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Monthly Archives: January 2015
21 January 1818 Michael Sargon of Cochin, India affirms faith in Yeshua #onthisday #otdimjh
Michael Sargon, Indian Jew, Baptised January 21 1818 Bersntein’s Summary (p449): Sargon, Michael, was born of Jewish parents at Cochin in 1795, and died about 1855. He was converted [449] in 1818, through the preaching of J. Jarrett of Madras, and … Continue reading
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20 January 1942 Wannsee Conference on Final Solution plans the eradication of 11 million Jews #otdimjh #onthisday
From the ICEJ website: The Wannsee Conference was held on January 20, 1942 at a lakeside villa outside Berlin and was attended by 15 high-ranking Nazi bureaucrats who set in motion the implementation of a plan to eradicate the Jews … Continue reading
19 January 1565 Death of Diego Laynez, Second Jesuit Superior General #otdimjh #onthisday
Very Rev. Diego Laynez, S.J. (or Laínez) (Spanish: Diego Laynez) (1512 – 19 January 1565) was a Spanish Jesuit priest and theologian, and the 2nd Superior General of the Society of Jesus. He was born in Almazán in Castile. Though … Continue reading
18 January 1855 Lydia Montefiore, aunt of Sir Moses Montefiore, confesses faith in Yeshua #otdimjh #onthisday
From Wikipedia – Montefiore is a surname associated with the Montefiore family, Sephardi Jews who were diplomats and bankers all over Europe and who originated from Morocco and Italy. Notable people with the surname include: Claude Montefiore (1858–1938, Jewish philosopher … Continue reading
17 Janaury 1789 Birth of David Mendel (Auguste Neander) #onthisday #otdimjh
Johann August Wilhelm Neander (January 17, 1789 – July 14, 1850), was a German theologiaan and church historian. Bernstein refers to Neander 28 times, in Some Jewish Witnesses for Christ, and gives a fuller report below of this great man’s extensive thought and career: Johann … Continue reading
16 January 1802 Birth of Julius Stahl, German constitutional lawyer, political philosopher and politician #otdimjh #onthisday
Bernstein gives a summary of this remarkable Jewish believer in Yeshua: Stahl, Friedrich Julius, son of a banker, jurist and publicist, was born at Munich, January 16, 1802, and died at Bruckenau, Aug. 10, 1861. He became a Christian in … Continue reading
15 January 2005 Pope John Paul II reflects on the 60th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz #otdimjh #onthisday
Messianic Jews, as both Jews and believers in Yeshua, are challenged to ponder the theological significance of the Holocaust. When I surveyed Messianic Jewish Theology I found only a few had attempted this difficult task, which combines theodicy (how can … Continue reading
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14 January 1802 – Birth of Karl Lehrs, Classical Scholar, brother of Samuel, friend of Richard Wagner #onthisday #otdimjh
Today we consider two of the sons of Pinkus Kaufmann Levi, who changed his name to Lehrs; Karl Ludwig Lehrs (January 14, 1802 – June 9, 1878), was a German classical scholar. Bernstein gives a short note: Lehrs, Karl, was born … Continue reading
13 January 1898 Émile Zola publishes open letter “J’accuse” on the trial of Alfred Dreyfus #Otdimjh #onthisday
Alfred Dreyfus Émile Zola At this time of tragedy and … Continue reading
12 January 1978 Rhineland Evangelical Church pubilshes “Towards Renovation of the Relationship of Christians and Jews” #onthisday #otdimjh
The Synod of the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland, a leading voice within the EKD, proposes steps for the construction of a new relationship between Christians and Jews. These groundbreaking theses lack only one thing – the recognition, invitation and … Continue reading
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On This Day In Messianic Jewish History 