May 28
408: Emperor
Theodosius issued a decree restricting Jewish activities related to Purim. Specifically, he banned the burning of
Haman’s effigy because early Christians felt the Jews were mocking the
Crucifixion of Jesus
1247: “Pope
Innoce…
May 24
1218: The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt.
The driving forces behind the crusade were two Popes who broke new ground in
the mistreatment of the Jews – Innocent III and his successor, Honorius
III. One of their mo…
May 22
334 BCE: The Macedonian army of Alexander the Great
defeated Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. This was the first
step of a “journey” that would lead to the turning Egypt and Asia Minor (a
territory that included Jerusal…
May 19
363:
For a second day in a row, a series of earthquakes that took place along a
fault-line stretching from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba shook the region
around the Galilee. According to some, this seismic event was part of the
reason…
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