OCTOBER 10

614: Today the fifth Council
of Paris “prohibited the Jews from asking or from exercising civic or
administrative rights.”

680: At the Battle of Karbala,
Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, was decapitated
by fo…

OCTOBER
6

877: Charles the Bald, King of France, passed away. Regardless of whatever others may think of him, Charles the
Bald, who was King of France, comes up on the plus side in Jewish history when
compared to other monarchs since he resisted enfor…

 September 29

522 BCE:
Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta, securing his hold as king
of the Persian Empire. The success of Darius was good thing for the Jewish
people.  From the Book of Haggai, we can
infer that the building…

September 26

1087:
Coronation of King William Rufus, the second son of
William the Conqueror who “managed to prevent in England the massacres of Jews
that occurred in Rouen, and across France and the Rhineland, in the bloody
frenzy the preceded the de…

September 25

275: Marcus Claudius Tacitus appointed Roman emperor by the
senate. By now the Roman Empire was in decline and Emperor’s served at the
pleasure of the Army.  In the case of
Tacitus, that meant a mere six months. 
One of the Empe…

September 22

384:
Roman Emperors Gratian, Valentinian II, and Theodosius I forbid Jews from
buying or owning Christian slaves. If any such slaves are found with Jews, they
must be removed and sold to other Christians. If a Jewish master converts a
Chr…

 September 18

825
BCE: The Jewish people began a 14-day celebration
to dedicate the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. The Temple project was initiated by
King David, and built by his son, King Solomon. Solomon’s Temple was the
spiritual center of Jewish …