July 31

904: Thessaloniki, which is also known as
Salonica, is sacked and looted by Saracens (an Arab group).  The Jewish population of Thessaloniki dates
back at least to the first century of the Common Era.  By the time Benjamin of Tudela …

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 23

501: A violent
earthquake hit Eretz Yisrael during which the town of Akko was totally
destroyed.

636: Following
the Battle of Yarmuk Arabs took control of most of Eretz Yisrael from the
Byzantine Empire.

1253: The Jews
were expelled from V…

July 22

1099: During
the First Crusade, in what has to be one of the most ironic moment of the
Middle Ages, Godfrey of Bouillon, one of the leaders who had extorted money
from the Jews in Mainz and Cologne and had participated in the killing of the
Je…

July 11

1174: Amalric I who had been King of Jerusalem since 1162 passed
away.  During his reign most of the Jews
were expelled from Jerusalem; a ban that would last until 1175.

1244:
“Khorezmian Turkish horsemen launch an
attack on Jerusalem, s…

 July 3

324:  Constantine the Great defeated Licinius at
the Battle of Adrianople. Constantine ruled the western half of the Roman
Empire.  Licinius ruled the eastern half.  In 313 the two rulers had issued the Edict of
Milan which…

JUNE 19

325: Promulgation of the Nicene Creed. The
creed dealt with various splits among the various Christian groups and only
dealt in a tangential manner with matters pertaining to Jews. The creed altered
the method for selecting the date of Easter….