September 16

1087:
Victor III, sometimes referred to as “the Jewish Pope” passed away today.

http://krissfoundation.org/victor.htm

1380:
King Charles V of France died.  Charles
ruled during a very difficult time in French history – the 14th
cen…

September 13

586
BCE (3 Tishrei 3338): On the civil calendar assassination of Gedaliah ben
Achikam. He had been appointed Governor of Judea by Nebuchadnezzar in an
attempt to revitalize the Jewish community. His assassin, Ishmael ben Natanya,
a descen…

September 12

490 BCE: According to German scholar Philipp August Böckh, the
Greeks defeated the Persians at the Battle of Marathon. The Persians were led
by Darius I, the ruler under whom the Second Temple was built.  It would not be surprising i…

September
1

September is an auspicious month in terms of Jewish
History.  Like most things in the world of Jews, it is a
mixed bag– a combination of the bitter and the sweet. 

Today we mark the anniversary of the start…

August 30

70: According to
Josephus, the day on which the Second Temple was set aflame

500: Having conquered
Italy, Ostrogoth King Theodoric gave the Jews freedom to worship.

526 Death of Theodoric
the Great, king of the Ostrogoths (the eastern Goth…