March 11

222: Severus Alexander began his reign as Roman
Emperor during which a table in Intercisa (Hungary) was inscribed as follows:
“To the Eternal God! For the salvation of our Lord; the pious, felicitous
Emperor Severus Alexander and the Empress …

March 8

1126: Alfonso VII is
proclaimed king of Castile and Leon, after the death of his mother Urraca.
Under the reign of Alfonso Christian Spain “became a refuge for the persecuted
Andalusian Jews.  The capital city of Toledo
became a new cente…

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…

February
26

11
BCE: According to some sources, the day on which Herod dedicates the renovated
Holy Temple in Jerusalem. According to Heinrich Graetz, the building project
began in 20 BCE, the 18th year of Herod’s reign. A year and half
later, (18 BCE)…

February 21

362:
Athanasius returns to Alexandria so he can lead the fight against various
Christian heretics such as the Arians.  His negative views about the Jews
were really part of his fight against Christian heretics. His “anti-Jewish
rhetor…