. He desired to protect the Jews even during the Crusades and granted favorable conditions wherever possible. He also permitted forcibly baptized Jews to return to Judaism. Tovább »
This Day, February 5, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
February 5 In Jewish History 1428: King Alfonso V, ordered Sicily’s Jews to attend conversion sermons.1576: Henry of Navarre, who will become Henry IV, converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Tovább »
This Day, February 4, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
February 4 In Jewish History362: Roman Emperor Julian promulgates an edict that recognizes equal rights to all the religions in the Roman Empire. Known as Julian the Apostate, Julian effectively undid the edicts of Constantine that had made Christianity the religion of the Roman Empire. Tovább »
This Day, February 3, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
February 3 In Jewish History 1112: Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry, uniting the fortunes of those two states. According to archaeological evidence, Jews had been living in both Barcelona and Provence since the first century of the Common Era. Tovább »
This Day, February 2, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
February 2 In Jewish History 506: Alaric II, eighth king of the Visigoths promulgated The Breviary of Alaric (Breviarium Alaricianum or Lex Romana Visigothorum) a collection of Roman law that included the sixteen books of the Codex Theodosianus complete with all of its anti-Semitic laws. Tovább »
This Day, February 1, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
February 1 In Jewish History 682: Visigoth King Erwig pressed for the “utter extirpation of the pest of the Jews,” and made it illegal to practice any Jewish rites in an area that corresponds to much of modern day Spain. Tovább »
This Day, January 31, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
January 31 In Jewish History 439: Promulgation of the Code of Theodosius II in the Byzantine Empire. This was the first imperial compilation of anti- Jewish laws since Constantine. Tovább »
This Day, January 30, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
January 30 In Jewish History 1349: The Jews of Freilsburg Germany were massacred.1648: Spain and the United Netherlands sign The Treaty of Münster and Osnabrück marking the end of the eighty year long Dutch revolt against Spanish rule. Tovább »
This Day, January 29, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
January 29 In Jewish History 1421(17th of Shevat, 5181): The Jews of Sargossa, Spain were spared from slaughter at the hands of King Alfonso V , thanks to the fact that a handful of synagogues beadles had acted on the advice given to them by the Prophet Elijah in a dream shared by each of them. Tovább »
This Day, January 28, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
January 28 In History 814: Charlemagne passed away. The grandson of Charles Martel was one of the greatest European rulers during the Dark Ages. There was nothing Dark about his treatment of the Jews. For the most part, he ignored canon law and the wishes of the Pope and treated the Jews of his realm rather decently. Tovább »
This Day, January 27, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
January 27 In Jewish History 98: Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. The second of the three Jewish revolts against Roman authority took place at the end of Trajan’s reign. This second revolt took place in the Diaspora. It started in 115 and lasted until 117. Tovább »
This Day, January 26, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
January 26 In Jewish History 1531: Three tremors shake Portugal and numerous houses are destroyed in Lisbon by an earthquake which the Pope and others believe confirm the prediction of suffering made by Solomon Molcho who was seeking relief for Jews and Marranos.1654: MAJOR DATE IN THE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN JEWISH COMMUNITY. Tovább »
This Day, January 25, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
January 25 In Jewish History 41: Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate. “Claudius rescinded Caligula’s provocative decrees affecting Judean and reaffirmed Jewish rights throughout the rest of the Roman world. Tovább »
This Day, January 24, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
January 24 In Jewish History41: Roman Emperor Caligula is murdered by the Praetorian Guard. Caligula’s treatment of the Jews does not qualify him as an anti-Semite since he was “a certifiable nut case” who murdered several of his family members, Tovább »
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