July 24

1148:  Louis VII of France lays siege to Damascus
during the Second Crusade. The Second Crusade gained nothing for the
Christians.  The failure of the crusade
may help explain “the long period of persecution that included French cler…

July 23

501: A violent
earthquake hit Eretz Yisrael during which the town of Akko was totally
destroyed.

636: Following
the Battle of Yarmuk Arabs took control of most of Eretz Yisrael from the
Byzantine Empire.

1253: The Jews
were expelled from V…

July 16

622: The
Prophet Mohammed begins his Hijra from Mecca to Medina. This marks the
beginning of the Islamic calendar.  The
importance of this to Jewish history should require no explanation.

1099: As the
Crusaders sacked Jerusalem, they bur…

July 14

1086:
Toirdelbach Ua Briain passed away.  Born
in 1009, he was the King of Munster and the High King of Ireland. During his
reign, in 1079, Jews reportedly made their first appearance in the Emerald
Isle. “The Annals of Inisfallen record …

Posted on August 6, 2008 by clintwills There are already several outlets across the internet where you can find out who was elected to which offices. We havent posted it here yet, so I will fill in the blanks. YCE Director: Tom Madden YCE Assistant: Gary Lewis HM Director: JImmy Smith HM Assistant: Larry Timmerman […]

July 11

1174: Amalric I who had been King of Jerusalem since 1162 passed
away.  During his reign most of the Jews
were expelled from Jerusalem; a ban that would last until 1175.

1244:
“Khorezmian Turkish horsemen launch an
attack on Jerusalem, s…

July 9

118:
Hadrian, Rome’s new emperor, made his entry into the Imperial City. Regardless
of how history remembers him, for Jews, Hadrian is the Emperor who helped to
start the Third Rebellion against Rome. In this case it was the lead by Bar Kochba
…