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Monthly Archives: June 2015
20 June 1942 Anne Frank’s “solemn dedication of my diary” #otdimjh
“Writing in a diary is a really strange experience for someone like me. Not only because I’ve never written anything before, but also because it seems to me that later on neither I nor anyone else will be interested in … Continue reading
19 June 1269, 1320, 1948, 2003 – a selection #otdimjh
19 June 1269: Louis IX issues fine against Jews found not wearing identifying badge France. (Saint) Louis IX of France orders all Jews found in public without a badge (French: rouelle or roue, Latin: rota) to be fined ten livres … Continue reading
18 June 1905 Max Gerson, minister to Muslims and Hindus in India, ordained #otdimjh
Gerson, Rev. Marks [Max?], was born in Kovno, Poland, in 1879. His father died when he was four, and his mother when he was thirteen. Up to that age he received the usual Jewish education and his elder brother kept … Continue reading
17 June 1244 Twenty-four cartloads of the Talmud burnt as consequence of the Paris Disputation #otdimjh
The Disputation of Paris took place in 1240 in the court of the reigning king of France, Louis IX (St. Louis). The forced disputation had four rabbis defending the Talmud against the accusations of a Franciscan Order member. Nicholas Donin … Continue reading
16 June 1933 Murder of Zionist Theorist Chaim Arlosoroff #otdimjh
The debate about who killed Arlosoroff and why continues to this day. The fact remains that the nascent State of Israel lost one of its most far-sighted and realistic political thinkers. Had he lived, a more humane Zionism typified by … Continue reading
15 June 1994 Establishment Of Diplomatic Relations Between Israel And The Holy See #otdimjh
June 15, 1994, the Holy See and the Israeli government jointly announced the formal establishment of diplomatic relations as a result of ongoing negotiations that began with the signing of the Fundamental Agreement the previous December. PRESS BRIEFING BY DEPUTY FOREIGN … Continue reading
14 June 1907 Michael Rosenthal’s ministry described in The Church Times #otdimjh
“Few men have had a more striking career than the Rev. Michael Rosenthal.” “He was a most impressive preacher, the passionate eloquence of his race being rendered all the more forcible by the intense earnestness of his own convictions. He … Continue reading
13 June 1299 Pope Boniface VIII’s “Exhibita nobis” protects Jews from secret accusations #otdimjh
Pope Boniface VIII issues the papal bull “Exhibita nobis” which declares that “important” Jews can be denounced to the Inquisition without the identity of the accuser being made public. This is actually an improvement for the Jews because the Inquisition … Continue reading
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12 June 1905 Amos Dushaw receives preacher’s license in New York #Otdimjh
Dushaw, Amos I., spent the greater part of his youth in Jerusalem, Palestine [sic!], where he attended the school of the London Jews’ Society. Here the seeds of Christian truth were sown in his young [191] heart. He afterwards came to … Continue reading
On This Day In Messianic Jewish History 