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This Day, August 20, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L

August 20 430: The Vandals, a Germanic tribe, established a kingdom in North Africa.  The Jews lived there peacefully and flourished until the Almohad conquest in the 11th century. 636: Arab forces defeat the Byzantine Christians at the Battle o... »

This Day, July 21, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L

July 21 285: Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler. This was part of an attempt to shore up the imperial authority.  In another such step, Diocletian “ordered all the people …to accept his divinity and offer sacrifices to him.  Fo... »

This Day, July 28, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L

This Day, July 28, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L

July 28 450: Theodosius II the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Emperor from 408 to 450 passed away. His reign was not a good period for the Jews people. In 425 “on the death of the Jewish Patriarch Gamaliel II, the patriarchate, and the Jewish council ... »

This Day, July 31, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L

July 31 904: Thessaloniki, which is also known as Salonica, is sacked and looted by Saracens (an Arab group).  The Jewish population of Thessaloniki dates back at least to the first century of the Common Era.  By the time Benjamin of Tudela ... »

This Day, August 9, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L

August 9 48 B.C.E.: Julius Caesar defeated Pompey at the battle of Parsalus. This victory helped to cement Caesar’s position and put an end to Pompey. Considering Pompey’s behavior towards the Jews, including his desecration of the Temple, Caesar’s vi... »