April 23
0034:
According to Sir Isaac Newton, this is the date of the crucifixion of Jesus.
1185:
Birthdate Alfonzo II, the third King of Portugal who was part of a dynasty that
provided a comparatively secure environment for their Jewish subj…
April 23
0034:
According to Sir Isaac Newton, this is the date of the crucifixion of Jesus.
1185:
Birthdate Alfonzo II, the third King of Portugal who was part of a dynasty that
provided a comparatively secure environment for their Jewish subj…
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 Hispania.&n…
April 11
145: Birthdate of Septimius Severus, the “Roman emperor,
who according to the Virtual Jewish Library Lucious Septimus Severus treated “Jews
relatively well, allowing them to participate in public offices and be exempt
from formalities contrar…
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…
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…
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