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This Day, June 25, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin 25 Jun 2013 | 02:16 am
JUNE 25 In History 1218: Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester, who expelled the Jews from Leicester, died. 1221 Although the Archbishop of Canterbury forbade anti-Jewish riots in Erfurt, Germany...
This Day, June 24, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin 24 Jun 2013 | 02:29 am
JUNE 24 In History 586 BCE (9th of Tammuz, 3174): King Nebuchadnezzar’s army broke through the walls of Jerusalem and entered the City of David. 1182: Phillip II, the seventeen year old French monar...
This Day, June 23, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin 23 Jun 2013 | 02:14 am
JUNE 23 In History 79: Vespasian, the Roman general who was in the process of conquering Judea when he became Emperor, died. 79: Titus, the Roman general whom the Jews will always remember for the d...
This Day, June 22, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin 22 Jun 2013 | 04:33 am
JUNE 22 In History 217 BCE : Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeated Antiochus III at the Battle of Raphia. The Battle of Raphia, also known as the Battle of Gaza, was part of the ongoing power struggle between...
This Day, June 21, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin 21 Jun 2013 | 02:22 am
JUNE 21 In History 356 B.C.E.: Birthdate of Alexander the Great. Alexander traveled back forth across Judea ; first when he went down to conquer Egypt and then when he came back from his Egyptian c...
This Day, June 20, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin 20 Jun 2013 | 02:11 am
JUNE 20 In History 840: Louis the Pious, King of the Franks and the Holy Roman Emperor by virtue of being the son of Charlemagne. When it came to dealing with his Jewish subjects, Louis followed in t...
This Day, June 19, In Jewish History by MItchell A. Levin 19 Jun 2013 | 02:08 am
JUNE 19 In History 325: Promulgation of the Nicene Creed. The creed dealt with various splits among the various Christian groups and onl dealt in a tangential manner with matters pertaining to Jews. ...
This Day, June 18, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin 18 Jun 2013 | 06:20 am
JUNE 18 In History 1155: In Rome, the coronation of Frederick Barbarossa makes him the Holy Roman Emperor. Compared to other medieval monarchs, Frederick’s treatment of his Jewish subjects was compar...
This Day, June 17, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin 17 Jun 2013 | 02:39 am
JUNE 17 In History 397: Roman Emperors Arcadius and Honorius issue the following order "The governors must be informed that, upon receipt of this notice, all insults attacking the Jews shall be avert...
This Day, June 16, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin 16 Jun 2013 | 02:06 am
JUNE 16 In History 1221: Massacre of the Jews of Erfurt, Germany. At one time this was commemorated as a Fast Day on the 25th of Sivan. 1385: Emperor Wenceslaus arrested Jews living in what was know...
