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This Day, July 30, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L

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This Day, August 9, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L

August 9 48 B.C.E.: Julius Caesar defeated Pompey at the battle of Parsalus. This victory helped to cement Caesar’s position and put an end to Pompey. Considering Pompey’s behavior towards the Jews, including his desecration of the Temple, Caesar’s vi... »

This Day, July 20, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L

July 20 356 BCE:  In Macedonia, King Philip II and Queen Olympia gave birth to Alexander the Great. You can draw a straight line from Alexander’s Hellenization of Asia Minor to Chanukah to Tisha B’Av, 70 CE. http://www.biography.com/print/profil... »

This Day, July 18, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L

July 18 64: During the reign of Emperor Nero, the Great Fire begins in Rome.  After the fire, Nero avoided the initial inclination to blame the blaze on the Jews.  Instead, he targeted the nascent Christian sect which had recently become act... »