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July 26
412: “Emperors Theodosius II and Honorius ban compulsion of public service or court appearances for Jews on the Sabbath or any other Jewish holy day. Thus, all legal issues involving Jews must be completed between Monday and Friday, and the Jewish Sabbath receives general protection. By the same t...
July 25
64: Today, “The Great Fire of Rome” which under Emperor Nero led to increased “persecution of Jews and Christians” “stopped “after six days of continuous burning”
306: Constantine I was proclaimed Roman emperor by his troops. Under the rule of Constantine, Christianity would in effect become the official religion the Roman Empire. This was...
July 24
1148: Louis VII of France lays siege to Damascus during the Second Crusade. The Second Crusade gained nothing for the Christians. The failure of the crusade may help explain “the long period of persecution that included French clergyman giving frequent anti-Semitic sermons. In some cities, such as Beziers, Jews were forced to pay a special t...
July 23
501: A violent earthquake hit Eretz Yisrael during which the town of Akko was totally destroyed.
636: Following the Battle of Yarmuk Arabs took control of most of Eretz Yisrael from the Byzantine Empire.
1253: The Jews were expelled from Vienne, France by order of Pope Innocent III
1263: The “Barcelona Disputation” – a debate b...
July 22
1096: Urban II, the pope who “launched and organized the First Crusade” issued a bull bearing todays date named Raymond, who “held numerous Jews and their holy books, including the Aleppo Codex, for ransom” “comes nimirum Tholosanorum ac Ruthenensium et marchio Provintie Raimundus ("Raymond, count of Toulouse and Rouergue, margrave of Provence")....