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6355: Roman Emperor Constantius II
promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with the
government of the Prefecture of Gaul. Constantius II followed the pro-Christian
and anti-Jewish policies of his father, Constantine Th…

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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
“once again to the status of dhimmis” which was followed by his successor’s
destruction of several syna…

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November 4

1053: Today, “according
to a document preserved in the archives of the Cathedral of Leon, the Infanta
D. Fronilda, daughter of D. Pelayo, who restored Christian supremacy after the
invasion of the Saracens, purchased, from the Jew Joseph b….

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November 3

166 BCE (15th of
Cheshvan, 3595): Mattathias ben Yochanan passed away.

361: Roman Emperor
Constantius II died. Constantius II enhanced the anti-Jewish policies begun by
his father. Under his rule, converting to Judaism became a combination…

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 November 2

655: The Ninth Council of Toledo which
was held under the auspices of King Recceuith and would adopt a resolution
“that all conversos, not only converted Jews also others who had come during
the Migration Period, had to pass Christian…