November 7

305 B.C.E.: Ptolemy, a Macedonian general who
had fought by the side of Alexander the Great, became King of Egypt.  Alexander’s empire broke into three parts
after his death.  Jerusalem and Judea
came under the sway of the Ptolemy…

November 4

1053: Today, “according
to a document preserved in the archives of the Cathedral of Leon, the Infanta
D. Fronilda, daughter of D. Pelayo, who restored Christian supremacy after the
invasion of the Saracens, purchased, from the Jew Joseph b….

November 4

1053: Today, “according
to a document preserved in the archives of the Cathedral of Leon, the Infanta
D. Fronilda, daughter of D. Pelayo, who restored Christian supremacy after the
invasion of the Saracens, purchased, from the Jew Joseph b….

November 3

166 BCE (15th of
Cheshvan, 3595): Mattathias ben Yochanan passed away.

361: Roman Emperor
Constantius II died. Constantius II enhanced the anti-Jewish policies begun by
his father. Under his rule, converting to Judaism became a combination…

OCTOBER 24

51: Birthdate of Titus
Flavius Domitianus, who gained fame as the Roman Emperor Domitian.  Domitian was the son of Vespasian and the
brother of Titus, all three of whom played a key role in the destruction of
Jerusalem which was one of…

OCTOBER 22

362: A mysterious fire destroys the temple of Apollo at Daphne
outside Antioch. According to one source, the Christians living in Antioch
who were angry with the Emperor Julian for the favor he showed to Jewish and
pagan rites, and, outrage…

 OCTOBER 3

1189:
Coronation of Richard the Lionheart (King Richard I) of England. “All Jews and
women are barred from the coronation ceremony, but Jewish representatives are
sent anyway with gifts in an effort to curry favor with the new English …