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Monthly Archives: March 2015
31 March 1492 Ferdinand and Isabella’s Edict of Expulsion – the Alhambra Decree #otdimjh
The year 1492 is most often associated with Columbus and his discovery of America. But another event of tragic proportions developed that year. It gave the world the Sephardic Jews (so called because Sepharadh was a region of Spain where … Continue reading
30 March 2015 “Mission and Missionaries among the Jews in 19th Century Europe” – Conference – #otdimjh
I am attending this conference today, and will update posts at intervals IJS/JHSE Symposium in honour of Professor David Ruderman, scholar-in-residence of the Jewish Historical Society of England 9.55am Welcome by Piet van Boxel, President, Jewish Historical Society of … Continue reading
29 March 1887 Death of Mrs. Reynolds, CMJ volunteer #otdimjh
“Mrs. Reynolds continued her useful and voluntary work amongst the Jewesses in the East End, until her death on March 29th, 1888” (Gidney). I have not been able to find a picture of Mrs. Reynolds, or even discover what her … Continue reading
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28 March 1985 Death of Marc Chagall, painter of Yeshua #otdimjh
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e Marc Zakharovich Chagall (6 July 1887 – 28 March 1985) was a Russian-French artist. Art critic Robert Hughes referred to Chagall as “the quintessential Jewish artist of the twentieth century” (though Chagall saw his…
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28 March 1985 Death of Marc Chagall, painter of Yeshua #otdimjh
e Marc Zakharovich Chagall (6 July 1887 – 28 March 1985) was a Russian-French artist. Art critic Robert Hughes referred to Chagall as “the quintessential Jewish artist of the twentieth century” (though Chagall saw his work as “not the dream of one people but of … Continue reading
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27 March 1993 Beresford Case challenges boundaries of Jewish identity and Law of Return #0tdimjh
The Los Angeles Times reported: MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — Shirley Beresford is cleaning her porcelain of the winter dust, vacuuming and re-vacuuming the last cookie crumbs from crevices in the sofas and washing the final traces of flour, macaroni and … Continue reading
26 March 2000 Pope John Paul II prays for forgiveness and repentance at Western Wall #otdimjh
2000: Pope prays for Holocaust forgiveness – BBC Report Pope John Paul II has prayed for forgiveness of the sins of those involved in the Holocaust. However, he avoided any admission of Church “guilt” over alleged complicity. Since arriving in … Continue reading
25 March 1928 Pius XI condemns antisemitism but suppresses “Amici Israel” (Friends of Israel) #otdimjh
It was true that Pius XI had spoken out against anti-Semitism in 1928, but he had done so after banning a group in the Church that worked for improved relations between Catholics and Jews . (John Connelly writes (pp.96-97): This group, … Continue reading
24 March 1475 Blood Libel and Alleged Martyrdom of Simon of Trent #otdimjh
The story of Simon of Trent belongs to the reign of Prince-Bishop Johannes IV Hinderbach, an Austrian noble, under the jurisdiction of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III. Shortly before Simon went missing, Bernardine of Feltre, an itinerant Franciscan preacher, had … Continue reading
23 March 1831 Death of Christian Hebraist, Giovanni Bernardo De Rossi #otdimjh
Jews, Christians and Messianic Jews owe a profound debt of gratitiude to the life and scholarship of this great scholar of Hebrew. Giovanni Bernardo De Rossi (October 25, 1742, Castelnuovo Nigra, Piedmont – March 23, 1831, Parma) was an Italian … Continue reading
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