June
4

1039
Conrad II passed away.  Born in 990, he
served Holy Roman Emperor from 1027 until his death. His reign was part of
positive period for the Jews of the Rhineland. The first synagogue was built in
Worms in 1034 and Rabbi Gershom ben Jud…

June 3

350:  Roman usurper
Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor,
entering Rome at the head of a group of gladiators. The Constantinian Dynasty
took its name from its most famous member, Constantine I, the Empe…

June 2               

876 BCE (28 Iyar 2884): This is the traditional date of
death of Samuel, prophet and priest (born 2832).

455:  The Vandals entered Rome and plundered the
city.  Among the treasu…

June 2               

876 BCE (28 Iyar 2884): This is the traditional date of
death of Samuel, prophet and priest (born 2832).

455:  The Vandals entered Rome and plundered the
city.  Among the treasu…

June 2               

876 BCE (28 Iyar 2884): This is the traditional date of
death of Samuel, prophet and priest (born 2832).

455:  The Vandals entered Rome and plundered the
city.  Among the treasu…

May 31

1279 BCE:
Ramses II (The Great) (19th dynasty) becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. If you
accept the contention that Moses lived from 1391–1271 BCE, Ramses would be the
Pharaoh who came to power after the Exodus. During his reign he reasserted
Eg…

May 24

1218:  The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt.
The driving forces behind the crusade were two Popes who broke new ground in
the mistreatment of the Jews – Innocent III and his successor, Honorius
III.   One of their mo…