OCTOBER 12
539 BCE: The Persian armies of Cyrus the Great captured
Babylon. Within the year, Cyrus would make it possible
for the Jews to return to their homeland.
1129: The tombstone of Elijah ben Simon dated October 12, 1129 is among
the olde…
OCTOBER 111138: Massive earthquake strikes Aleppo, Syria. According to tradition, the Jewish community traces its origins back to the time of King David. This is based on the description of the conquest of the city by Joab found in th…
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
9
768:
Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Charlemagne treated
to his Jewish subjects well, even if it meant parting from the doctrine of the
Church. For example, he extended the rights previously granted to the Jews of…
OCTOBER
8
314: In his quest to
consolidate his power, Constantine I, the man who will become the first
Christian Roman Emperor defeats his rival Licinius at the Battle of Cibalae.
Constantine will officially transform the Roman Empire into an anti-Sem…
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