July 6

1189: Henry
II, King of England, passed away. 
Compared to those who followed him to the throne, Henry’s treatment of
his Jewish subjects was comparatively benign. (The emphasis is on
“comparatively.”)  Henry levied two
special taxes …

July 4

925: Moslems
raided Oria as part of their attacks on Italy. Ten rabbinical leaders were
killed and many others were taken into captivity, including 12-year-old
Shabbetai Donnolo, who later achieved fame as a physician

1187: Guy de
Lusignan (Ki…

July 2                        

311:
Miltiades began serving as Bishop of Rome (Pope) during the reign of
Constantine the Great, the Roman Emperor who moved against the Jews in his
effort…

July
1

69: Tiberius Julius
Alexander orders his Roman legions in Alexandria to swear allegiance to
Vespasian as emperor. This consolidation of Vespasian’s imperial power helped
to seal the fate of Jerusalem since the destruction of the Jewish capital …

JUNE 30

713
CE: In Spain, Visigoth nobility which had held out against the invading Moslem
forces, throughout the winter of 712 finally surrendered to the Arabs. A
majority of the remaining Goths and Hispano-Roman people who lived in the newly
acquire…