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This Day, December 10, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L

December 10 1475: Seventy-eight-year-old Italian artist Paolo Uccello passed away. Like many artists of his time, Uccello produced what today would be called anti-Semitic art.  Among his works was “Miracle of the Host” http://en.wikipedia.org/w... »

This Day, December 3, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L

December 3 311: Sixty-sixty-year-old Emperor Diocletian passed away. http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/judaica/ejud_0002_0005_0_05240.html 1368: Birthdate of Charles VI, the French king who would order the expulsion of the Jews from his re... »

This Day, November 30, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L

November 30 1215: The Fourth Lateran Council which had been led by Innocent III came to a close. The Fourth Lateran Council made the first official use of the term "transubstantiation," with reference to the Eucharist (Lord's Supper). The adoption of ... »

This Day, November 2, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L

This Day, November 2, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L

November 2 655: The Ninth Council of Toledo which was held under the auspices of King Recceuith and would adopt a resolution “that all conversos, not only converted Jews also others who had come during the Migration Period, had to pass Christian festi... »