April
21

753 BCE: According to
tradition, on this date Romulus and Remus founded Rome.  Considering the impact that Rome would have
on the Jewish people this date is worth noting. 

586: Ricard I became
King the Visigoth King of Hispa…

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: )

69…

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: )

69…

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…