November 4
1053: Today, “according
to a document preserved in the archives of the Cathedral of Leon, the Infanta
D. Fronilda, daughter of D. Pelayo, who restored Christian supremacy after the
invasion of the Saracens, purchased, from the Jew Joseph b….
November 3
166 BCE (15th of
Cheshvan, 3595): Mattathias ben Yochanan passed away.
361: Roman Emperor
Constantius II died. Constantius II enhanced the anti-Jewish policies begun by
his father. Under his rule, converting to Judaism became a combination…
November 2
655: The Ninth Council of Toledo which
was held under the auspices of King Recceuith and would adopt a resolution
“that all conversos, not only converted Jews also others who had come during
the Migration Period, had to pass Christian…
November
1
1179:
Philip II is crowned King of France. In 1180, Phillip would order the arrest of
all Jews living in his realm based on charges of ritual murder. It should come
as no surprise that two years later, in 1182 Phillip confiscated all of the…
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