February
29

 1236: In Narbonne (France), an attack on
the Jewish quarter occurred after a Jew accidentally killed a Gentile during an
argument. The Governor of the city, Don Amyeric, forcibly reestablished order.
The house and library of Rabbi Me…

February 22 1290
BCE:  The coronation of Ramses II, who, according to some, is the Pharaoh
of the Exodus. Since the Bible does not mention the Pharaoh by name, Ramses is
not the only candidate.  In addition to which, there is some debate…

February 21

362:
Athanasius returns to Alexandria so he can lead the fight against various
Christian heretics such as the Arians.  His negative views about the Jews
were really part of his fight against Christian heretics. His “anti-Jewish
rhetor…

February 9

474: Zeno was
crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. “The feeling of Emperor Zeno
towards the Jews is illustrated by a remark made at the races of Antioch. After
a mob murdered many Jews, threw their corpses into the fire, and burne…

February 3

19(12th of
Adar, 3779): Dedication of the Temple built by King Herod the Great at
Jerusalem

1112: Ramon
Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry, uniting the fortunes
of those two states.  According to archaeological e…

February 1682: 
Visigoth King Erwig pressed for the “utter extirpation of the pest of the
Jews,” and made it illegal to practice any Jewish rites in an area that
corresponds to much of modern-day Spain. This put further pressure on the Jews
to con…

January 24

41: At midday
today, Caligula, accompanied by Herod Agrippa, the last Jewish King of Judea, was
leaving \ through a covered walkway when one of the Praetorian tribunes
drew his sword and hit his shoulder with such force that he almost fille…