May 26

1096(1st of
Sivan): The Crusaders massacred the Jews of Neuss, Germany

1135:  Alfonso VII of León and Castile was crowned
in the Cathedral of Leon as Imperator
totius Hispaniae, “Emperor of all of Spain”. At the start of his
reign, he cur…

 May 251085: Pope Gregory VI passed away.  Gregory opposed Henry IV, the Holy Roman Emperor who saw himself as a protector of the Jews.  Henry contended that the Jews, regardless of where they lived, were his subjects. &nb…

May 20

68(3rd
of Sivan, 3828): During the Great Revolt, Vespasian captured Jericho and
slaughtered the Jewish inhabitants.

325:  The First Council of Nicaea, convoked by
Emperor Constantine, opens.  Among other
things, the Council dealt wit…

May 3

1282 BCE: (28
Nissan 2488): Traditional date marking the fall of the walls of Jericho.

443 BCE (7th
of Iyar, 3317): Nehemiah dedicated the newly built walls that had been built
around Jerusalem

996: Papacy of
Gregory V began today making him a…

April 30

313: Licinius
defeated Maximinus at the Battle of Tzirallum, thus making him the Emperor of
the Eastern Roman Empire.  The Emperor of the Western Roman Empire was his
brother-in-law, Constantine. The two in laws would clash repeatedly un…

 April 23

 0034:
According to Sir Isaac Newton, this is the date of the crucifixion of Jesus.

1185:
Birthdate Alfonzo II, the third King of Portugal who was part of a dynasty that
provided a comparatively secure environment for their Jewis…

 April 22

404:
Emperors Arcadius
and Honorius limit the opportunities of Jews to serve the Empire when they
issue the following:  “We decree
that the Jews and Samaritans who flatter themselves with the privilege of being
in the secret servic…