March 25

972: Sviatoslav I who had
conquered the Khazarian kingdom in 969 after which  the Khazar Jewish population may have
assimilated or migrated in part passed away today.

1144: It has been
suggested that the  relatives  of W…

March
15

457
BCE (12th of Nisan, 3303): Ezra and his followers departed from the River Ahava
on their way to Jerusalem.

44
BCE: Julius Caesar was assassinated in the Roman Senate. The Jews supported
Caesar in his fight for power against Crassus and P…

March 13 

624: Islamic forces under the command of
Muhammad were victorious at the Battle of Badr which cemented the power of the
Moslem leader with all that we would mean for civilization in general and the
Jews in particular.

1202: Seventy-six…

 March 3

321:
Roman Emperor Constantine named Sunday which had been a Roman pagan day for
honoring the sun as a day of rest.  This
was an attempt by Constantine to close the gap between pagans and Christianity
and to isolate the Jews.  …

February
28

628: Persian Shah Khosrau II who “conquered
Jerusalem after a brief siege in 614 during the Byzantine – Sasanian War” came
passed away today.

1255: Bishop Richard of Worms transferred to
the chapter of the local cathedral, among other rev…