March 6

19 BCE (12th of Adar
II, 3741): The Temple “built” by King Herod was dedicated.  Technically, Herod had refurbished the Second
Temple and not built a ‘third Sanctuary.”

1239: With the Edict of
Valencia, Spanish King James I validated pri…

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…