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This Day, March 19, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L

March 19 235: End of the reign of Severus Alexander, the 26th Emperor of the Roman Empire http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/1153-alexander-severus 1191: Eighty Jews were burned at Bray, France for trying to execute a vassal who had killed a... »

This Day, March 18, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L

March 18 37: The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius' will and proclaims Caligula emperor. Caligula ruled from 37 until his death in 41. From the Jewish perspective he was not so much an anti-Semite as a lunatic whose crazy behavior affected the Jews. The bi... »

This Day, March 15, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L

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... »

This Day, March 14, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L

March 14 388: A law prohibiting mixed marriages between Jews and non-Jews which is defined as adultery, is promulgated as part of the Theodosian Code. 1181: “Immediately after his coronation” today, King Philip Augustus of France ordered the seizure ... »