OCTOBER 25  

1135:
Louis VII, who “banished from the kingdom those Jews who had been converted to
Christianity and had later returned to Judaism” was crowned “Junior King of
France” today; following a Capetian custom of holding the coronatio…

OCTOBER 14

680:
Wamba, the Visigoth King of
Hispania, abdicated.  During his reign,
he issued an order expelling the Jews from Spain.  This was part of an on-going policy of abuse,
mistreatment and humiliation the Jews suffered under the Cat…

OCTOBER 12

539 BCE: The Persian armies of Cyrus the Great captured
Babylon.  Within the year, Cyrus would make it possible
for the Jews to return to their homeland.

1129: The tombstone of Elijah ben Simon dated October 12, 1129 is among
the olde…

OCTOBER
6

877: Charles the Bald, King of France, passed away. Regardless of whatever others may think of him, Charles the
Bald, who was King of France, comes up on the plus side in Jewish history when
compared to other monarchs since he resisted enfor…

 September 19

335:
Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his Uncle Constantine I who had
turned the Roman Empire into a Christian entity.  Following the death of Constantine, his
successor Constantius II reportedly had Dalmatius murde…

 September 16

1087:
Victor III, sometimes referred to as “the Jewish Pope” passed away today.

http://krissfoundation.org/victor.htm

1380:
King Charles V of France died.  Charles
ruled during a very difficult time in French history – the 14…

 September 12

490 BCE: According to German scholar Philipp August Böckh, the
Greeks defeated the Persians at the Battle of Marathon. The Persians were led
by Darius I, the ruler under whom the Second Temple was built.  It would not be surpri…