July 29

1099:  Pope Urban II, the man behind the First
Crusade, passed away.  Considering the
impact of the Crusades on the Jews of Europe, his impact on Jewish history is
self-obvious.

1108: Philip
I, King of France one of whose subjects R…

July 27

1192: As
Richard the Lionheart and Saladin continued their conflict during the Third
Crusade, Saladin laid siege to Jaffa.

1214: French
King Phillip II defeats the forces headed by Otto IV, the Holy Roman Emperor
and King John of England at t…

July
26

412:
“Emperors Theodosius II and Honorius ban compulsion of public service or court
appearances for Jews on the Sabbath or any other Jewish holy day. Thus all
legal issues involving Jews must be completed between Monday and Friday, and…

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…

July 14

1086:
Toirdelbach Ua Briain passed away.  Born
in 1009, he was the King of Munster and the High King of Ireland. During his
reign, in 1079, Jews reportedly made their first appearance in the Emerald
Isle. “The Annals of Inisfallen record …