April 19

According to one web-site, April 19th is one of
the blackest days on the Jewish calendar. From the 11th century (1014) through
the 20th century (1943) this
date is remembered for the atrocities which took place. Below are a few: )

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April
15

1191: Coronation of
Henry VI as Holy Roman Emperor during whose reign anti-Semitic riots took place
stretching from the districts along the Rhine all the way to Vienna.  Ephraim Ben Jacob of Bonn was one of the
leading Talmudist during t…

April
9

193: Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman
Emperor by the army in Illyricum.  Severus is the first emperor to ban
proselytizing by Jews.

423: Emperor Theodosius II reaffirms the Roman
law according to which “No Jew may purchase Christian…

April 8

73(15th of Nisan, 3833): The Great Revolt came to an end today when the
defenders of Masada completed their murder/suicide pact

217: Assassination of Roman Emperor Caracalla.  Some Romans may Caracalla who was officially
known as Antoniu…

April 4

188: Birthdate
of Cracalla, the Roman Emperor who allowed all free Jews within the empire to
become full Roman citizens.

397: Aurelius
Ambrosius, (Saint Ambrose) a bishop of Milan who became one of the most
influential ecclesiastical figures …