JUNE 10

1190: During the Third Crusade Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the
Saleph River while leading an army to Jerusalem.  The German emperor was one of three monarchs
leading the crusade.  The other two were
Phillip Augustus of France an…

May
2

373:
“Bishop Athanasius of Alexandria…aggressive opponent of Arianism and polemicist
against Judaism died today.” 

693:
The Sixteenth Council of Toledo, which had opened on April 25, met for the last
time. Among its other accomplishments,…

April 29

711: According to some sources the date on which an
army led by Tariq ibn Ziyad landed at Gibraltar marking the start of the Moslem
conquest of the Iberian Peninsula with all that would come to mean for the
Jewish population during the next s…

April 25

693:
Opening session of the Sixteenth Council of Toledo which, before its close,
would add more regulations that would prove oppressive to the Jews living under
the Visigoths.  This Visigoth
anti-Semitism would provide a major impetus fo…

April 21

753
BCE: According to tradition, on this date Romulus and Remus founded Rome.  Considering the impact that Rome would have
on the Jewish people this date is worth noting. 

586:
Ricard I became King the Visigoth King of Hispania.&n…

 April
19

According to one
web-site, April 19th is one of the blackest days on the Jewish calendar. From
the 11th century (1014) through the 20th century (1943) this
date is remembered for the atrocities which took place. Below are a few: )

1014…

 March 27

347: Traditional birthdate for Jerome, the priest and theologian best
known for the creation of the Vulgate Bible, the Latin translation of the text
and the author of correspondence with Augustine of Hippo that frequently
mentioned the …