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: )

1014…

 April 6

1199:
King Richard I of England dies from an infection following the removal of an
arrow from his shoulder. Richard spent most of his reign fighting to protect
his lands in France or on the Third Crusade. While he was in England, he did
…

 March 301135: On the secular calendar, birthdate of Maimonides (Moses Ben Maimon) in Cordova, Spain. According to Jewish tradition he was born Erev Pesach. “From Moses to Moses there was none like Moses.’ This folk saying sums up the greatness of…

March 18

37: The Roman Senate
annuls Tiberius’ will and proclaims Caligula emperor. Caligula ruled from 37
until his death in 41. From the Jewish perspective he was not so much an
anti-Semite as a lunatic whose crazy behavior affected the Jews. The bi…

March 6

19 BCE (12th of Adar
II, 3741): The Temple “built” by King Herod was dedicated.  Technically, Herod had refurbished the Second
Temple and not built a ‘third Sanctuary.”

1239: With the Edict of
Valencia, Spanish King James I validated pri…