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This Day, August 22, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L

August 22 70: According to Josephus, Titus began the battering operations against the wall of the Temple Court 6:4) 634: Abu Bakr, the father-in-law of Mohammed and first Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate who was a leader in the “campaign against the ... »

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 ... »